Kagoshima Reclaim Top Spot with Win over Ehime; Nara Make It Six in a Row [Summary: MEIJI YASUDA J3 Matchweek 11]

Six matches in Matchweek 11 of the MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE were played on 17 October, with Kagoshima returning to the top of the table after beating Ehime.

Aura Takahashi starred with a hat-trick as Kagoshima won the top-of-the-table clash 4-2. He scored twice before half-time, in the 32nd and 42nd minutes, before completing his hat-trick four minutes after the restart. Ehime pulled one back in the 59th minute, but Yuto Yamada restored Kagoshima’s three-goal lead in the 63rd. Ehime scored again two minutes later, but Kagoshima saw out the 4-2 win to reclaim top spot.

Nara made it six wins in a row with a 1-0 victory away to Kanazawa. Ryosuke Tamura scored the only goal in the 76th minute to lift Nara to third place. Gifu also won 1-0, with Ryoma Kita’s 39th-minute strike proving enough against Fukushima.

Kitakyushu beat FC Osaka 3-1 at home, with Kosei Yoshida among the scorers. Tottori recovered from conceding in the opening minute to draw 1-1 with Gunma, as Sota Yamamoto equalised in the seventh minute.

Ryukyu claimed their first win in five matches with a 1-0 victory over Tochigi SC, thanks to Toshikazu Teruuchi’s 67th-minute winner.

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