Yamaguchi Make It Three Wins in a Row; Nagano Win Shinshu Derby [Summary: MEIJI YASUDA J3 Matchweek 11]

Four matches in Matchweek 11 of the MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE were played on 18 October.

Yamaguchi made it three wins in a row with a 2-0 home victory over Kochi. Ryota Ozawa opened the scoring in the 14th minute before Shunsuke Yamamoto added a second in the 55th. Kochi, meanwhile, suffered their fifth straight defeat.

Kumamoto beat Kagawa 3-0, with Jeongmin Bae among the scorers, while Sagamihara defeated Shiga 2-0 through goals from Akito Tanahashi and Masato Handai.

Nagano won the Shinshu derby 2-1 at home to Matsumoto. Reo Yamanaka put the hosts ahead after just two minutes before Ryo Sato equalised in the 25th. Takashi Kondo restored Nagano’s lead five minutes later, and his goal proved to be the winner.

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