FC Tokyo Hit Six to Draw Level on Points with Leaders Machida; Urawa Make It Three Wins in a Row [Summary: MEIJI YASUDA J1 Matchweek 12]

Five Matchweek 12 fixtures in the MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE were played on 25 October, with FC Tokyo moving level on points with leaders Machida after a convincing victory over Mito.
 
FC Tokyo cruised to a 6-0 home win over Mito, with Teruhito Nakagawa opening the scoring in the 32nd minute before adding his second just after half-time. Soma Anzai made it 3-0 in the 66th minute, followed by goals from Dani Gomez in the 70th, Alexander Scholz in the 76th and Marcelo Ryan three minutes into stoppage time. The victory extended FC Tokyo's unbeaten run to 11 matches, while Mito suffered their sixth consecutive defeat.
 
Urawa claimed their third straight victory with a 1-0 home win over Nagasaki, thanks to Matheus Savio's 71st-minute winner. Cerezo Osaka, meanwhile, fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at home to Chiba, with Solomon Sakuragawa and Yumeki Yokoyama scoring in quick succession during second-half stoppage time to rescue a point.
 
Yokohama F. Marinos took the lead away to Nagoya through Jordy Croux in the 14th minute, but Yuya Yamagishi equalised for the hosts in the 74th to earn a 1-1 draw.
 
Kawasaki Frontale edged Okayama 2-1 through goals from Derik Lacerda and Marcinho.

MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE Standings

■Match Data
Nagoya Grampus vs Yokohama F. Marinos
Urawa Reds vs V-Varen Nagasaki
Cerezo Osaka vs JEF United Chiba
FC Tokyo vs Mito HollyHock
Kawasaki Frontale vs Fagiano Okayama

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