Nakagawa Scores Twice Again as FC Tokyo Go Provisionally Top; Hiroshima Cruise Past Mito [Summary: MEIJI YASUDA J1 Matchweek 13]

Six Matchweek 13 fixtures in the MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE were played on 31 October, with FC Tokyo moving provisionally top of the table after a convincing win over Okayama.

FC Tokyo cruised to a 4-0 away victory over Okayama, with Teruhito Nakagawa scoring twice for the second consecutive match. He opened the scoring just before half-time and doubled the lead in the 47th minute. Dani Gomez then struck twice, in the 63rd minute and deep into stoppage time, to complete the rout. The result extended FC Tokyo's unbeaten run to 12 matches and took them provisionally top with 30 points.

Hiroshima secured a comfortable 3-0 away win over Mito, who were reduced to 10 men in the 21st minute. Akito Suzuki broke the deadlock in the 30th minute before Shuto Nakano doubled the lead in the 54th. Daiki Suga added a third in the 83rd minute to seal the victory. Hiroshima moved provisionally into second place, while Mito suffered their seventh consecutive defeat.

Kyoto beat Shimizu 2-0 thanks to a brace from Rafael Elias, while Kashima defeated Cerezo Osaka 4-1, with Elber also scoring twice.

Kobe came from behind to beat Nagoya 3-1 at home. After conceding in the second minute, Yoshinori Muto equalised in the 38th before Erik put the hosts ahead in the 47th. Ren Komatsu added a late third to seal the victory.

Kashiwa cruised to a 4-0 home win over Urawa, with Yoshio Koizumi among the scorers. Urawa goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa made his 672nd J1 appearance in the match, equalling the all-time appearance record.

MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE Standings

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