Nara Climb to Second with Back-to-Back Wins; Late Juanma Delgado Equaliser Rescues Point for Kagoshima [Summary: MEIJI YASUDA J3 Matchweek 15]

Nine Matchweek 15 fixtures in the MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE were played on 3 November, with Kagoshima remaining top of the table after drawing with Yamaguchi.

Kagoshima came from behind to draw 1-1 away to third-placed Yamaguchi. After conceding in the 67th minute, they looked set for defeat until Juanma Delgado struck a dramatic equaliser five minutes into stoppage time to rescue a point.

Nara cruised to a 3-0 home victory over Gunma. Shota Kawanishi opened the scoring in the 29th minute before Shuhei Kawasaki doubled the lead in the 41st. Rikuto Ando added a third in the 54th minute to seal Nara's second consecutive win, taking them to 29 points and lifting them into second place.

Gifu staged an impressive comeback to beat Ryukyu 3-2 away from home. After falling two goals behind, Jordan Tell pulled one back in the 23rd minute before Ryoma Kita equalised in the 53rd. Kanata Yakabi completed the turnaround with an 83rd-minute winner, sending Gifu up to third place and ending Ryukyu's four-match winning streak.

Sagamihara edged Tottori 1-0 thanks to a 73rd-minute winner from Masato Handai. Kochi claimed a convincing 4-0 home victory over Ehime, with Aoto Nanamure scoring twice. It was their first win in 12 matches, while Ehime slipped to sixth after a third consecutive defeat.

Tochigi SC and Fukushima played out a goalless draw, while Nagano secured a 2-0 away win over Kanazawa through goals from Shu Yoshizawa and Sotaro Shimizu.

Sanuki edged Matsumoto 1-0 at home, with Shohei Kawakami scoring the only goal in the 64th minute. Shiga also claimed a 1-0 victory away to Kitakyushu thanks to a goal from Iori Sakamoto, ending their four-match losing run.

MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE Standings

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