Omiya Hit Three Past Tochigi City; Sapporo Make It Six Straight Wins [Summary: MEIJI YASUDA J2 Matchweek 16]

Four Matchweek 16 fixtures in the MEIJI YASUDA J2 LEAGUE were played on 8 November.

Omiya cruised to a 3-0 away victory over Tochigi City. Yusei Ozaki opened the scoring in the 10th minute before Toya Izumi doubled their lead nine minutes later. Ota Yamamoto added a third in the 61st minute to seal the win.

Sendai ended their three-match losing streak with a convincing 5-1 home victory over Kofu. Hiroto Iwabuchi scored twice, in the fifth and 12th minutes, before Tsubasa Umeki added a third in the 37th. Motohiko Nakajima made it 4-0 in first-half stoppage time, and Yu Nakada added a fifth after the break. Kofu pulled one back late on, but Sendai ran out comfortable winners.

Sapporo extended their winning streak to six matches with a 1-0 away victory over Hachinohe thanks to Yuto Horigome's 56th-minute goal.

Iwata took the lead at home to Shonan through Yuri Lara in the 45th minute, but the visitors equalised in the 89th as the match ended in a 1-1 draw.

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