April 12, 2023 (Water) 21:30
Oita wins Yamaguchi three times and rises to the top! Tokyo V wins high-ranking confrontation with Akita[Summary: Meiji Yasuda J2 Section 9]
On the 12th, the Meiji Yasuda Life J2 League played 11 games in the 9th round, and Oita, who defeated Yamaguchi, rose to the top.
With Yamaguchi at home, Oita opened the scoring with Pereira’s goal in the 44th minute, followed by Kazuki Fujimoto’s second goal. After that, one goal was given back, but Naoki Nomura added a goal in the 72nd minute to secure a comfortable 3-1 victory. Oita, who have won three games in a row, are at the top of the standings with 22 points.
Machida, who had been in the lead until the previous section, played away to Iwata. Yu Hirakawa scored the opening goal in the 11th minute, but conceded just before the end of the first half and ended in a 1-1 draw. Tokyo V, who played once morest Akita at home, opened the scoring with Yuto Tsunashima’s goal in the 51st minute, and Naoki Hayashi added a goal in the 64th minute. Although they were able to score one point just before the end, they escaped with a score of 2-1.
Gunma, who entered Omiya’s home ground, defended the goal of Shu Hiramatsu, who was born in the 46th minute, and won 1-0. They moved up to 4th place with 4 consecutive wins. With Kofu at home, Nagasaki chased for a goal in the 68th minute when Dai Kato scored to equalize, and in the 82nd minute Egigar Junio scored the winning goal. With a come-from-behind victory of 2-1, they moved up to 6th place.
Fujieda beat Chiba 3-1 thanks to Ryo Watanabe’s two goals. Kyohei Sugiura scored a hat-trick for Kanazawa to defeat Iwaki 3-0.
In an away match once morest Tokushima, Mito opened the scoring with Shoji Toyama’s goal in the 58th minute, followed by Hidetoshi Takeda’s second goal in the 69th minute to give Mito a 2-0 victory, their second win of the season. The defeated Tokushima’s first win of the season was once once more postponed. Tochigi beat Yamagata 2-1 with two goals from Ryo Nemoto. While Yamagata won a victory for the first time in four games, it was a quagmire of seven consecutive losses.
Shimizu opened the scoring with Ryohei Shirasaki’s goal in the 45th minute, but was caught up in the 78th minute and drew 1-1 with Sendai. Okayama vs Kumamoto ended in a scoreless draw as both sides lacked a decisive move.
Meiji Yasuda J2 League Standings
■ Match data
Tochigi vs Yamagata
Omiya vs Gunma
Tokyo V vs Akita
Kanazawa vs Iwaki
Shimizu vs Sendai
Iwata vs Machida
Fujieda vs Chiba
Okayama vs Kumamoto
Tokushima vs Mito
Nagasaki vs Kofu
Oita vs Yamaguchi