Iwata 3, Ehime 1

MATSUYAMA, Japan (Interstat) — Substitute Noah Kenshin Browne delivered a stunning hat trick to power Jubilo Iwata to a season-opening 3-1 victory over Ehime FC on Sunday in a J2 League match that defied pregame projections. Playing before a crowd at Ningineer Stadium, the visiting Jubilo side overturned an early deficit with three unanswered goals, two of them from the newly introduced Browne, to secure a decisive three points. The result handed Ehime a loss in its first home match of the 2025 campaign. The match began contrary to the expectations of most analysts. Interstat’s ELO system had given Jubilo… Read more...