AKITA, Japan (Interstat) — Blaublitz Akita and Vegalta Sendai played to a 0-0 draw in a J2 League match Sunday at Soyu Stadium. The result defied a pregame projection that favored Sendai with a slight probability to win. The match was a physical affair, with Blaublitz Akita’s Yūsei Ozaki receiving a yellow card in the 18th minute and Vegalta Sendai’s Masahiro Sugata booked in the 68th. Both teams remain undefeated in league play, each registering a draw to open their J2 League campaigns.