Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2, Kawasaki Frontale 1

KAWASAKI, Japan (Interstat) — S’frecce Hiroshima opened its J1 League campaign with a 2-1 comeback victory over Kawasaki Frontale on Sunday, overcoming a dominant home side and defying pregame projections that heavily favored the hosts at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium. Tatsuya Ito was the catalyst for the visitors, scoring the opening goal and assisting on the equalizer in a man-of-the-match performance. Substitute Hayao Kawabe leveled the match just before halftime, and fellow substitute Sota Nakamura scored the winner 11 minutes after the break to secure all three points for Hiroshima. The result handed Kawasaki Frontale a losing start to their league… Read more...