TOCHIGI, Japan (Interstat) — Motohiko Nakajima, Ryota Takada and Hiroto Iwabuchi scored as Vegalta defeated Tochigi City 3-1 on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in a J2 League match at City Football Station Stadium. Vegalta was the visiting team, while Tochigi City played at home. Nakajima opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Iwabuchi doubled the lead in the 35th. Takada made it 3-0 in the 55th. Musashi Suzuki scored for Tochigi City in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time. Tochigi City’s Yūta Koike received a yellow card in the 10th minute, and Vegalta’s Hidetoshi Takeda was booked in the 75th. Vegalta improved to 4-1-2 in the competition and 4-1-2 across all competitions. Tochigi City fell to 3-3-1 in the competition and 3-3-1 across all competitions. Vegalta’s next J2 League match is at Iwaki on Saturday, Sept. 26. Tochigi City next travels to Tokushima on Saturday, Sept. 26.