MATSUMOTO, Japan (Interstat) — Shōta Kaneko and Masashi Tanioka scored in the first half, and Ehime rallied with second-half goals from Shota Hino and Yuya Taguchi for a 2-2 draw Friday in the J3 League at Sunpro Alwin Stadium.

Kaneko put Matsumoto ahead in the fourth minute, and Tanioka doubled the lead in the 19th. Hino pulled one back in the 67th, and Taguchi equalized two minutes later. Yellow cards were shown to Shota Hino in the 57th, Tatsuya Shirai in the 61st and Hiroki Noda in the 89th.

Both teams entered with one draw in J3 play and overall, leaving their records at 0-0-1. Ehime had won its previous two matches 4-0 against Tottori on Aug. 15 and 4-1 against Nara on Aug. 8. Matsumoto lost 3-2 to Reilac Shiga on Aug. 15 after a scoreless draw at Kochi on Aug. 7. Ehime next visits Zweigen on Aug. 29, and Matsumoto travels to Giravanz the same day.