HIGASHIŌSAKA, Japan (Interstat) — Rikuto Kubo and Sho Sumida scored first-half goals as Ōsaka defeated visiting Fukushima in a J3 League match by scoring four goals to one Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at Hanazono Rugby Stadium. Kubo, who played 64 minutes, struck in the 34th minute, and Sumida, who played 90 minutes, doubled the lead two minutes later. Fukushima answered in the 49th minute through Kazumasa Shimizu, who played 88 minutes. Toshiki Tōya restored the two-goal cushion in the 84th minute, and Takahiro Kitsui, a 14-minute substitute, capped the scoring in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time. Tsubasa Nakamura received Fukushima’s lone yellow card in the 42nd minute. The game was organized by the J3 League in Japan. Ōsaka improved to 3-0-4 in the competition and across all competitions, while Fukushima fell to 1-5-1 in the competition and across all competitions. Ōsaka next visits Kōchi on Sept. 26, and Fukushima hosts AC Nagano Parceiro on Sept. 26.