Ōmiya and Ōita settle for scoreless draw in J2 League
SAITAMA (Interstat) — Ōmiya and Ōita played to a 0-0 draw Saturday in a J2 League match at NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya. Neither side broke through in Saitama, leaving Ōmiya 3-0-3 in the competition and 4-2-3 overall. Ōita moved to 1-2-3 in J2 League play and 1-2-3 across all competitions. Yellow cards went to Ōmiya’s Caprini in the 32nd minute; Ōita’s Yasufumi Nishimura in the 44th; Ōmiya’s Yūta Toyokawa in the 45th; Ōita’s Itsuki Oda in the 52nd; and Ōita’s Hiroshi Kiyotake in the first minute of second-half stoppage time. Ōmiya had drawn 0-0 at Blaublitz in its previous match, while Ōita had drawn 1-1 with Imabari. Ōmiya’s recent run also included a 2-2 draw with Bellmāre, a 2-0 loss at Sanfrecce, a 4-1 win at Consadole, a 1-0 loss to Urawa RD, a 3-2 win at Imabari, and a 1-0 win over Albirex. Ōmiya next visits Fujieda, and Ōita next visits Consadole.