OITA (Interstat) — Hayate Sugii scored in 90 minutes for Montedio Yamagata, but Oita Trinita answered with goals from Patrick Verhon in 70 minutes and Daigo Furukawa in 14 minutes to win 2-1 at Resonac Dome Oita in Oita.

Ayuki Miyakawa recorded an assist across 90 minutes for Oita Trinita, while Junya Takahashi had an assist in 89 minutes for Montedio Yamagata. Ayumu Kawai, Lee Dong-Hee, Riku Morioka and Tsubasa Terayama each played 90 minutes for Montedio Yamagata. Mun Kyung-Gun played 90 minutes in goal for Oita Trinita.

Oita Trinita improved to 1 win, 0 losses and 1 tie. Montedio Yamagata fell to 1 win and 2 losses. Montedio had lost to Yokohama F. Marinos and beaten Sagan Tosu in its previous matches this season, while Oita had drawn with Fujieda MYFC.

Interstat’s ELO system had projected Montedio Yamagata with a 54.4 percent probability to win.