TOSU, Japan (Interstat) — Ryo Shiohama played 68 minutes and scored twice, and Hikaru Nakahara played 62 minutes and recorded an assist as Sagan Tosu defeated Tokyo Verdy 2-1 in a J-League Cup game at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium. Kanya Fujimoto played 80 minutes and scored for Tokyo Verdy. Sagan Tosu improved to 1-1 this season, while Tokyo Verdy dropped to 0-1. Goalkeeper Sota Matsubara, Kyosuke Kamiyama, Toshiki Ando and Kenta Nishizawa each played 114 minutes for Sagan Tosu, with Nagi Matsumoto logging 86 minutes, Kakeru Yamauchi 101 minutes and Haruya Goto 77 minutes.