HIROSHIMA (Interstat) — Sanfrecce Hiroshima defeated Kyoto 3-0 on Saturday, using three second-half goals to remain unbeaten in the competition. The visitors were held scoreless. The match remained scoreless until Suga struck for Sanfrecce after halftime. Daiki Suga opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Akito Suzuki, who finished with a goal and an assist in 86 minutes, doubled the lead in the 78th. Matsuki Kato, who played 27 minutes, scored in the 82nd. Shunki Higashi recorded an assist while playing 90 minutes, and Takuma Asano added an assist in 17 minutes. Kyoto’s Sato K. received a yellow card in the 31st minute, and Sanfrecce’s Haller S. was booked in the 67th. Kyoto made substitutions in the 55th, 72nd and 80th minutes; Sanfrecce made changes in the 63rd, 64th, 73rd and 86th. Sanfrecce improved to 2-0 in the competition and 5-0 across all competitions. Kyoto fell to 0-2 in the competition and 1-2 overall.