NAGANO, Japan (Interstat) — Naoki Kawaguchi scored in the 84th minute, and Ryukyu beat host Nagano 1-0 on Wednesday in a global football game. Yuma Kato assisted on the goal. Ryukyu improved to 1-1 in the competition and 1-1 across all competitions, while Nagano fell to 2-1 in both. Ryukyu’s Suzuki J. received a yellow card in the 66th minute. Nagano substituted Nakata S. and Shin K. in the 61st minute and later used Kutsuna K., Nojima K. and Higuchi K. Ryukyu brought on Teruuchi T. and Iwamoto S. in the 61st and 62nd minutes, respectively, before Suzuki J. came off in the 69th. Ryukyu also used Ishiura T. and Sota K. in the 85th and 86th minutes. Kawaguchi played the full 90 minutes and scored once, while Kato played the full 90 and had one assist. Ryukyu’s previous result was a 2-1 loss at Kusatsu; Nagano had beaten Yamaga 2-1 and won 3-1 at Kochi United.