FUKUOKA (Interstat) — Gamba Osaka beat Avispa Fukuoka 2-1 on Wednesday as Takashi Usami and Welton scored in the second half. Welton opened the scoring in the 50th minute, and Avispa Fukuoka equalized when Yu Hashimoto scored in the 75th. Usami restored Gamba Osaka’s lead in the 77th minute, with Issam Jebali providing the assist. Ryoji Yamashita also assisted on one of Gamba Osaka’s goals. Usami played 84 minutes, Welton played 79 and Hashimoto played 27. Gamba Osaka improved to 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw in the competition and 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw across all competitions. Avispa Fukuoka dropped to 1 win and 2 losses in the competition and 2 wins and 4 losses across all competitions. Four yellow cards were issued in the match. Tsujioka, Maeda and Yuzawa were booked for Avispa Fukuoka, while Mito was cautioned for Gamba Osaka.