KAWASAKI (Interstat) — Kawasaki Frontale defeated Vissel Kobe 2-1 on Wednesday at Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu in Kawasaki, Japan, using second-half goals from Marcinho and Tatsuya Ito to hold off a late reply from Yuya Osako. Marcinho scored in the 61st minute, Ito added another in the 71st, and Osako pulled one back for Vissel Kobe in the 73rd. Ito finished with one goal and one assist while playing 31 minutes. Osako scored once, Marcinho played 87 minutes and scored once, So Kawahara assisted once, and Erik played 86 minutes and assisted once. Sasaki A. received a yellow card for Kawasaki in the 52nd, and Muto Y. was booked for Vissel Kobe in the 79th. Kawasaki Frontale is now 2 wins and 1 loss in the competition and 5 wins and 1 loss across all competitions. Vissel Kobe is 1 win and 2 losses in the competition and 2 wins and 2 losses across all competitions.