RIFU, Japan (Interstat) — Motohiko Nakajima had one goal and two assists in 76 minutes as Vegalta Sendai beat Imabari 3-1 at Miyagi Stadium in Rifu on Wednesday. Yuki Kajiura gave Imabari a first-minute lead, but Nakajima leveled in the 48th, Tsubasa Umeki scored in the 52nd and Ko Miyazaki added a 74th-minute goal. Nakajima led Vegalta Sendai, while Kajiura played 90 minutes and scored. Umeki played 73 minutes and scored, Miyazaki scored in 17 minutes, Edigar Junio played 90 minutes and assisted, and Hidetoshi Takeda assisted in 44 minutes. Palocevic, Sugiyama and Gabriel Gomes received yellow cards. Vegalta Sendai made six substitutions, including Kamada and Matsui at halftime and Iwabuchi later in the second half of the match, while Imabari also made six. The result moved Vegalta Sendai to 2-0-1 in the competition and across all competitions. Imabari fell to 1-1 in both.