KUMAMOTO (Interstat) — Kumamoto rallied past Gifu 2-1 on Sunday, erasing a halftime deficit with two late goals. Shun Nakamura scored for Gifu in the 42nd minute, and Gifu protected that lead until the second half. Ora Ishihara scored twice for Kumamoto, in the 75th and 79th minutes, after playing 27 minutes. Gifu goalkeeper Ryusei Haruna recorded an assist. Kumamoto’s Hideatsu Ozawa had an assist in 76 minutes, while Keita Negishi played 44 minutes and added an assist and a yellow card. Both teams made halftime substitutions. Yellow cards also went to Gifu’s T. Hakozaki in the 7th minute, Kumamoto’s Bae Jeong-Min in the 49th, Kumamoto’s Keita Negishi in the 62nd and Kumamoto’s K. Nasu in the 78th. Gifu is now 2-1 in the competition and 2-2 across all competitions. Kumamoto is 3-1 in the competition and 3-2 across all competitions. Kumamoto completed the comeback after the break.