FC Tokyo routs Mito behind Nakagawa’s two goals

CHŌFU, Japan (Interstat) — FC Tokyo defeated Mito 6-0 on Sunday at Ajinomoto Stadium, using a dominant first-half finish and a deeper second-half surge to remain unbeaten in this competition. Teruhito Nakagawa scored twice, in the 32nd and 46th minutes. Soma Anzai added a goal in the 66th, Daniel Gomez scored in the 70th, Alexander Scholz struck in the 76th and Marcelo Ryan closed the scoring in the 90th minute plus three. Hirokazu Ishihara recorded two assists, while K. Tokiwa, Rio Omori and Fuki Yamada each had one. FC Tokyo’s Sato K. received a yellow card in the 15th minute. Both teams made five substitutions during the match. Mito’s competition record dropped to 0 wins and 4 losses, and its overall mark fell to 2 wins and 4 losses. FC Tokyo improved to 3 wins, no losses and 1 draw in the competition, and 5 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw overall.