Iwaki and Iwata settle for 1‑1 draw on Sunday
IWAKI, Japan (Interstat) — Naoki Kumata scored in the fifth minute and Iwaki held on for a 1-1 draw with visiting Iwata on Sunday. Iago Teles equalized in the 64th minute for Iwata. Kumata played 69 minutes and scored once; Teles played 44 minutes and scored once; Yuriya Takahashi recorded an assist in 60 minutes for Iwaki. Iwata’s Inui T. was sent off in the 76th minute. Yellow cards went to Iwata’s Danilo Cardoso in the sixth minute and Matsubara K. in the 31st, and to Iwaki’s Fujii K. in the 14th and Nagaki R. in second-half stoppage time. Iwata made a 24th-minute substitution and three at halftime, while Iwaki made changes involving Takahashi Y. and Shota K. in the 60th minute, Kumata N. in the 69th and Fujii K. in the 90th. Iwata is 1-0-3 in the competition and 2-1-3 overall. Iwaki is 1-0-2 in the competition and 1-1-2 overall.