HIRATSUKA, Japan (Interstat) — Shonan Bellmare defeated visiting Tochigi City 2-1 on Sunday at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka. Tochigi City opened the scoring in the 33rd minute when Atsushi Yoshida scored. Shonan Bellmare equalized in the 54th minute through Taiyo Nishino and took the lead in the 76th minute on Sere Matsumura’s goal. Matsumura played 90 minutes and scored, Yoshida played 80 minutes and scored, Nishino played 84 minutes and scored, Tetsuya Chinen played 90 minutes and assisted, Shohei Takeda played 90 minutes and assisted, and Soichiro Kozuki played 44 minutes and assisted. Tochigi City received five yellow cards, including two each for Hiraoka and Teruyama, while Shonan Bellmare’s Fukazawa also was booked. Shonan Bellmare made substitutions in the 46th, 63rd, 70th and 84th minutes, and Tochigi City made changes in the 69th, 80th and 85th minutes. Tochigi City is now 0-2-1 in the competition and 0-3-1 across all competitions. Shonan Bellmare is 1-0-3 in the competition and 1-1-3 across all competitions.