YAMAGA, Japan (Interstat) — Renofa Yamaguchi scored twice in a four-minute span late in the second half and beat Yamaga 2-0 on Sunday. Riku Gunji opened the scoring in the 68th minute, and Naoki Nomura doubled the lead in the 70th. Takeru Itakura assisted on one of the goals while playing the full 90 minutes. Yamaga’s Yasunaga R. was booked in the 76th minute, and Renofa Yamaguchi’s Oiwa K. received a yellow card in stoppage time. Renofa Yamaguchi improved to 3-1 in the competition and 3-1 across all competitions. Yamaga fell to 2-2 in the competition and 3-3 overall. The visitors made three substitutions in the 64th minute before Yamaga made a trio of changes in the 71st. Yamaga made two more changes in the 76th, and Renofa Yamaguchi added substitutions in the 77th and 90th minutes. The result followed Renofa Yamaguchi’s loss at Ehime and wins over Kochi United and Tochigi SC, while Yamaga had beaten Kusatsu after losses to Nagano and Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Renofa Yamaguchi’s late surge decided a match that had remained scoreless until the 68th minute.