Shimizu’s brace powers Fukushima Utd past home side Ehime 4‑2

MATSUYAMA, Japan (Interstat) — Kazumasa Shimizu scored twice as Fukushima Utd beat home side Ehime 4-2 on Sunday at Ningineer Stadium. Shimizu struck in the 10th and 31st minutes. Shota Tamura pulled one back in the 32nd, but K. Tsuchiya scored in the 64th and Kosei Ashibe added another in the 66th. Arata Kozakai scored Ehime’s second in the 76th. Shimizu led Fukushima Utd, with Tsuchiya, Tamura and Ashibe also scoring; Kaisei Kano and Jinpei Yoshida assisted, Kozakai scored, and Shota Hino, Tsubasa Nakamura and Masamichi Hayashi also set up goals. Ehime’s Tanioka M. was booked in the 37th minute. Fukushima Utd made three halftime substitutions, and Ehime made changes in the 56th and 73rd minutes. Fukushima Utd also made late substitutions in the 79th and 81st minutes. Fukushima Utd is now 2-1-1 in this competition and 2-2-1 across all competitions. Ehime is 2-2 in the competition and 2-3 overall.