NIIGATA (Interstat) — Toyama defeated home side Albirex Niigata 3-2 on Saturday at Denka Big Swan Stadium in Niigata. Daichi Matsuoka opened the scoring in the 33rd minute for Toyama. Shunsuke Tanimoto doubled the visitors’ lead in the 54th. Albirex Niigata’s Iury Castilho cut the deficit in the 62nd. Kiyoshiro Tsuboi restored Toyama’s two-goal cushion in the 77th. In key performances, Tanimoto played 90 minutes and scored, Matsuoka played 72 and scored, Castilho played 62 and scored, and Tsuboi played 34 and scored. Genta Takenaka played 90 and recorded an assist, Yamato Wakatsuki played 85 and had an assist, and Manato Furukawa played 56 and added an assist. Kasai K. received a yellow card in the 74th minute for Albirex Niigata. Toyama improved to 2-1-2 in the competition and 2-2-2 across all competitions. Albirex Niigata fell to 2-2-1 in the competition and 2-3-1 overall. Toyama next hosts Vegalta Sendai on Nov. 2, while Albirex Niigata visits Kofu on Nov. 3.