Summary Sanfrecce Hiroshima bounced back from defeat in its previous outing with a 2-1 victory.
TOKYO (AP) Sanfrecce Hiroshima bounced back from defeat in its previous outing with a 2-1 victory at home to Jubilo Iwata on Saturday, maintaining a one-point lead over Yokohama F Marinos in the J-League.
Hisato Sato put Sanfrecce ahead three minutes before halftime. Hidetaka Kanazono equalized, but Seok-Ho Hwang scored the winner on 71 minutes.
Yokohama remains hot on the leader s heels after beating Sagan Tosu 2-1. Marinos led through Shunsuke Nakamura s first-half strike, Ryota Hayasaka leveled for the visitors after 56 minutes and in-form Marquinhos scored his seventh goal in six games to seal the points.
Urawa Reds 2-0 defeat at Nagoya Grampus left them five points behind the leaders in third. Fourth-placed Omiya Ardija s losing streak was extended to five games with a 3-0 home defeat by Cerezo Osaka.
