Four matches were played in Section 26 of soccer J1, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima came from behind to beat Gamba Osaka 5-2, moving up to provisional 2nd place with three consecutive victories.

▽ Sanfrecce scored 5 points, including Nassim Ben Khalifa's hat-trick, which scored 3 points.



Sanfrecce won 5-2 to extend their winning streak to 3 and moved up to provisional 2nd place with 44 points.



Gamba, which was sluggish in 17th place, could not win the first match under new manager Hiroshi Matsuda.



▽Kawasaki Frontale played against Avispa Fukuoka and won 4-1, with Marcinho scoring a hat-trick with 3 goals.



With 43 points, they moved up to provisional 3rd place.



▽ Shimizu S-Pulse vs. Kashiwa Reysol drew 1-1 with Reysol catching up just before the end.



Reysol also placed provisionally 4th on goal difference with 43 points.



▽Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo vs. Sagan Tosu, Sagan won 2-1.



Consadole took the lead with Shinzo Koroki's 161st goal, which tied for second in J1 history, but suffered a come-from-behind defeat.