FC Tokyo beat Mito 6-0 to move second in the league

FC Tokyo beat Mito HollyHock 6-0 at Ajinomoto Stadium in a league match.

Tokyo led 1-0 at half-time, with Teruhito Nakagawa scoring the opening goal.

Nakagawa scored twice after making his first league start of the season.

Tokyo added four more goals in the second half, matching its record for goals in one game and setting a new record for its biggest winning margin.

Tokyo kept a seventh straight clean sheet, extending its club record for consecutive league matches without conceding.

The win lifted Tokyo to second place, level on points with league leaders FC Machida Zelvia.

The result put Tokyo back on track after a draw in its previous league match and a cup defeat to Mito the week before.