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Hiroshima beat Kyoto 3-0 with three second-half goals
Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Kyoto Sanga 3-0 in the 10th round of Japan’s 2026/27 J1 League.
The match was goalless at half-time before Hiroshima scored three goals after the break.
Daiki Suga opened the scoring in the 49th minute, and Shoto Suzuki made it 2-0 in the 78th after Takuma Asano won the ball and set him up.
Rikujiro Kato added Hiroshima’s third in the 82nd minute.
The win was Hiroshima’s fourth straight league victory and seventh in all competitions, while Kyoto lost their second league match in a row.
Hiroshima next visit V-Varen Nagasaki on the 21st, while Kyoto host Kashima Antlers.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Kyoto Sanga 3-0 in the 10th round of the 2026/27 J1 League.
Hiroshima scored all three goals in the second half, after the teams were level at halftime.
Daiki Suga opened the scoring in the 49th minute, with the ball deflecting off a defender.
Shoto Suzuki added a goal in the 78th minute, assisted by Takuma Asano.
Mutsuki Kato scored Hiroshima’s third goal in the 82nd minute.
The win extended Hiroshima’s league winning streak to four games, while Kyoto suffered a second straight league defeat.
- Who
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kyoto Sanga F.C.
- What
- Hiroshima won 3-0, scoring three times in the second half.
- When
- October 17, 2026.
- Where
- Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.
- Why
- Not stated
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The teams went into halftime scoreless after chances for both sides.
Daiki Suga scored Hiroshima’s opening goal, with the ball deflecting off a defender.
Shoto Suzuki scored Hiroshima’s second goal after an assist from Takuma Asano.
Mutsuki Kato scored Hiroshima’s third goal.
- Final score
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3-0 Kyoto Sanga F.C.
- Opening goal
- Daiki Suga, 49th minute
- Second goal
- Shoto Suzuki, 78th minute
- Third goal
- Mutsuki Kato, 82nd minute
- Hiroshima streak
- Four consecutive league wins