The Spanish Andrés Iniesta led Vissel Kobe’s first victory of the seasonwho opened his record of wins in the Japanese J-League by beating Sagan Tosu 4-0.
The former Barcelona player opened his team’s account at Kobe’s Noevir Stadium after two minutes and served the second to Koya Yuruki shortly before the quarter hour mark.
Yoshinori Muto expanded the account of the team led by Miguel Ángel Lotina after the break. Already without Iniesta but with Bojan Krkic in the field, Yuya Osako put the icing on the extension to a pass from the Spanish striker.
Vissel Kobe leaves the red lantern on the tablealthough he is tied with Shonan at seven points, five less than Urawa, also coached by Spanish Ricardo Rodríguez, who tied on Friday against Hiroshima, and five less than the salvation scored by Shimizu, who equalized at Kyoto.
Kashima maintains the lead with a point advantage over Kawasaki after beating Sapporo 4-1.