Montedio Yamagata beat Tochigi City FC 2-0 in J.League 2, taking control through Akira Silvano Disaro's goal in the 20th minute. Tochigi's task got harder when Aidan Simmons was sent off in the 35th minute.
Yamagata held the lead comfortably after the red card, though Tochigi kept the score close until late. Rennosuke Kawana settled it in the 90th minute with Yamagata's second goal.
With no detailed match statistics available, the decisive facts were the early opening goal and the 35th-minute dismissal. Atsushi Yoshida and Hayato Teruyama were booked in the final minutes as Tochigi pushed without reward.
