Hokuto Shimoda hit the winner as Machida Zelvia edged Nagoya Grampus 1-0 at home on Saturday to move five points clear at the top of the J-League first division. Japan U-23’s Paris Olympics-bound winger Yu Hirakawa, strongly linked with Bristol City in the English second-tier Championship, had an assist in his last game for J1 debutants Machida as he prepares for a move overseas over the summer. Machida moved up to 46 points after going five games unbeaten, while Nagoya have lost their fourth straight and remain without a win in seven games, staying on 27 points. The visitors failed to build o…