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Youth product Kakeru Yamauchi and former Japan forward Yoshinori Muto scored late in each half as reigning champions Vissel Kobe saw off Machida Zelvia 2-1 away on Saturday, knocking the J-League first-division debutants from the top of the table. Cerezo Osaka moved top on 18 points after Leo Ceara’s header gave them a 1-0 home win over Kawasaki Frontale. Another unbeaten side, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, are second on 16 points following a 2-2 home draw with 10-men Shonan Bellmare that moved them ahead of Machida on goal difference. In front of 39,080 at Tokyo’s National Stadium, high-pressing Machi…

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