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Kazuki Fujimoto scored a pair of second-half goals to help Machida Zelvia win 3-0 away to Avispa Fukuoka and return to the top of the J-League first-division table Saturday. Machida’s first win in three league matches took them to 58 points, two ahead of Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who had their seven-match winning streak snapped with a 2-2 draw at Kashima Antlers. Vissel Kobe are third with 55 points. Fujimoto opened the scoring in the 51st minute after Machida, last year’s second-division champions, created a chance from a long throw-in at Best Denki Stadium. Playing in his hometown of Fukuoka, Fuj…

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