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Promoted Montedio Yamagata march on in J-League

Montedio Yamagata have continued their fantastic form in the J-League this season after being promoted from Division 2.

Montedio met Omiya Ardija away overnight and came away with three points with a brilliant display which saw them win 3-0.

Striker Yu Hasegawa struck in the first minute and the 13th minute to give the visitors a 2-0 lead early on in the piece.

Omiya could not make any headway and it only got worse when Tatsuya Furuhashi added a third three minutes before time.

The win sees Montedio remain in fourth place with 14 points from their opening eight matches whilst Omiya have dropped their last three and have fallen to 12th.

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