The fifth round of the MEIJI YASUDA J2 League opened on Saturday with five of 11 matches taking place.

Shonan Bellmare remained undefeated after a 2-0 home win over JEF United Chiba, with Dinei and Yuta Narawa lighting up the scoreboard.

At Ajinomoto Stadium, Alan Pinheiro scored in his fourth straight match for Tokyo Verdy to give them a 1-0 victory over FC Gifu and their fourth straight win of the season.

Yokohama FC suffered their first loss of the season in a 2-0 defeat to visitors Tokushima Vortis, while V-Varen Nagasaki also found full points on the road in their 1-0 result at Kyoto Sanga.