The Obic Seagulls, Japan's top football team, came up short against the APDFL Blazers on Thursday, losing 16-12 in the Sister Cities International Bowl in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The Seagulls, eight-time champions in Japan's X League, took a 10-0 lead thanks to a Tataeru Nakanishi rushing touchdown and a field goal in the first quarter. But the Blazers, who consisted of selected players from the Amateur to Professional Developmental League, came through afterward and took a lead in the third quarter.
Obic scored two points on a safety in the final quarter before the game ended at Central High School Football Stadium.