Albirex went back to losing ways as Niigata lost for the first time under new manager Wagner Lopes on Sunday, 2-1 away to Vegalta Sendai.Niigata's Thiago Galhardo broke the deadlock two minutes past the hour, but Crislan scored a quick brace, netting in the 83rd and 84th minutes for Sendai, who snapped a three-game winless drought and improved to 17 points.Lopes won last weekend in his Albirex coaching debut, but the Tohoku club quickly reverted to old habits, losing for the ninth time from the first 13 games of the season.Niigata are deep in the relegation zone, in 17th place on eight poin…READ FULL ARTICLE