Rocked by an injury to Mitsuo Ogasawara, Kashima Antlers could only manage a 1-1 draw against Kashiwa Reysol.The result means Oita Trinita climb above Kashima into second place after they defeated Tokyo Verdy 2-0 to extend their unbeaten run to 12 matches.
Just three days after their nail-biting 1-1 draw with Adelaide United in the first leg of the Asian Champions League quarter-finals, Kashima suffered a setback when Ogasawara collided with Brazilian midfielder Alex in the 16th minute and was forced to leave the pitch on a stretcher.
Reysol then went ahead in the 23rd minute when forward Bobo latched onto a pass from fellow Brazilian Franca in the area before firing home.
But, with just one minute remaining, Ryuta Sasaki was brought down by Kashiwa defender Masahiro Koga in the box and the referee pointed to the spot.
Koga was subsequently sent off before Marquinhos converted the penalty to ensure a share of the spoils.
"I had to make a few changes for today considering the difficulty of the games and the shortage of time for recovery of our players," Kashima coach Oswaldo Oliveira said.
Nagoya Grampus maintained their lead at the top of the table after defeating Albirex Niigata 2-0 with goals from midfielder Yoshizumi Ogawa and substitute forward Keita Sugimoto.
Ten-man FC Tokyo survived an attacking onslaught from Kawasaki Frontale to secure a 1-0 win thanks to Shingo Akamine's early strike.
Yokohama F Marinos downed hosts Jubilo Iwata 1-0, Tatsuya Yazawa's last-minute strike gave visiting JEF United Chiba a 3-2 result over Consadole Sapporo and Shimizu S-Pulse edged hosts Vissel Kobe 1-0.
by espnstar.com
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