Kashiwa regain J-League lead

The Brazilian duo of Leandro Domingues and Jorge Wagner gave Kashiwa Reysol a 2-0 win over Yokohama Marinos on Saturday in a top-of-the-table battle as they regained the J-League lead. Leandro Domingues opened the scoring on eight minutes, firing in a sizzling shot before another dangerous strike forced Yokohama goalkeeper Hiroki Iikura into action. While Yokohama struggled to get the ball to their two forwards, Kashiwa put themselves two up when Jorge Wagner struck home a left-footer in the 66th minute to seal the victory. Kashiwa have now 41 points, one more than Yokohama, and are five points above defending champions Nagoya Grampus and Gamba Osaka. Sanfrecce Hiroshima trail on 32 points. Nagoya will play Jubilo Iwata, while Gamba Osaka will play bottom-placed Avispa Fukuoka on Sunday. In other games Japan national team strikers Tadanari Lee and Hisato Sato gave Hiroshima a 2-0 win over Ventforet Kofu. Former Japan forward Yoshito Okubo scored a penalty three minutes into injury time to give Vissel Kobe a 3-2 win over Urawa Red Diamonds. Seven-time former champions Kashima Antlers were solid 3-1 winners over Montedio Yamagata, while Hiroshi Kiyotake led Cerezo Osaka to a 2-1 win over Kawasaki Frontale. Albirex Niigata overwhelmed Shimizu S-Pulse 4-0.