Another Meiji Yasuda J1 League matchweek is in the books and it featured some serious surprises. Here’s all the action …

Sagan Tosu 0, Kawasaki Frontale 0

Frontale struggled to break down Sagan’s typically excellent defense and were dealt a blow in the 82nd minute when Shogo Taniguchi was shown a red card, forcing them to settle for a draw.

Urawa Reds 1, Kashima Antlers 1

Frontale’s draw opened the door for Kashima to take over the top spot in the table, but Arthur Caike’s early goal was canceled out by Alexander Scholz’s equalizer and Antlers also had to make do with only one point.

Avispa Fukuoka 1, Yokohama F·Marinos 0

Marinos’ league-leading attack couldn’t break through Avispa’s league-best defense as Jordy Croux netted the game’s lone goal before Anderson Lopes earned a late red card and the Tricolor fell off the pace in the title race.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3, Kyoto Sanga 1

Makoto Mitsuta and Júnior Santos got Sanfrecce off to a quick start as the Viola continued their excellent run of form to take over fourth in the table.

F.C.Tokyo 0, Kashiwa Reysol 0

Reysol’s defense was strong, as per usual, but their attack did not get the job done, limiting them to one point and dropping them out of the top four.

Cerezo Osaka 3, Gamba Osaka 1

Osaka is pink after an equalizer by Adam Taggart and double by Hiroaki Okuno fired the Sakura to a derby victory.

Shimizu S-Pulse 1, Nagoya Grampus 2

Yuki Soma’s dramatic stoppage time winner earned Nagoya their second consecutive win and continued their push up the table.

Júbilo Iwata 1, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2

Júbilo scored first, but Kazuki Fakai equalized and Yoshiaki Komai delivered Consa a 55th minute winner that places them in the top half of the table.

Shonan Bellmare 2, Vissel Kobe 1

Shuto Machino was the hero as he scored two goals and secured all three points in a massive game between two teams fighting relegation.