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Urawa Reds increased their lead at the top the J-League to 3 points after a 2-0 win at home over JEF on Saturday while Gamba Osaka lost 3-2 for the second week in succession, this time at Jubilo.
The momentum seems to have swung towards Urawa with only eight games remaining. Brazilian striker Washington notched his 18th goal of the season from the penalty spot in the first period and Marcus Tulio Tanaka wrapped up the win with a second half header for the Reds.
At the bottom Kyoto Purple Sanga, Avispa Fukuoka and Cerezo Osaka are fighting it out to avoid the bottom two automatic relegation spots.
Saturday 7 October
Nagoya Gampus Eight 1 FC Tokyo 2
Urawa Reds 2 JEF United 0
Albirex Niigata 1 Yokohama F Marinos 0
Jubilo 3 Gamba Osaka 2
Kawasaki Frontale 2 Oita Trinita 1
Cerezo Osaka 1 S-Pulse 1
Avispa Fukuoka 2 Kashima Antlers 1
Venforet Kofu 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0
Fri 6 October
Kyoto Purple Sanga 1 Omiya Ardija 1
Leading Positions
Reds P26 Pts 58
Gamba P26 Pts 55
Frontale P26 Pts 51
S-Pulse P26 Pts 48
Antlers P26 Pts 46
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