J. League Results Sunday, 27 April
Dragan Stojkovic's Nagoya Grampus remain atop the J-League despite losing 2-0 away to lowly Verdy.
Urawa Reds coach Gert Engels had a triumphant return to a former club when his team crushed Kyoto Sanga 4-0 in the ancient capital.
Shimizu S-Pulse had a decent result winning 1-0 over visiting FC Tokyo to pull a little further away from the mire at the bottom.
J1
Kyoto Sanga 0 Urawa Reds 4
Tokyo Verdy 2 Nagoya Grampus 0
Shimizu S-Pulse 1 FC Tokyo 0
Sapporo Consodole 0 Niigata Albirex 1
Oita Trinita 1 Yokohama F Marinos 0
Kawasaki Frontale 3 Kashiwa Reysol 2
JEF United 1 Iwata Jubilo 2
Omiya Ardija 1 Kashima Antlers 1
Vissel Kobe 2 Gamba Osaka 1
Leading Positions
Grampus P8 Pts 19
Antlers P8 Pts 17
Urawa P8 Pts 16
FC Tokyo P8 Pts 14
Marinos P8 Pts 13
J2
In J2, Sanfrecce still lead the league followed by Bellmare and Sagan in hot persuit.
Sagan Tosu 2 Tokushima Vortis 1
Yokohama FC 1 Cerezo Osaka 1
Montedio Yamagata 0 Avispa Fukuoka 0
Ventforet Kofu 1 Ehime FC 0
Roasso Kumamoto 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2
Vegalta Sendai 3 Mito Hollyhock 3
Shonan Bellmare 4 FC Gifu 2
Leading Positions
Sanfrecce P8 Pts 17
Bellmare P8 Pts 15
Sagan P8 Pts 15
Yokohama FC P9 Pts 14
Vegalta P9 Pts 13
Last week's J.League results and standings
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