(GSM) - Nagoya Grampus wasted a chance to extend their lead in the Japanese J League, suffering a painful 4-1 defeat at Albirex Niigata.
After Kashima Antlers' goalless draw at Shonan Bellmare a day earlier, Nagoya had a perfect opportunity to take their lead to a very comfortable 11 points.
It soon became clear that it wouldn't be an easy task at Albirex, who took the lead with a goal from Brazilian Marcio Richardes in the 31st minute.
Joshua Kennedy leveled three minutes later but goals from Yuta Mikado and Hideo Oshima then handed the hosts a 3-1 lead late in the first half.
Nagoya knew that a come-back was practically impossible after Naoshi Nakamura received his second yellow card in the 53rd minute. Another 20 minutes later. Marcio Richardes netted his second for a 4-1 final result.
The defeat won't hurt Nagoya's title plans, as they are still eight points ahead of their nearest rivals.
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Marcio Richardes 31'
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1 - 0 |
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1 - 1 |
34' J. Kennedy
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Y. Mikado 43'
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2 - 1 |
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H. Oshima 45'
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3 - 1 |
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Marcio Richardes 74'
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4 - 1 |
| # | Player | Bookings |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | M. Higashiguchi |
 38'
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| 6 | M. Nagata | |
| 3 | K. Chiba | |
| 22 | D. Nishi |
82'
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| 24 |
G. Sakai
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| 15 | I. Homma | |
| 10 | Marcio Richardes |
 31'
74'
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| 8 | Michael | |
| 14 |
Y. Mikado
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43'
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| 16 |
H. Oshima
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45'
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| 32 | Y. Kobayashi |
56'
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| Coach: H. Kurosaki | ||
| # | Player | Bookings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Narazaki | |
| 4 | M. Tanaka | |
| 32 | H. Tanaka | |
| 5 | T. Masukawa | |
| 6 | S. Abe | |
| 8 |
Magnum
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| 25 |
M. Kanazaki
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| 7 | N. Nakamura |
29'
 53'
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| 20 | D. Córdoba | |
| 11 |
K. Tamada
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| 16 | J. Kennedy |
34'
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| Coach: D. Stojković | ||
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