Kawasaki Frontale secured what could be a massive result in the race for the 2016 MEIJI YASUDA J1 League Second Stage title, beating Urawa Reds 2-1.

The visitors stormed to victory at Saitama Stadium, pulling level on 22 points with Mihailo Petrovic’s side at the head of the standings.

Frontale captain Kengo Nakamura opened the scoring and, although Tadanari Lee equalised in the 28th minute, Kentaro Moriya struck the winner in the 74th minute.

It was a day of upsets for Japan’s traditional heavyweights indeed, as Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Gamba Osaka both succumbed to 1-0 losses at home to Ventforet Kofu and Vissel Kobe respectively.

Kashima Antlers escaped the malaise of the matchday and continued their revival, although their 1-0 victory over Shonan Bellmare thanks to Yuma Suzuki’s winner was unconvincing.

Kashiwa Reysol remain in the top half of the table after a 3-1 win over Nagoya Grampus, while FC Tokyo managed a 1-0 result over Yokohama F.Marinos.

Omiya Ardija defeated Vegalta Sendai 2-1 despite being reduced to 10 men following Akihiro Ienaga’s dismissal, while Jay Bothroyd’s 93rd-minute equaliser allowed Jubilo Iwata to avoid home defeat to Sagan Tosu in a 1-1 draw.

Albirex Niigata did their hopes for survival no harm with a 3-0 win over Avispa Fukuoka thanks to Leo Silva’s second-half brace.