Urawa Reds came from behind to ramp up the pressure in the J.League title race with a 2-1 win over Yokohama F. Marinos on Saturday.
Third-place Reds went into the match at Nissan Stadium knowing that a top-of-the-table showdown between Vegalta Sendai and Sanfrecce Hiroshima elsewhere the same evening gave them the perfect chance to steal a march in the championship race, but a fifth-minute opener from Yokohama's Marquinhos was not part of that script.
Yosuke Kashiwagi soon set Urawa back on track with an equalizer in the 23rd minute, however, and Tomoaki Makino completed the turnaround with the winner midway through the second half to give Reds 45 points with nine games left to play.