Two goals in the dying minutes by Manabu Saito and Sho Ito saw Yokohama Marinos snatch a 2-1 win on Tuesday over Sanfrecce Hiroshima, while Kawasaki Frontale also came from behind to beat Cerezo Osaka by the same score as J. League action resumed after a two-month break for the World Cup.
In the pouring rain at Hiroshima's Edion Stadium, Shunsuke Nakamura had a half-chance for the visitors in the very first minute when the ball dropped nicely for him in the box, but he snatched at it and blasted wide.
Yokohama goalkeeper Tetsuya Enomoto plucked an early corner out of the air, while at the other end Takuto Hayashi was out quick to collect in the 25th minute after Tsukasa Shiotani lost possession to Saito on the edge of the area.