Kawasaki Frontale missed an excellent opportunity to wrest the J. League lead from Urawa Reds after losing 2-0 to Yokohama F. Marinos on Saturday.

An early Rafinha penalty set Marinos on their way before Frontale midfielder Jumpei Noborizato was dismissed late in the first half for a dubious second booking. Substitute Shingo Hyodo scored the hosts' second on the other side of halftime.

Kawasaki, which had won four of its last five, stood on 39 points, two points off the pace of Urawa, which shared the points in a 4-4 fireworks show at FC Tokyo. Sagan Tosu moved within a point of Reds after beating Ardija 3-1 in Omiya.