Yoshito Okubo scored twice as Kawasaki Frontale came through a wild, swinging encounter with Shimizu S-Pulse with a 3-2 win on Saturday night.

World Cup striker Okubo got Frontale off to a flying start at Todoroki Stadium with a goal in the 11th minute, before a double from Nigerian forward Peter Utaka turned the game on its head and gave bottom-of-the-table S-Pulse a halftime lead.

But Frontale, who began the day fifth in the overall table, came roaring back in the second half, equalizing through Yuto Takeoka before Okubo notched his 13th goal of the season to claim all three points for the home side.