Urawa Reds extended their unbeaten streak in the J. League to four matches on Sunday, but manager Mihailo Petrovic was left a frustrated man after his side was held to a 0-0 stalemate away against defense-minded Yokohama F. Marinos.
Urawa created a raft of chances in front of a crowd of over 38,000 at Nissan Stadium, but the former Asian champions were unable to penetrate Yokohama's defense and beat goalkeeper Hiroki Iikura, who pulled off a series of key stops to deny Reds all three points.
Urawa, like Yokohama, came into the game on a three-match winning streak in the league, but Sunday's result saw Reds concede the top spot to Kawasaki Frontale, which beat Sagan Tosu 1-0 at Todoroki, where Yoshito Okubo's 94th-minute winner was his J1 record 159th career goal.