Kashiwa Reysol picked up their fourth straight J. League win after a fluke goal by Brazilian striker Cristiano handed them a 1-0 victory over Cerezo Osaka on Saturday.
Cerezo arrived at Hitachi Stadium riding an unbeaten streak stretching back to March 4, but the visitors gifted Kashiwa the lead when defender Yusuke Maruhashi's attempted clearance cannoned against Cristiano and rebounded over the line in the 57th minute.
Reysol managed to keep Cerezo's Japan internationals Hiroshi Kiyotake and Hotaru Yamaguchi quiet for the rest of the match to see out the win, and leapfrogged Cerezo to move up to fourth in the table.