Second-half substitute Norihiro Nishi struck a golden goal as Jubilo Iwata came from behind to beat Gamba Osaka 5-4 at home and regain top spot in the J. League first division on Saturday.
Naohiro Takahara of Jubilo Iwata heads home a goal during Saturday's match against Gamba Osaka.Iwata looked to be on the way to only its second defeat of the season after a brace from league-leading scorer Magrao and goals from Kota Yoshihara and Yasuhito Endo put Gamba 4-2 in front with 13 minutes remaining.
But in-form striker Naohiro Takahara bagged his second of the night from the penalty spot on 83 minutes to start the rescue mission and international teammate Toshihiro Hattori took the game to extra time with an injury-time header.