Brazilian striker Rodrigo Gral helped himself to a double as Jubilo Iwata continued their march toward the J. League first-stage title with a 2-0 home win over FC Tokyo on Saturday afternoon.
Koji Morisaki (8) of Sanfrecce
Hiroshima battles Tokyo Verdy
midfielder Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
for the ball during their J.
League first-division match on
Saturday at Tokyo's Ajinomoto
Stadium. The match ended in a
scoreless draw.
Unbeaten in all competitions so far this season, Iwata preserved its perfect league record to temporarily go eight points clear at the top of the table after six matches.
League-leading scorer Gral picked up a pass from Makoto Tanaka to fire Iwata in front after just six minutes at Yamaha Stadium, and took his tally for the season to seven by sealing the win in the 63rd minute.