Yokohama F. Marinos' hopes of defending their J. League title suffered another setback on Wednesday after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to Shimizu S-Pulse.
Yokohama F. Marinos forward Ahn Jung Hwan scores a goal in the 34th minute of their J. League first-division match against Shimizu S-Pulse on Wednesday at Nissan Stadium. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
In the day's other early afternoon kickoff, goals from Ryoichi Maeda and Bobby Cullen gave Jubilo Iwata its second win in a row after edging visiting Gamba Osaka 2-1.
South Korea striker Ahn Jung Hwan's brilliant first-half strike against his former employer looked to have put Yokohama on the way to its first win in five matches.