Substitute Yuichiro Nagai headed home a late winner as Urawa Reds avenged their defeat in last year's J. League championship final by beating Yokohama F. Marinos 1-0 away in the first division Sunday.
Jubilo forward Robert Cullen dribbles the ball past Oita Trinita goalkeeper Koji Ezumi during
Sunday's J. League match in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture. Jubilo prevailed 2-1.
Nagai's 77th-minute goal lifted Urawa into sixth in the table behind Jubilo Iwata, whose young striker Bobby Cullen inspired it to a 2-1 win over Oita Trinita in the day's other game.
Yokohama was looking to put the disappointment of being knocked out of the Asian Champions League in midweek behind it and it was the home side that had the better of the opening half at Nissan Stadium.