Frode Johnsen scored a late winner as Nagoya Grampus Eight stunned Urawa Reds 1-0 in the J. League on Saturday, handing Gamba Osaka a chance to cut the Reds' lead at the top of the table to three points in the process.
Nagoya Grampus Eight's Frode Johnsen (3) scores the match's only goal in the 79th minute against Urawa
Reds in their J. League match on Saturday at Toyota Stadium.
KYODO PHOTO Urawa dominated for long stretches at Toyota Stadium, but the visitors were made to pay for poor finishing when Norwegian striker Johnsen headed past Norihiro Yamagishi in the 80th minute to give Nagoya its third win in a row.
Urawa, which looks set to lose German manager Guido Buchwald at the end of the campaign, is four points ahead of Kawasaki Frontale, and six points clear of defending champions Gamba, with three games of the season remaining.