SAITAMA -- Urawa Reds clinched their first-ever J. League championship on the final day of the season after beating Gamba Osaka 3-2 in front of 62,241 fans at Saitama Stadium.
Urawa captain Nobuhisa Yamada lifts the championship shield while surrounded by his teammates after the
Reds beat Gamba Osaka 3-2 at Saitama Stadium on the final day of the season Saturday to clinch their
first-ever J. League championship.
KYODO PHOTOA brilliant goal from Robson Ponte and two for Washington in Saturday's game canceled out Magno Alves' early strike and extinguished the faint hopes Gamba had of repeating last year's title triumph.