Koki Mizuno denied South Korean striker Chong Tese more glory with a late strike, giving JEF United Chiba a 1-1 draw away to Kawasaki Frontale in the J. League on Sunday.

News photoKawasaki Frontale forward Chong Tese (left) is congratulated by teammate Magnum after scoring a goal in the 66th minute during Sunday's J. League first-division match against JEF United Chiba at Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. KYODO PHOTO

Two-goal hero in Kawasaki's Asian Champions League triumph in midweek, Jong looked set to lift Kawasaki into second in the table with a well-taken header midway through the second half at Todoroki Stadium.

But Mizuno's free kick from the left eluded everyone and drifted beyond Eiji Kawashima's despairing dive and inside the far post to give Chiba a share of the spoils eight minutes from time.