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.
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.