Shuichi Gonda saved a last-minute penalty to rescue a 1-1 draw for relegation-threatened FC Tokyo against Albirex Niigata on Saturday.
Tokyo, which turned a 2-1 lead into a 3-2 defeat in the final four minutes of last weekend’s game against Vegalta Sendai, again looked headed for disaster when substitute Ricardinho upended Niigata’s Daigo Nishi with the match deep into injury time at Ajinomoto Stadium.
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