Yosuke Kashiwagi and Marcio Richardes both scored twice as Urawa Reds burst Kashiwa Reysol's bubble with a 6-2 thrashing in Tokyo in the J. League on Sunday.
Genki Haraguchi and Ryota Moriwaki also got their names on the scoresheet as Reds brought Reysol back to earth with a bump after they reached the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League in midweek.
The result moved Urawa, which beat Sagan Tosu by the same scoreline last weekend, back into third spot on 26 points, while leaving 2011 champion Kashiwa 16 points adrift of leaders Omiya Ardija (32), who won 3-0 at Ventforet Kofu on Saturday.