Kashima Antlers came from behind to beat Yokohama F . Marinos 3-1 on Saturday as the J. League's early front-runners went head to head.
Yuzo Kurihara put Marinos in front three minutes before halftime at Nissan Stadium with a bullet header, only for Shoma Doi to equalize with a well-taken goal nine minutes after the interval.
Substitute Takuya Nozawa then gave Kashima the lead with a spectacular volley in the 80th minute, before Gaku Shibasaki put the seal on an impressive second-half performance with Antlers' third goal three minutes from time.