Yu Kobayashi struck in the 105th minute as Kawasaki Frontale qualified for their first J. League Championship Playoff with a dramatic 3-2 win over Yokohama F. Marinos on Sunday.

Kenta Kano and Koji Miyoshi had given Kawasaki a two-goal lead going into injury time but with nine minutes added on because of Frontale goalkeeper Shota Arai's second-half injury substitution, Marinos managed to level with goals from Kosuke Nakamachi and Sho Ito in the 96th and 98th minutes.

Yet Kawasaki had the last laugh as Kobayashi glanced a header past Marinos keeper Tetsuya Enomoto seconds from the final whistle, sending the crowd of 25,017 at Todoroki Stadium into delirium.