Kawasaki Frontale beat Oita Trinita 3-1 in the J. League first division on Saturday after captain Yu Kobayashi struck the winner midway through the second half.

Manabu Saito opened the scoring for Frontale in the 51st minute at Todoroki Stadium, but the visitors equalized 10 minutes later through Ado Onaiwu.

Hiroyuki Abe added the late third goal for the two-time defending champions, who climbed into the top three with the win.