Both Kawasaki Frontale and FC Tokyo had plenty of tricks on Saturday night, but it was league-leading Frontale who left Todoroki Stadium with a treat.
Akihiro Ienaga scored a penalty and Kengo Nakamura celebrated his 40th birthday with the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win that pushed two-time champion Kawasaki three points closer to another star above their badge and Tokyo officially out of title contention under a Halloween full moon.
“We did well to keep them at one goal in the first half,” said Tokyo manager Kenta Hasegawa. “In the second half we played well, and Frontale did a little better.”