Ryuji Izumi's late goal and an injury-time save from keeper Kwoun Sun-tae allowed 10-man Kashima Antlers to salvage a 1-1 J. League first-division draw with Vissel Kobe on Saturday.
The result at Ibaraki Prefecture's Kashima Stadium snapped relegation-threatened Vissel's three-game win streak, although the visitors drew first blood on Yuya Osako's 52nd-minute goal.
Eight minutes later, Kashima defender Kim Min-tae received his second yellow card for pulling Osako down from behind. The game appeared to be Vissel's to win, but Antlers never looked overmatched.