Japan striker Masashi "Gon" Nakayama went from hero to villain for Jubilo Iwata on Saturday, scoring two equalizers but fluffing an extra-time penalty moments before Masashi Motoyama's "golden goal" gave the Kashima Antlers a dramatic 3-2 away victory.
Nakayama canceled out Atsushi Yanagisawa's early strike and pounced from close range seconds after Akira Narahashi scored with a deflected cross in the 69th minute. His missed spot kick, however, cost Jubilo top spot.
Japan Under-23 star Motoyama rounded goalkeeper Yushi Ozaki and slid the ball home from an acute angle three minutes from the end of extra time to silence the crowd of 17,373 and condemn Jubilo to its third defeat of the first stage.