HIRATSUKA, Kanagawa Pref. -- Shonan Bellmare bowed to Albirex Niigata 2-1 in extra time Sunday in a game that saw two red cards and 10 yellow in a Division Two J. League match. Meanwhile, J2 leaders the Urawa Reds suffered their first loss of the season after falling 1-0 away to Montedio Yamagata.
With the game tied at 1-1 in the 96th minute, Albirex substitute Nacimento scored the winner after Shonan failed to clear a corner kick.
Shonan lost key defender Daniel Sanabria in the 61st minute and Yasunori Takada two minutes into extra time, both to a second yellow card.
In Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, eighth-placed Montedio survived Urawa's 28-shot attack and won the game on striker Mashimo Satoshi's last-minute goal.
Elsewhere, Sagan Tosu was held to a 1-1 draw by bottom-dwelling Ventforet Kofu at home, while Vegalta Sendai fought to a 0-0 draw against fifth-placed Hollyhock in Mito.