Brazilian midfielder Bismarck scored twice for Kashima Antlers as the league leaders kept up the scorching pace at the top of the J. League second-stage table Saturday, beating Nagoya Grampus Eight 4-2 for their seventh straight win.
J-League 1st-division GPWDLGFGAPts. Kashima 7 7 0 0 19 9 19 Iwata 7 6 0 1 12 4 16 FC Tokyo 7 4 2 1 18 13 14 Hiroshima 7 4 0 3 20 12 12 Nagoya 7 4 0 3 15 14 12 Shimizu 7 4 0 3 17 12 11 Ichihara 7 3 2 2 11 11 11 Kashiwa 7 2 3 2 14 9 9 Fukuoka 7 3 1 3 13 13 9 Kobe 7 2 2 3 10 13 8 Yokohama 7 3 1 3 8 11 8 Osaka G 7 2 1 4 8 12 7 Tokyo V 7 2 1 4 9 14 7 Sapporo 7 2 1 4 16 18 6 Urawa 7 1 0 6 9 15 3 Osaka C 7 0 0 7 5 24 0
Consadole Sapporo's Brazilian marksman Will grabbed a hat trick to move further ahead at the top of the scoring charts, taking his season's tally up to 21 in his side's 5-2 victory over Vissel Kobe. Bismarck got the home side off to a flying start in the fourth minute at Kashima Stadium when he curled an exquisite first-time shot from the top of the box past Nagoya keeper Seigo Narazaki.