Yokohama F. Marinos' hopes of defending their J. League title suffered another setback on Wednesday after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to Shimizu S-Pulse.
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In the day's other early afternoon kickoff, goals from Ryoichi Maeda and Bobby Cullen gave Jubilo Iwata its second win in a row after edging visiting Gamba Osaka 2-1.
South Korea striker Ahn Jung Hwan's brilliant first-half strike against his former employer looked to have put Yokohama on the way to its first win in five matches.