Takuya Nozawa struck twice as leaders Kashima Antlers returned to winning ways with a comfortable 2-0 victory away to Omiya Ardija in the J. League first division Saturday.
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Two clinical finishes from Nozawa, with Masashi Motoyama the provider on both occasions, saw Kashima collect its first win in three matches and maintain a four-point lead over Gamba Osaka, which came from behind to thrash local rival Cerezo Osaka 4-1.
At a sparsely populated Saitama Stadium 2002, neither team was able to get a grip on a drab first half but Nozawa opened the scoring with a well-taken finish in the 27th minute.