YOKOHAMA -- Super sub Masafumi Maeda punished a shocking defensive mix-up to fire in the winner as Gamba Osaka edged Yokohama F. Marinos in a seven-goal thriller on Saturday night.
Yokohama Defender Naoki Matsuda is congratulated by teammates after scoring in the 40th minute Saturday against Gamba Osaka in Yokohama.
Maeda made it 4-3 on 82 minutes when Marinos 'keeper Tatsuya Enomoto raced out of his area, panicking defender Yuji Nakazawa into making a hash of his clearance, and the 70th-minute replacement for Fernandinho cracked the ball home from 25 meters.
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