Shimizu S-Pulse failed to take advantage of Kawasaki Frontale's early-season fatigue in a flat 0-0 draw on Saturday.
S-Pulse headed to Todoroki Stadium on top of the table after two wins and a draw from their opening three J. League fixtures, and had designs on taking three more points from a team whose involvement in the Asian Champions League meant it had played twice as many matches over the past month.
But not even former national team star Shinji Ono could find a way through for Shimizu in a scrappy 90 minutes, earning Frontale a reprieve after last weekend's shocking 4-0 collapse to Yokohama F. Marinos.
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