Naoaki Aoyama equalized with the last attack of the game to snatch a point for Ventforet Kofu and deny Yokohama F. Marinos a return to the top of the J.League table with a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Marinos looked to be cruising back into first place a day after Omiya Ardija had taken it from them when Shunsuke Nakamura scored a 4th-minute free kick at Nissan Stadium, but Ventforet had other ideas as Aoyama headed home from a goalmouth scramble with the match five minutes into injury time.
The result means Ardija finish the weekend top of the table for the first time in club history, and Aoyama returns to Kofu with a smile on his face after battling through illness to face his former club.
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