Naoaki Aoyama scored in the 96th minute to rescue a precious point for Ventforet Kofu and dent Urawa Reds' J. League title hopes with a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Second-place Urawa went into the game at Saitama Stadium trailing league-leaders Yokohama F. Marinos by two points, and Yuki Abe looked to have set the home side on its way to another win when he converted a penalty in the 51st minute.
But Aoyama spoiled the party by crashing home the equalizer in the sixth minute of injury time, giving fourth-from-bottom Ventforet a six-point cushion above the relegation places with eight games of the season left to play.
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