Fans of conservative, defensive soccer would have done well to steer clear of Nissan Stadium on Saturday night.
That left plenty of room for everyone else to enjoy the end-to-end action between two offensive-minded sides as Yokohama F. Marinos and Nagoya Grampus battled to a 1-1 draw in front of 22,667 fans.
"It was a good game," reflected Yokohama boss Ange Postecoglou. "Both teams were aggressive and trying to dominate."
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