Two weeks after seeing their near-insurmountable lead in the J. League first division shrink to an uncomfortably slim two points with two games remaining, Yokohama F. Marinos righted the ship in confident fashion, beating Urawa Reds 4-1 on Saturday to maintain control of their own destiny heading into next weekend’s final round.
Braces by Brazilian attackers Elber and Anderson Lopes were enough to get the job done at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama as the two sliced their way through an Urawa defense that rarely put up a fight.
“The focus yesterday and today was (on) our energy, and being positive with our energy, and particularly now to show courage and character, individually and as a group, to take the game on,” F. Marinos manager Kevin Muscat said. “I couldn’t be any more proud to be associated with this club and with this group of players with the way they took their game on tonight.”
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