Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Osaka: AFC Champions League 2015 quarter-finalists Gamba Osaka let slip a 2-0 lead as Yokohama F Marinos scored two late goals to earn a 2-2 draw in the third round of matches in the second stage of the 2015 J.League on Sunday.
Things started well for the reigning Japanese champions when Brazilian striker Patric (pictured in ACL action against FC Seoul) opened the scoring just five minutes into the meeting at the Expo ’70 Commemorative Stadium with his third goal in as many games.
Shu Kurata doubled Gamba’s lead in the 68th minute before Ademilson pulled a goal back for the visitors with seven minutes remaining.
The Brazilian’s strike was looking to prove a mere consolation for the Marinos until skipper Shunsuke Nakamura struck four minutes into stoppage-time to earn his side a share of the spoils.
Gamba are back in the hunt for a second AFC Champions League tile next month when the 2008 winners face fellow former champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the last eight of this season’s ACL with the Japanese side travelling to the Korea Republic for the first-leg of their quarter-final clash with the 2006 winners on August 26.
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