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Nagoya Grampus Eight and Gamba Osaka kept intact their perfect records in the J-League after winning their respective fourth round matches recently.

Nagoya edged Yokohama FC 2-1 with goals from Keita Sugimoto and Kei Yamaguchi to climb to 12 points while Gamba were second on goal difference despite a similar scoreline win at Ventforet Kofu, thanks to strikes from Ryuji Bando and Magno Alves.

Kashiwa Reysol beat FC Tokyo 2-0 when Minoru Suganuma and Masahiro Koga struck and Shimizu S-Pulse beat Omiya Ardija 2-1 to go fourth behind Kashiwa.

Yuki Abe scored twice for Urawa Reds but they failed to take full points from the match against Oita Trinita which ended in a 2-2 stalemate.

Robert Cullen was the only player on target as Jubilo Iwata scraped out a 1-0 win against JEF United Chiba and Albirex Niigata posted their first win with a 2-0 defeat of Kawasaki Frontale, enabled by goals from Kisho Yano and Edmilson

In other games, Hideo Oshima fired a brace in Yokohama F Marinos's 3-1 win at Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe drew with Kashima Antlers 1-1.

STANDINGS: 1. Nagoya 12, 2. Gamba 12, 3. Kashiwa 10, 4. Shimizu 9, 5. Jubilo 9