Football: Kashima down Yokohama FC, stay 1 point clear in close title race

Kashima Antlers held off relegation-threatened Yokohama FC 2-1 at home to maintain a one-point lead at the top of the J-League first division on Saturday as they extended their unbeaten run to 13 games.Second-placed Kashiwa Reysol edged past Nagoya Grampus 1-0 also at home to move up to 69 points, securing their fourth-straight win, all with clean sheets, to extend their own 10-game unbeaten run and leave the title race in the balance with two rounds remaining.Kashima had an early tap-in from Leo Ceara ruled out for offside at Mercari Stadium and thereafter struggled to break down Yokohama …READ FULL ARTICLE