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Leo Ceara netted a second-half penalty to salvage a 1-1 draw for J-League high flyers Cerezo Osaka against lowly Consadole Sapporo on Friday. The point was not enough, however, to prevent Machida Zelvia from leapfrogging Cerezo back to the top of the J1 standings with a 2-0 home win against Kashiwa Reysol. Ceara got on the scoresheet for the sixth straight J1 game by beating Consadole keeper Takanori Sugeno in the 71st minute at Yodoko Sakura Stadium after Daiki Suga was penalized for bringing down Lucas Fernandes. Having started the day bottom of the table, Sapporo had been on track for the b…

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