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Erik Nascimento de Lima waited until the final minute to decide this one, breaking Gamba Osaka's resistance with a 90th-minute strike that gave Vissel Kobe a 1-0 win. It fits the pattern for Vissel Kobe right now: four wins from five in the J1 League and up to fourth place, while Gamba Osaka remain without a win all season and sit 16th after five rounds. The head-to-head has been tight between these two, with Gamba Osaka's only edge coming from a single win in four recent meetings against Vissel Kobe, but on this occasion Kobe's late push settled a game that looked destined for a stalemate. Léo Ceará still leads the J1 League scoring charts with 35 goals, a reminder of the gap between the league's best finisher and a night decided by a stoppage-time strike instead. For Gamba Osaka, another close game slipping away in the closing seconds will sting. Watch how Erik Nascimento de Lima finds the space in the 90th minute to break Gamba Osaka's hearts.
