The three-time J.League champions had their backs to the wall when they were reduced to 10 men in the 37th minute after Fablicio was dismissed for picking up his second yellow card.

However, the visitors showed tremendous resilience and broke the deadlock in the 83rd minute when defender Hideto Suzuki rose high in the area to head home a Kota Ueda free-kick for the only goal of the match.

Jubilo suffered a further setback with four minutes left when forward Norihiro Nishi injured his leg in a collision with an opponent, but had to play on as his team had already used up all of their substitutions.

Tokyo manager Hiromi Hara sent on lanky Costa Rican international Paulo Wanchope to partner Japan Under-22 forward Sota Hirayama and Brazilian Lucas up front.

But although they peppered the Iwata goal late on, Japan goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi managed to maintain a clean sheet for his side.

Earlier in the day, Nagoya Grampus Eight moved to the top of the table after downing Albirex Niigata 2-0 for their third consecutive victory.

Norway international Frode Johnsen opened the scoring in the 34th minute and South Korean midfielder Kim Jung-Woo found the net for the third straight game with 20 minutes remaining as Nagoya maintained their perfect start to the season.

Nagoya, who have yet to concede a goal this season, lead the standings on goal difference from Gamba Osaka, who trounced Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3-0 on Saturday.