Asia's reigning youth player of the year, Ritsu Doan, struck for the second straight game as Gamba Osaka closed to within a point of the J-League first division lead with a 1-0 win over Yokohama F Marinos on Sunday.Doan netted the lone goal midway through the second half for the visitors, who shot up to 18 points a quarter of the way through the season, one point off the pace of Urawa Reds.Urawa were toppled 1-0 away by Omiya in the Saitama derby as last-place Ardija won their first game of 2017. Kashima Antlers were third behind Gamba on goal difference following a 2-1 home win over Sagan …READ FULL ARTICLE
