Whisper it quietly, but Urawa Reds might soon be dealing with a full-blown crisis. When they needed desperately to win, Urawa Reds slumped to one of the most stunning defeats in recent J. League history as the Saitama giants were torn apart by second-from-bottom Kashiwa Reysol. The 4-1 scoreline is only half the story. Kashiwa's masterful passing game had the Reds chasing shadows, and when Urawa did pour forward they were hit time and again by Reysol's incisive counter-attacks. That the J. League's second-from-bottom team could so comprehensively inflict defeat upon one of Japan's biggest clubs is a testament to the competitiveness of the league.