SUITA, Japan (Interstat) — Takumi Kato scored in second-half stoppage time to lift Kyoto to a 2-2 draw against Gamba Osaka on Saturday at Panasonic Stadium Suita. Haruki Arai also scored for Kyoto, and Shimpei Fukuoka supplied an assist. Takashi Usami scored for Gamba Osaka, while Issam Jebali added a goal and a yellow card. Gamba Osaka played with 10 men after Jun Ichimori received a red card in the 53rd minute. Kyoto’s Sato was booked in the 33rd minute. Kyoto is now 0-2-2 in this competition and 1-2-2 overall. Gamba Osaka is 1-1-2 in this competition and 2-1-2 overall. Kyoto will host Newcastle Jets next, and Gamba Osaka will host Buriram. The teams traded goals in the second half, with Kato’s late finish canceling Gamba Osaka’s lead after Jebali scored in the 65th minute. Usami opened the scoring in the 31st minute, and Arai equalized in the 39th. Gamba Osaka’s red card left it with 10 men, and Kyoto needed Kato’s stoppage-time goal to secure the draw.