Vissel Kobe slip to seven straight defeats and fall closer to relegation zone Japan Iniesta didn't play, Villa didn't score and Samper was a substitute

Vissel Kobe of the J1 League fell to their seventh straight defeat against Yokohama Marinos.

The club, with some of the greatest names in world football, Andreas Iniesta and David Villa are going through a poor run and edging ever closer to the drop zone.

Villa was the only Spanish starter in coach Takayuki Yoshida's starting XI and the Asturian striker failed to score in the 4-1 defeat on Saturday.

The former Barcelona man has notched four goals in 12 games.

Andreas Iniesta was ruled out of the game through injury, while Sergi Samper was a substitute, coming on the 71st minute with the game at 2-0.

The result leaves Vissel Kobe 14th in the standings on 10 points, the same number as Sagan Tosu, who third from bottom in the relegation zone.