Daiki Takamatsu 高松 大樹, twice capped for Japan, scored with twenty two minutes to lead Ōita to a 2-0 victory over Shimizu S-Pulse to capture the "Yamazaki Nabisco" League Cup. Trinita's defending was in fine form and S-Pa could not get started, losing their second consecutive final. Nineteen year-old Mu Kanazaki 金崎夢生 (pictured below) continues to warrant a call-up to the Blue Samurai's per his work in the Ōita midfield and created numerous
scoring opportunities. As the match was winding down Brazilian veteran Ueslei added the second goal to bring the match to its final 2-0 score.
