Jungo Fujimoto and Sho Ito both opened their Yokohama F. Marinos accounts as the Emperor's Cup holders beat Omiya Ardija 2-0 in their J. League season opener on Sunday.
Fujimoto netted in the first half at a rain-lashed Nissan Stadium and Ito added a blistering strike in the dying moments to help Marinos rebound from their midweek defeat in the Asian Champions League.
"This is the first game of the J. League season but we showed our supporters two poor performances in the Xerox (Super Cup) and ACL. We talked about how we could start afresh in the J. League and I think we showed heart today," said Fujimoto.