Kashiwa Reysol took another step toward defending their Nabisco Cup title after reaching the semifinals with a 3-1 second-leg win over Yokohama F. Marinos on Sunday night.
A well-taken late header from Eduardo wrapped up the scoring to earn the holders a 5-2 aggregate win and set up a meeting in the last four with reigning J. League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
"Yokohama are a traditionally strong club but we were the better team over the two legs," said Kashiwa manager Nelsinho.