Yokohama F. Marinos got the rub of the green and defeated Shimizu S-Pulse 2-0 to post their first win in Group B in the Nabisco Cup on Saturday.
Yokohama was second best in all departments until an own goal from Shimizu defender Yasuhiro Hiraoka turned the tide and gifted it a 59th-minute lead.
S-Pulse never recovered from that blow and Fabio smashed home the second 10 minutes later to complete victory in what Marinos' coach Erick Mombaerts admitted was a game of two halves.