Former Queens Park Rangers striker Jay Bothroyd scored the winner as J. League first-division returnees Jubilo Iwata claimed their first win after two seasons in the second tier with a 2-1 away victory at Urawa Reds on Sunday.
Reds midfielder Yosuke Kashiwagi canceled out Yoshiaki Ota's 30th-minute opener in front of a crowd of 43,826 at Saitama Stadium, but Bothroyd bundled in to snatch the winner for the visitors with eight minutes left.
"I'm delighted to score my first goal of the season against a top team," Bothroyd said. "We frustrated the home team by defending very well, everyone worked hard. We played on the break, it was our game plan and it worked really well.