Kyoto Purple Sanga captured the Emperor's Cup for the first time after beating the Kashima Antlers 2-1 with a second-half rally on Wednesday at National Stadium in Tokyo.
Teruaki Kurobe of Purple Sanga celebrates after scoring the winning goal in Kyoto's 2-1 win over the
Kashima Antlers in the final of the Emperor's Cup at Tokyo's National Stadium.
PSV Eindhoven-bound, South Korea midfielder Park Ji Soon scored an equalizer in the 51st minute in his final game with Kyoto, and up-and-coming striker Teruaki Kurobe struck the winning goal in the 81st minute for Kyoto.