Brazilian striker Magno Alves masterminded Urawa Reds' downfall with a hat trick as Gamba Osaka thrashed the J. League champions 4-0 in the Xerox Super Cup on Saturday.
Gamba forward Magno Alves, right, celebrates with fellow forward Ryuji Bando after
scoring the first goal of the game in the Xerox Super Cup against Urawa at Tokyo's
National Stadium on Saturday. Osaka crushed Reds 4-0.
KYODO PHOTOTakahiro Futagawa also got his name on the scoresheet with a first-half blockbuster to help Gamba avenge defeats that robbed them of three trophies last year in the new season's curtain-raiser at National Stadium.