YOKOHAMA -- Koji Yamase and Daisuke Sakata gave Yokohama F. Marinos a well-deserved 2-0 victory over Shimizu S-Pulse in their Nabisco Cup Group B game at Mitsuzawa Stadium on Wednesday evening.

News photoYokohama FC midfielder Kazu Miura slides to the ball during the J. League Nabisco Cup match against Jubilo Iwata on Wednesday at Yamaha Stadium. Yokohama FC won 1-0. KYODO PHOTO

The win at Marinos' second home in Yokohama further eased the pressure on under-fire manager Hiroshi Hayano after Yokohama picked up a second league win of the season last weekend, beating Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3-1.