Striker Kazuyoshi Miura rolled back the years with another goal to help lift promoted Yokohama FC off the bottom of the J. League first division with a 2-1 win at home to Oita Trinita on Saturday.
Kobe forward Yoshito Okubo (13) competes with Kashiwa Reysol forward Franca for the ball during
Saturday's game at Home's Stadium. Vissel won 2-1.
KYODO PHOTO"King Kazu," whose sensational goal against Sanfrecce Hiroshima two weeks ago made him the J. League's oldest Japanese scorer at 40 years old, collected a cross from the left from Kunihiko Takizawa and swept the home side into a 22nd-minute lead at Mitsuzawa Stadium.
Takizawa was also the architect for Yokohama's second, the former JEF United Chiba man providing the cross for Tomoya Uchida to head home what proved to be the decider 16 minutes from time.