A hugely controversial performance from referee Masaaki Iemoto overshadowed an unlikely penalty-shootout win for second-division Sanfrecce Hiroshima over J. League champion Kashima Antlers in the Xerox Super Cup on Saturday.
Iemoto ordered two missed Sanfrecce spot-kicks to be retaken following a 2-2 draw in regulation time, sparking a pitch invasion from the Kashima fans.
Antlers' Go Oiwa was sent off amid angry scenes after the final whistle, adding to the first-half red cards shown to Kashima's Daiki Iwamasa and Sanfrecce's Ri Han Jae.