J. League second-division minnows Kyoto Sanga set up a historic Emperor’s Cup final with J2 champion FC Tokyo after scalping Yokohama F. Marinos 4-2 in extra time on Thursday.
No J2 team had ever reached the final on New Year’s Day.
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