Hosho of Miyazaki came through a penalty shootout to win the National High School Soccer Championship for the first time with a 5-3 victory over Kyoto Tachibana after a 2-2 draw in Saturday's final.
Goalkeeper Takuto Asada drilled home the winning spot kick after Hosho had twice come from behind to take the game into extra time at National Stadium, giving the team its fourth overall shootout victory of the tournament.
The final was rescheduled from its original Monday date due to heavy snowfall in Tokyo, and manager Hiromi Matsuzaki was happy that his players' hunger to win was not affected by the delay.