Relegation-haunted Cerezo Osaka scored their first win under new coach Yuji Okuma on Wednesday, beating second-division Jubilo Iwata 2-0 at home to reach the quarterfinals of the Emperor's Cup.
On the fringes of this summer's World Cup squad, Takumi Minamino hit a well-taken low drive into the bottom right-hand corner to give Cerezo the lead after half an hour at Yanmar Stadium.
And another excellent goal wrapped up the win midway through the second half, Ryo Nagai swiveling to smash a shot in off the underside of the cross bar to send his team into the last eight.