Yasuki Kimoto scored a dramatic injury-time winner as Cerezo Osaka edged local rivals Gamba Osaka 2-1 on Sunday to reach their first J. League Cup final.
Cerezo went through 4-3 on aggregate and will face Kawasaki Frontale in the Nov. 4 final at Saitama Stadium. Frontale defeated Vegalta Sendai 3-1 at home in the other semifinal second leg, advancing 5-4 overall.
With the first leg having finished 2-2 on Wednesday, Gamba looked to be heading to their second straight final on away goals after Jin Izumisawa leveled to cancel out Yoichiro Kakitani's 15th-minute opener for Cerezo at Suita Stadium.