Yokohama F. Marinos moved into the top half of the J. League table Saturday with a 1-0 win on the road against Shimizu S-Pulse.
In one of their most impressive performances since former Australian national coach Ange Postecoglou took the reins this season, Marinos maintained a disciplined defensive formation while looking to hit their opponents on the break.
A counterattack yielded the match-winning goal in the 12th minute, after defensive midfielder Takahiro Ogihara picked out Ryosuke Yamanaka making a run down the left wing.