Edigar Junio's late goal helped Yokohama F. Marinos overcome their attacking struggles with a 1-0 win over Matsumoto Yamaga on Saturday in the 16th round of the J. League's first division.
The result was a welcome one for manager Ange Postecoglou's side, which wasted two leads in last week's dramatic 3-2 defeat away at Shimizu S-Pulse.
"Last year we were a team who, maybe (today's) game we wouldn't have won. That's the development of the team, and the team understanding that you need to be strong mentally, even when things aren't going smoothly.