Leandro Damiao scored two goals for the second straight game as J. League champions Kawasaki Frontale remained perfect after four rounds with a 2-0 win over promoted Tokushima Vortis on Wednesday.
Damiao exploited Vortis' defenders in the 12th minute, forcing a bad pass that Kaoru Mitoma intercepted as Damiao moved into the area. Mitoma found the Brazilian in space with a through pass and Damiao fired across the face of the goal to score just inside the far post for his third goal of the year.
"We did that a lot last year, too,"Damiao said. "Our style is to push forward aggressively and with good work from Kaoru, that paid off again."