Vissel Kobe were crowned Emperor's Cup champions for the first time on Wednesday, inaugurating the new National Stadium with a 2-0 victory over Kashima Antlers following a pair of fortunate goals.The star-studded club took the lead off an own goal by Kashima defender Tomoya Inukai in the 18th minute, then doubled the advantage when the ball ricocheted into the net off striker Noriaki Fujimoto 20 minutes later.Vissel were nevertheless deserving winners after dominating the first half and withstanding a late rally from five-time Emperor's Cup winners Kashima at the newly opened 2020 Tokyo Oly…READ FULL ARTICLE