Football: Clinical Hiroshima defeat Kashiwa 3-1 to lift J-League Cup

Sanfrecce Hiroshima downed Kashiwa Reysol 3-1 in the final to secure their second J-League Cup on Saturday, adding to their success at the tournament in 2022 after scoring all their goals from first-half set-pieces.Hiroshima, who are also in the Emperor's Cup semifinals, scored twice on long throws from right wing-back Shuto Nakano and once from a free-kick at Tokyo's National Stadium against a Kashiwa side who are right in the mix for the J1 league title this term."We played wonderfully from the first half," Hiroshima captain Sho Sasaki said. "We showed our strength in scoring from set-pie…READ FULL ARTICLE