A roller-coaster J. League season ended right back where it started — with Vissel Kobe defending their J1 crown on Sunday.
The defending champions cruised past Shonan Bellmare 3-0 at home thanks to goals from Taisei Miyashiro, Yoshinori Muto, and Takahiro Ogihara.
Fellow title hopefuls Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Machida Zelvia had for so long led the way this term, but as they both faltered on the final straight, Vissel maintained their composure to claim back-to-back titles and a club-first double, following on from last month’s triumph in the Emperor’s Cup.
