SHIZUOKA (Interstat) — Shimizu S-Pulse defeated V-Varen Nagasaki 2-1 on Wednesday, riding a late extra-time goal after a back-and-forth cup match. Koya Kitagawa opened the scoring in the 13th minute before V-Varen responded. Thiago equalized in the 39th minute for the visitors, then was substituted at the 46th minute. Masaki Yumiba delivered the decisive goal in the 116th minute, lifting the home side. Shimizu S-Pulse made a 10th-minute substitution involving Won Du-Jae, and both teams made further changes after the break. Yellow cards went to V-Varen Nagasaki’s Y. Egawa in the 27th minute and Shimizu S-Pulse’s R. Germain, M. Brunetti and H. Sugai in the 51st, 70th and 109th minutes. The result moved V-Varen Nagasaki to 0-1 in the competition and 0-2 overall this season. Shimizu S-Pulse improved to 1-0 in the competition and 2-0 overall. V-Varen Nagasaki previously lost at Gainare Tottori, while Shimizu S-Pulse previously won at Kanazawa.