Several J.League 1 teams suffered elimination from the 2024 Emperor’s Cup at the hands of J.League 2 sides in Wednesday’s third round matches. 2022 cup champions Ventforet Kofu, Oita Trinita, V-Varen Nagasaki, JEF United Chiba, and Ehime FC were arguably the standout performers of the third round as they managed to claim J1 scalps, while the likes of Mito HollyHock, Fujieda MYFC, and the students of the University of Tsukuba giving their more illustrious opponents almighty scares before eventually bowing out of the cup with their heads held up high. The shock of the round was arguably V-Varen’…