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J-League third-division club Kataller Toyama knocked out reigning J1 champions Vissel Kobe 5-4 in a penalty shootout in the third round of the J-League Cup late Wednesday. The match was tied 1-1 after overtime in Toyama, central Japan. Urawa Reds also fell victim to a third-round upset, losing to second-division V-Varen Nagasaki 1-0. Haruya Ide’s 19th-minute opener for Kobe was canceled out by an own goal in the 70th. Kobe striker Taisei Miyashiro’s shot hit the top of the crossbar and bounced out at the beginning of the shootout while Toyama’s all five kickers found the net in front of a home…

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