Purple Sanga shock Antlers.

(From Asahi Shimbun)

A dramatic late strike by Teruaki Kurobe gives Kyoto its first Emperor's Cup. Gert Engels won his second Emperor's Cup as a manager and a historic first title for Kyoto Purple Sanga as the Kansai club stunned the Kashima Antlers 2-1 in the New Year's Day final

The 45-year-old German coach had already performed miracles this season by steering Kyoto to an unlikely fifth-place finish in the J.League first division

But he saved the best for last, and saw his underdog team produce an exhilarating second-half comeback to deny Kashima a Nabisco Cup-Emperor's Cup double

This was Engels' second success in the Japan Football Association's end-of-season showcase event, which attracted a near full house of 50,526 to Tokyo's National Stadium on a cold, sunny afternoon

Four years ago, Engels was in …