J. League champions Jubilo Iwata, winners of the season-opening Xerox Super Cup last week, came down to Earth with a bump Saturday when they were beaten 1-0 in extra time at home to Kashiwa Reysol.
Former champions Kashima Antlers got off to a good start by downing Nagoya Grampus Eight 1-0 through Koji Nakata's first-half goal at Tokyo's National Stadium on the opening day of the 2000 season.
Jubilo had its chances against a tricky Kashiwa side -- second to Shimizu S-Pulse in last season's overall standings -- but couldn't start the season off with a win as regulation time ended 0-0.