Guido Buchwald admitted Lady Luck was smiling down upon him in his last match as Urawa coach after the Reds stole the Emperor's Cup from under the noses of a dominant Gamba Osaka on New Year's Day.
Guido Buchwald gets a "doage" from his Urawa players after the Reds beat Gamba Osaka 1-0 on Monday to win
the Emperor's Cup and complete the league and cup double in the German's last game as coach.
KYODO PHOTOBuchwald's men were utterly outclassed by the Osakans in the final at Tokyo's National Stadium and had 'keeper Ryota Tsuzuki to thank for keeping them in the game before forward Yuichiro Nagai's late breakaway goal ensured the Reds gave their coach the perfect sendoff by completing the league and cup double.