Kazumichi Takagi scored a contender for own goal of the season and Hulk grabbed a double as Tokyo Verdy thrashed sorry Shimizu S-Pulse 4-1 in the J. League on Sunday.
Under no real pressure, Takagi inexplicably drove an attempted back pass past horrified goalkeeper Yohei Nishibe from distance to gift Verdy the lead after half an hour at Ajinomoto Stadium.
More woeful defending from S-Pulse allowed Hulk to extend Verdy's lead on the stroke of halftime, the Brazilian collecting a Takuya Honda interception to slot home from a tight angle.