Daiki Matsubayashi made a spectacular catch in the end zone for the winning touchdown with 1:12 left in the game to lead the Fujitsu Frontiers to a 15-13 triumph over the Obic Seagulls on Thursday in the X League's Pearl Bowl Final at Tokyo Dome.
With the win, the Frontiers captured their first Pearl Bowl title since 2006 and third overall.
With the Seagulls up 13-9 in the late fourth quarter, Akihiro Izuhara found Matsubayashi wide open along the right sideline. Izuhara threw a perfect loop and Matsubayashi caught it by sliding in the end zone. That performance earned the 24-year-old wide receiver the game's MVP honor.