Gamba Osaka defeated Osaka Gakuin University in a 60-minute training match, divided into halves of 30 minutes each, on Monday.

The Japanese Treble winners quickly dispatched their opponents, overcoming them early with goals scored in the first half by a youth teamer and 19-year-old midfielder Naoya Seno.

Kenta Hasegawa’s side slipped to 10th place in the MEIJI YASUDA J1 League’s second stage table after losing 2-1 to FC Tokyo last Sunday.

The team will attempt to seize back the initiative in defence of their title when they host strugglers Shimizu S-Pulse this Saturday.