Urawa Red Diamonds vs Cerezo Osaka
How the goals came
22' Yuki Muto opens the scoring for Urawa Red Diamonds → 37' Shinzo Koroki extends Urawa Red Diamonds's lead (the winner) → 52' Rafael Silva extends Urawa Red Diamonds's lead → 59' Matej Jonjic pulls one back for Cerezo Osaka. Full time: 3-1, Urawa Red Diamonds win.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 4 goals came after half-time.
22' Yuki Muto (Urawa Red Diamonds) 1-0
The deadlock broke in the 22nd minute, when Yuki Muto put Urawa Red Diamonds ahead at home. It was the first goal of the match, turning 0-0 into 1-0. From that point on, Cerezo Osaka were chasing the game.
37' Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds) 2-0
Urawa Red Diamonds doubled their lead before the interval. Shinzo Koroki scored in the 37th minute, 15 minutes after Muto's opener, to make it 2-0. The hosts carried that two-goal cushion into half-time, and the strike would ultimately stand as the winning goal.
52' Rafael Silva (Urawa Red Diamonds) 3-0
Seven minutes into the second half, Rafael Silva extended the margin to 3-0. He was the third different Urawa Red Diamonds scorer of the afternoon, following Muto and Koroki. With 52 minutes played, Cerezo Osaka trailed by three.
59' Matej Jonjic (Cerezo Osaka) 3-1
Cerezo Osaka responded seven minutes after falling three behind. Matej Jonjic scored in the 59th minute to make it 3-1. It proved to be the visitors' only goal at Saitama Stadium 2002, and the scoreline did not change again.
