Urawa Red Diamonds vs Ventforet Kofu
How the goals came
57' Shinzo Koroki opens the scoring for Urawa Red Diamonds → 60' Yuki Muto extends Urawa Red Diamonds's lead (the winner) → 76' Dudu pulls one back for Ventforet Kofu → 83' Tadanari Lee extends Urawa Red Diamonds's lead → 90+2' Rafael Silva extends Urawa Red Diamonds's lead. Full time: 4-1, Urawa Red Diamonds win.
The match, goal by goal
5 of the 5 goals came after half-time. 1 goal in second-half stoppage time.
57' Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds) 1-0
The first half at Saitama Stadium 2002 passed without a goal. The deadlock broke in the 57th minute, when Shinzo Koroki put Urawa Red Diamonds ahead at 1-0. It was the first goal of the match.
60' Yuki Muto (Urawa Red Diamonds) 2-0
Three minutes after the opener, Urawa Red Diamonds doubled their lead. Yuki Muto scored in the 60th minute for 2-0, following Koroki's goal in the 57th. Two strikes in quick succession had turned a goalless match into a two-goal advantage.
76' Dudu (Ventforet Kofu) 2-1
Ventforet Kofu responded in the 76th minute through Dudu, cutting the score to 2-1. For a spell the visitors were back within a single goal. It proved to be their only goal of the match.
83' Tadanari Lee (Urawa Red Diamonds) 3-1
Seven minutes after Kofu had pulled one back, Urawa Red Diamonds restored the two-goal margin. Tadanari Lee scored in the 83rd minute to make it 3-1. The visitors never came within a goal again.
90'+2 Rafael Silva (Urawa Red Diamonds) 4-1
There was one more goal, deep into second-half stoppage time. Rafael Silva struck in the 90+2nd minute to make it 4-1, the final score at Saitama Stadium 2002. Urawa Red Diamonds finished the match with four goals at home.
