Urawa Red Diamonds vs Shimizu S-Pulse
How the goals came
24' Shinzo Koroki opens the scoring for Urawa Red Diamonds → 57' Shinzo Koroki extends Urawa Red Diamonds's lead → 64' Chong Tese pulls one back for Shimizu S-Pulse → 69' Chong Tese equalises for Shimizu S-Pulse → 71' Tiago Alves puts Shimizu S-Pulse ahead → 74' Shinzo Koroki equalises for Urawa Red Diamonds. Full time: 3-3, a draw.
The match, goal by goal
5 of the 6 goals came after half-time. The lead changed hands 1 time.
24' Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds) 1-0
The deadlock broke in the 24th minute. Shinzo Koroki put Urawa Red Diamonds ahead at home for 1-0, and that single goal was enough to carry the hosts through to the interval in front. It was the first of several twists on this afternoon at Saitama Stadium 2002.
57' Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds) 2-0
Twelve minutes into the second half, Shinzo Koroki struck again for his second of the match. Urawa Red Diamonds moved 2-0 clear, leaving Shimizu S-Pulse with two goals to find and barely half an hour to find them. At that point the home side appeared in control of the afternoon.
64' Chong Tese (Shimizu S-Pulse) 2-1
Shimizu S-Pulse finally found a way back through Chong Tese in the 64th minute. The visitors pulled one back for 2-1 and, with the deficit halved, the contest reopened. What followed was a rapid sequence of goals.
69' Chong Tese (Shimizu S-Pulse) 2-2
Five minutes later the same man delivered again. Chong Tese's second of the day in the 69th minute levelled the match at 2-2, wiping out a two-goal deficit in the space of five minutes. Shimizu S-Pulse were back on terms away from home.
71' Tiago Alves (Shimizu S-Pulse) 2-3
Two minutes after the equaliser, Thiago Alves completed the turnaround. His 71st-minute goal put Shimizu S-Pulse 2-3 in front, their third in the space of seven minutes. A side that had trailed by two led for the first time in the match.
74' Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds) 3-3
In the 74th minute Shinzo Koroki scored his third of the afternoon to complete a hat-trick and restore parity at 3-3. It was the fourth goal in a ten-minute burst and the last of the match. Urawa Red Diamonds had squandered a two-goal lead, while Shimizu S-Pulse were unable to hold the advantage they had just seized.
