Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo vs Urawa Red Diamonds
How the goals came
32' Ken Tokura opens the scoring for Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (the winner) → 88' Jay Bothroyd extends Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo's lead. Full time: 2-0, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo win.
The match, goal by goal
1 of the 2 goals came after half-time.
32' Ken Tokura (Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo) 1-0
The match at the Sapporo Dome was still goalless when Ken Tokura struck in the 32nd minute to put Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo ahead. It was the first goal of the afternoon, moving the score to 1-0 before the interval. Sapporo never surrendered that advantage on the way to a 2-0 win, which made Tokura's strike the decisive goal.
88' Jay Bothroyd (Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo) 2-0
The margin stayed at 1-0 until the 88th minute, when Jay Bothroyd added Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo's second of the day. The goal stretched the lead to 2-0 with the finish in sight. In front of 33,353 spectators at the Sapporo Dome, Urawa Red Diamonds were left without a reply.
