Urawa Red Diamonds vs Omiya Ardija
How the goals came
26' Shinzo Koroki opens the scoring for Urawa Red Diamonds → 66' Mateus Castro equalises for Omiya Ardija → 69' Yosuke Kashiwagi puts Urawa Red Diamonds ahead → 88' Yusuke Segawa equalises for Omiya Ardija. Full time: 2-2, a draw.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 4 goals came after half-time.
26' Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds) 1-0
The deadlock broke in the 26th minute, when Shinzo Koroki put Urawa Red Diamonds in front at home. It was the first goal of a match played before 45,411 at Saitama Stadium 2002, and it gave the hosts a 1-0 lead that they carried into the interval.
66' Mateus Castro (Omiya Ardija) 1-1
Urawa's advantage lasted forty minutes of playing time. In the 66th, Mateus levelled for the visiting Omiya Ardija to make it 1-1. Koroki's opener had been cancelled out, and the match was back where it started.
69' Yosuke Kashiwagi (Urawa Red Diamonds) 2-1
The equality lasted only three minutes. Yosuke Kashiwagi scored in the 69th to restore the home lead at 2-1, the second goal inside a span of three minutes. With just over twenty minutes remaining, Urawa Red Diamonds were in front again.
88' Yusuke Segawa (Omiya Ardija) 2-2
Omiya Ardija drew level for the second time in the 88th minute, through Yusuke Segawa. The goal made it 2-2 and took away the win that Urawa Red Diamonds had been holding since Kashiwagi's strike. The match finished on that scoreline.
