Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Tokyo
How the goals came
17' Shinzo Koroki opens the scoring for Urawa Red Diamonds → 22' Kento Hashimoto equalises for FC Tokyo → 30' Shinzo Koroki puts Urawa Red Diamonds ahead (the winner). Full time: 2-1, Urawa Red Diamonds win.
The match, goal by goal
0 of the 3 goals came after half-time.
17' Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds) 1-0
The deadlock was broken in the 17th minute, when Shinzo Koroki put Urawa Red Diamonds ahead at home for 1-0. It was the first goal of this Meiji Yasuda J1 League fixture, played at Saitama Stadium 2002 on 19 August 2017. From that point FC Tokyo had to chase the game well before the interval.
22' Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) 1-1
Five minutes after falling behind, FC Tokyo were level again: Kento Hashimoto scored in the 22nd minute to make it 1-1. The visitors had erased their deficit almost immediately. With barely a quarter of the match gone, the contest was back to square one.
30' Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds) 2-1
Eight minutes after the equaliser, Shinzo Koroki struck again in the 30th minute to restore Urawa Red Diamonds' lead at 2-1. It was his second of the evening, and the third goal of a first half in which the scoring came in quick succession. The advantage held to the finish, making Koroki's strike the winner.
