Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sagan Tosu
How the goals came
1' Kyosuke Tagawa opens the scoring for Sagan Tosu → 74' Maurício Antônio equalises for Urawa Red Diamonds → 80' Kyosuke Tagawa puts Sagan Tosu ahead → 85' Yuki Muto equalises for Urawa Red Diamonds. Full time: 2-2, a draw.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 4 goals came after half-time.
1' Kyosuke Tagawa (Sagan Tosu) 0-1
The match turned within a minute of kick-off. Kyosuke Tagawa put Sagan Tosu ahead at Saitama Stadium 2002, making it 0-1 for the visitors. From that moment Urawa Red Diamonds were chasing the game at home, and Tagawa's early strike set the pattern for much of what followed.
74' Maurício Antônio (Urawa Red Diamonds) 1-1
For more than 70 minutes the scoreboard stayed at 0-1. Then, in the 74th minute, Mauricio finally drew Urawa Red Diamonds level at 1-1, ending the lead Sagan Tosu had held since the opening minute. With roughly a quarter of an hour left, the home side were back in a position to push for more.
80' Kyosuke Tagawa (Sagan Tosu) 1-2
Urawa Red Diamonds' equaliser bought them only six minutes. In the 80th, Kyosuke Tagawa struck again for his second of the afternoon to restore Sagan Tosu's advantage at 1-2. Having also scored in the first minute, Tagawa had now put the visitors within sight of victory in the closing stages.
85' Yuki Muto (Urawa Red Diamonds) 2-2
With the clock at 85 minutes and Urawa Red Diamonds trailing 1-2, Yuki Muto levelled the match once more at 2-2. It was the home side's second equaliser of the afternoon, and the score would not change again. Having gone behind inside the first minute, Urawa salvaged a point at Saitama Stadium 2002.
