Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Urawa Red Diamonds
How the goals came
25' Shinzo Koroki opens the scoring for Urawa Red Diamonds → 38' Kazuhiko Chiba equalises for Sanfrecce Hiroshima → 71' Shinzo Koroki puts Urawa Red Diamonds ahead (the winner) → 76' Tomoya Ugajin extends Urawa Red Diamonds's lead → 90+5' Fabrício extends Urawa Red Diamonds's lead. Full time: 1-4, Urawa Red Diamonds win.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 5 goals came after half-time. 1 goal in second-half stoppage time.
25' Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds) 0-1
The first goal of the night at Edion Stadium Hiroshima came in the 25th minute, when Shinzo Koroki put Urawa Red Diamonds in front at 0-1. Until that point the match had been goalless. Sanfrecce Hiroshima, playing at home, were left to chase the game.
38' Kazuhiko Chiba (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 1-1
Hiroshima's answer arrived before the interval. Kazuhiko Chiba scored in the 38th minute for 1-1, cancelling out the visitors' lead inside the opening 45 minutes. Both goals of the first half had now been shared.
71' Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds) 1-2
With the score still level in the second half, Koroki's name returned to the scoresheet in the 71st minute. His second goal of the match restored Urawa's advantage at 1-2 and ended the balance that had held since the 38th. Urawa never gave up the lead again, so this stood as the winning goal.
76' Tomoya Ugajin (Urawa Red Diamonds) 1-3
Five minutes after regaining the lead, Urawa extended it. Tomoya Ugajin scored in the 76th minute to make it 1-3. Hiroshima were now two goals down with the closing stages ahead of them.
90'+5 Fabrício (Urawa Red Diamonds) 1-4
The final goal came deep into stoppage time. Fabricio scored in the 90+5th minute to settle the match at 1-4. A game Hiroshima had levelled in the first half ended with four goals conceded on their own ground.
