Shimizu S-Pulse vs Urawa Red Diamonds
How the goals came
6' Shota Kaneko opens the scoring for Shimizu S-Pulse → 11' Yuki Abe equalises for Urawa Red Diamonds → 51' Douglas puts Shimizu S-Pulse ahead → 61' Fabrício equalises for Urawa Red Diamonds → 63' Shota Kaneko puts Shimizu S-Pulse ahead → 72' Tomoaki Makino equalises for Urawa Red Diamonds. Full time: 3-3, a draw.
The match, goal by goal
4 of the 6 goals came after half-time.
6' Shota Kaneko (Shimizu S-Pulse) 1-0
The opening goal arrived in the sixth minute. Shota Kaneko put Shimizu S-Pulse ahead at home for 1-0, the first of six goals on the night at IAI Stadium Nihondaira. Kaneko would score again later in the match.
11' Yuki Abe (Urawa Red Diamonds) 1-1
Shimizu S-Pulse did not hold the lead for long. In the 11th minute Yuki Abe levelled the match for Urawa Red Diamonds at 1-1, just five minutes after falling behind. The sides went to the interval on equal terms.
51' Douglas (Shimizu S-Pulse) 2-1
The second half was only six minutes old when the deadlock broke again. Douglas restored the advantage for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 51st minute for 2-1, the hosts leading for the second time. Four more goals would follow inside the next half hour.
61' Fabrício (Urawa Red Diamonds) 2-2
Once more Urawa Red Diamonds found a reply. Fabricio made it 2-2 in the 61st minute, ten minutes after Douglas had put the hosts in front, and for the second time the visitors had erased a Shimizu S-Pulse lead. The equality lasted only two minutes.
63' Shota Kaneko (Shimizu S-Pulse) 3-2
The equaliser stood for barely two minutes. Shota Kaneko struck again in the 63rd minute, his second of the evening after the opener in the sixth, and Shimizu S-Pulse led for a third time at 3-2. Holding that advantage to the end proved beyond the hosts.
72' Tomoaki Makino (Urawa Red Diamonds) 3-3
In the 72nd minute Tomoaki Makino pulled Urawa Red Diamonds level for the third time at 3-3. Shimizu S-Pulse had led on three separate occasions and surrendered the advantage each time. No further goals came, and the match finished as it stood.
