Match highlights
Nagoya Grampus vs Urawa Red Diamonds highlights
How the goals came
22' an own goal opens the scoring for Urawa Red Diamonds → 29' Keiji Tamada equalises for Nagoya Grampus → 44' Jô puts Nagoya Grampus ahead (the winner) → 70' Jô extends Nagoya Grampus's lead → 79' Jô extends Nagoya Grampus's lead. Full time: 4-1, Nagoya Grampus win.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 5 goals came after half-time. Nagoya Grampus came from 1 down to win.
22' Own goal (Urawa Red Diamonds) 0-1
The deadlock broke in the 22nd minute, when an own goal put the visiting Urawa Red Diamonds ahead at 0-1. Nagoya Grampus, playing at home in Toyota Stadium, were left to chase the game from that point on.
29' Keiji Tamada (Nagoya Grampus) 1-1
Seven minutes after falling behind, Nagoya Grampus were level again. Keiji Tamada scored in the 29th minute for 1-1, ensuring the hosts did not carry the deficit deep into the first half.
44' Jô (Nagoya Grampus) 2-1
With the interval approaching, Jo turned the match around. His goal in the 44th minute made it 2-1 to Nagoya Grampus, who had trailed 0-1 barely twenty minutes earlier and now went into the break in front. That lead was never surrendered, which made this the winning goal.
70' Jô (Nagoya Grampus) 3-1
In the 70th minute Jo struck again, his second of the match, extending the margin to 3-1. A one-goal cushion became two, and Urawa Red Diamonds were left needing two goals in the time remaining.
79' Jô (Nagoya Grampus) 4-1
Jo completed his hat-trick in the 79th minute, taking the score to 4-1. All three of his goals came after Nagoya Grampus had fallen behind to the own goal on 22 minutes, and the scoreline stayed as it was to the finish.
