Urawa Red Diamonds vs Cerezo Osaka
How the goals came
12' Tadanari Lee opens the scoring for Urawa Red Diamonds → 29' Osmar equalises for Cerezo Osaka → 53' Souza puts Cerezo Osaka ahead (the winner). Full time: 1-2, Cerezo Osaka win.
The match, goal by goal
1 of the 3 goals came after half-time. Cerezo Osaka came from 1 down to win.
12' Tadanari Lee (Urawa Red Diamonds) 1-0
The first goal of the night arrived in the 12th minute. Tadanari Lee put Urawa Red Diamonds in front at home for 1-0. It was the opening score at Saitama Stadium 2002, and the lead it gave the hosts would last the next 17 minutes.
29' Osmar (Cerezo Osaka) 1-1
Urawa's advantage did not survive the first half. In the 29th minute Osmar levelled for Cerezo Osaka to make it 1-1. The visitors had wiped out the deficit before the interval, and the match was even again.
53' Souza (Cerezo Osaka) 1-2
Eight minutes into the second half, Souza turned the game around. His 53rd-minute goal made it 1-2 and handed Cerezo Osaka their first lead of the evening, leaving Urawa Red Diamonds behind for the first time. The scoreline never changed again, so the strike stood as the winner.
