Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashiwa Reysol
How the goals came
35' Michael Olunga opens the scoring for Kashiwa Reysol → 38' Kazuki Nagasawa equalises for Urawa Red Diamonds → 41' Shinzo Koroki puts Urawa Red Diamonds ahead → 60' Yusuke Segawa equalises for Kashiwa Reysol → 81' Shinzo Koroki puts Urawa Red Diamonds ahead (the winner). Full time: 3-2, Urawa Red Diamonds win.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 5 goals came after half-time. Urawa Red Diamonds came from 1 down to win.
35' Michael Olunga (Kashiwa Reysol) 0-1
The first half had stayed goalless until the 35th minute, when Kashiwa Reysol broke the deadlock away from home. Michael Olunga put the visitors 0-1 ahead at Saitama Stadium 2002. Urawa Red Diamonds were left chasing the game from that point.
38' Kazuki Nagasawa (Urawa Red Diamonds) 1-1
Kashiwa Reysol's lead lasted only three minutes. Kazuki Nagasawa levelled for Urawa Red Diamonds in the 38th minute to make it 1-1. The closing stage of the first half had suddenly opened up.
41' Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds) 2-1
In the 41st minute Shinzo Koroki turned the match around, putting Urawa Red Diamonds 2-1 up. Three goals had arrived in the space of six minutes. The hosts, 0-1 down not long before, went into the interval in front.
60' Yusuke Segawa (Kashiwa Reysol) 2-2
Fifteen minutes into the second half, Kashiwa Reysol drew level once more. Yusuke Segawa scored in the 60th minute for 2-2. A match that had produced three goals before the break was back where it started.
81' Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds) 3-2
With the score level at 2-2, Shinzo Koroki struck again in the 81st minute for his second of the afternoon. It proved the winner, as Urawa Red Diamonds held on for 3-2. Five goals were shared at Saitama Stadium 2002 in front of 26,431 spectators.
