Vegalta Sendai vs Urawa Red Diamonds
How the goals came
24' Daiki Hashioka opens the scoring for Urawa Red Diamonds → 40' Ko Itakura equalises for Vegalta Sendai. Full time: 1-1, a draw.
The match, goal by goal
0 of the 2 goals came after half-time.
24' Daiki Hashioka (Urawa Red Diamonds) 0-1
The deadlock held until the 24th minute, when Daiki Hashioka struck for Urawa Red Diamonds to make it 0-1. It was the first goal of the match and put the visitors in front at Yurtec Stadium Sendai. Vegalta Sendai, playing at home, were left with the game to chase inside the first half.
40' Ko Itakura (Vegalta Sendai) 1-1
Sendai's deficit lasted just 16 minutes. Ko Itakura levelled the match at 1-1 in the 40th minute, restoring parity before the interval and ensuring that both goals of the afternoon came in the first half. Nothing more was added after the break, so Itakura's equaliser stood as the final word on 7 October 2018.
