Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashima Antlers
How the goals came
38' Daigo Nishi opens the scoring for Kashima Antlers → 52' Takuya Iwanami equalises for Urawa Red Diamonds → 60' Yuki Muto puts Urawa Red Diamonds ahead (the winner) → 90+3' Yuki Muto extends Urawa Red Diamonds's lead. Full time: 3-1, Urawa Red Diamonds win.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 4 goals came after half-time. Urawa Red Diamonds came from 1 down to win. 1 goal in second-half stoppage time.
38' Daigo Nishi (Kashima Antlers) 0-1
The deadlock held until the 38th minute, when Daigo Nishi put Kashima Antlers in front. It was the first goal of the match and made it 0-1 to the visitors. Urawa Red Diamonds, playing at home at Saitama Stadium 2002, would go into the interval a goal behind.
52' Takuya Iwanami (Urawa Red Diamonds) 1-1
Seven minutes into the second half, Takuya Iwanami levelled the match for Urawa Red Diamonds. The goal in the 52nd minute cancelled out the lead Kashima Antlers had held since the 38th, making it 1-1. The contest was back to square one.
60' Yuki Muto (Urawa Red Diamonds) 2-1
Just eight minutes after the equaliser, Yuki Muto made it 2-1 in the 60th minute and gave Urawa Red Diamonds the lead for the first time in the match. Within that short span the scoreline had been turned around completely from 0-1. Urawa never surrendered the advantage again, so this proved to be the winning goal.
90'+3 Yuki Muto (Urawa Red Diamonds) 3-1
Deep into stoppage time, Yuki Muto struck again for his second of the afternoon. The goal in the 90+3rd minute made it 3-1 and stretched the lead Urawa Red Diamonds had built after falling behind early. It was the last act of the match at Saitama Stadium 2002 on 20 October 2018.
