Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Tokyo
How the goals came
9' Tadanari Lee opens the scoring for Urawa Red Diamonds → 46' Diego Oliveira equalises for FC Tokyo → 48' Kai Shibato puts Urawa Red Diamonds ahead → 68' Tadanari Lee extends Urawa Red Diamonds's lead (the winner) → 87' Ryoichi Maeda pulls one back for FC Tokyo. Full time: 3-2, Urawa Red Diamonds win.
The match, goal by goal
4 of the 5 goals came after half-time.
9' Tadanari Lee (Urawa Red Diamonds) 1-0
The deadlock broke in the ninth minute, when Tadanari Lee put Urawa Red Diamonds ahead. It was the first goal of the afternoon at Saitama Stadium 2002, and it gave the home side a 1-0 lead in front of 46,770 spectators. Lee would return to the scoresheet later in the same match.
46' Diego Oliveira (FC Tokyo) 1-1
Just after the interval, in the 46th minute, Diego Oliveira levelled the match for FC Tokyo. Trailing 1-0 at the break, the visitors needed barely any time after the restart to wipe out the deficit. The score at Saitama Stadium 2002 stood at 1-1.
48' Kai Shibato (Urawa Red Diamonds) 2-1
Two minutes after the equaliser, in the 48th minute, Kai Shibato restored the home advantage at 2-1. The score had changed twice within the opening three minutes of the second half. FC Tokyo, level only moments earlier, were chasing the game again.
68' Tadanari Lee (Urawa Red Diamonds) 3-1
In the 68th minute Tadanari Lee scored his second of the match, stretching the Urawa Red Diamonds lead to 3-1. Following his opener in the ninth minute, it proved to be the decisive goal of the afternoon. FC Tokyo were left needing two goals from the time that remained.
87' Ryoichi Maeda (FC Tokyo) 3-2
Three minutes from the end of normal time, Ryoichi Maeda pulled a goal back for FC Tokyo to make it 3-2. The visitors had closed to within one, but there was little time left to find an equaliser. Maeda's goal was the last of the match, and Urawa Red Diamonds saw out the 3-2 win.
