Urawa Red Diamonds vs Ventforet Kofu
How the goals came
19' Shinzo Koroki opens the scoring for Urawa Red Diamonds → 24' Shinzo Koroki extends Urawa Red Diamonds's lead (the winner) → 27' Kazuki Kozuka pulls one back for Ventforet Kofu. Full time: 2-1, Urawa Red Diamonds win.
The match, goal by goal
0 of the 3 goals came after half-time.
19' Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds) 1-0
The J.League YBC Levain Cup second leg at Saitama Stadium 2002 was still goalless when Shinzo Koroki struck in the 19th minute on 9 June 2018. It was the first goal of the afternoon and it put the home side, Urawa Red Diamonds, in front at 1-0. From there Urawa played with a lead they had established inside the opening half-hour.
24' Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds) 2-0
Five minutes after the opener, Shinzo Koroki scored again in the 24th minute for his second of the match. The margin moved to 2-0, Urawa Red Diamonds having scored twice inside six minutes of first-half play. With the match finishing 2-1, this proved to be the winning goal, as Urawa never surrendered the lead it gave them.
27' Kazuki Kozuka (Ventforet Kofu) 2-1
Three minutes after falling two behind, Ventforet Kofu responded through Kazuki Kozuka in the 27th minute. The away side pulled one back almost immediately after conceding twice in quick succession, making it 2-1. That scoreline held to the finish, meaning all three goals of the match, watched by a crowd of 22,664, arrived in the first half.
