Urawa Red Diamonds vs Nagoya Grampus
How the goals came
2' Ryuji Izumi opens the scoring for Nagoya Grampus → 25' Naoki Maeda extends Nagoya Grampus's lead → 45+2' Shinzo Koroki pulls one back for Urawa Red Diamonds → 90+3' Takahiro Sekine equalises for Urawa Red Diamonds. Full time: 2-2, a draw.
The match, goal by goal
1 of the 4 goals came after half-time. 1 goal in second-half stoppage time.
2' Ryuji Izumi (Nagoya Grampus) 0-1
The match was decided in its shape after just two minutes. Ryuji Izumi put Nagoya Grampus ahead for 0-1, giving the visitors the opening goal at Saitama Stadium 2002 on 4 August 2019. Urawa Red Diamonds were left chasing the game almost from the kickoff.
25' Naoki Maeda (Nagoya Grampus) 0-2
With the score still 0-1, Naoki Maeda doubled the visitors' advantage in the 25th minute. Nagoya Grampus led 0-2, and Urawa Red Diamonds found themselves two goals down before the interval. The second goal turned an early setback into a substantial deficit for the hosts.
45'+2 Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds) 1-2
The first half looked set to end with Nagoya Grampus two goals clear. Instead, in the second minute of added time, Shinzo Koroki pulled one back to make it 1-2. Urawa Red Diamonds went into the interval within a single goal, with the second half still open to them.
90'+3 Takahiro Sekine (Urawa Red Diamonds) 2-2
The score stayed at 1-2 as the match moved past 90 minutes. In the third minute of stoppage time, Takahiro Sekine levelled it at 2-2. Having trailed by two goals, Urawa Red Diamonds salvaged a draw with virtually the last action of the night.
