Vissel Kobe vs Urawa Red Diamonds
How the goals came
45+1' Kyogo Furuhashi opens the scoring for Vissel Kobe (the winner) → 59' Hotaru Yamaguchi extends Vissel Kobe's lead → 86' Andres Iniesta extends Vissel Kobe's lead. Full time: 3-0, Vissel Kobe win.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 3 goals came after half-time.
45'+1 Kyogo Furuhashi (Vissel Kobe) 1-0
With the first half seemingly heading for a 0-0 break, Kyogo Furuhashi struck in the 45+1st minute to put Vissel Kobe ahead. The goal arrived in first-half stoppage time at Noevir Stadium Kobe, leaving Urawa Red Diamonds to head for the interval a goal down. Kobe never surrendered the lead afterwards, making this the winning goal.
59' Hotaru Yamaguchi (Vissel Kobe) 2-0
Leading 1-0 at the interval, Vissel Kobe doubled the advantage through Hotaru Yamaguchi in the 59th minute. Coming after the stoppage-time opener, the second goal meant Urawa Red Diamonds now needed two of their own to level. For the home side, the margin at 2-0 gave them firmer control of the contest.
86' Andres Iniesta (Vissel Kobe) 3-0
In the 86th minute, Andres Iniesta added the third goal of the night. The late strike moved Vissel Kobe from 2-0 to 3-0, and that is how the match at Noevir Stadium Kobe on 17 August 2019 finished. Urawa Red Diamonds never got on the scoresheet, and Kobe closed out a clean-sheet win in front of 22,513 spectators.
