Kashima Antlers vs Urawa Red Diamonds
How the goals came
28' Ewerton opens the scoring for Urawa Red Diamonds → 66' Tomoya Inukai equalises for Kashima Antlers → 77' Takahiro Sekine puts Urawa Red Diamonds ahead → 87' Sho Ito equalises for Kashima Antlers. Full time: 2-2, a draw.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 4 goals came after half-time.
28' Ewerton (Urawa Red Diamonds) 0-1
The match was still goalless when Everton put Urawa Red Diamonds ahead in the 28th minute. It was the visitors who made the first move in the quarter-final second leg at Kashima Soccer Stadium. The strike remained the only goal of the opening half, which closed at 0-1.
66' Tomoya Inukai (Kashima Antlers) 1-1
Kashima Antlers drew level in the 66th minute through Tomoya Inukai. The scoreboard had stood at 0-1 for 38 minutes before it finally changed. With that, the hosts had wiped out their deficit and made it 1-1 in the second half.
77' Takahiro Sekine (Urawa Red Diamonds) 1-2
Only eleven minutes after being pegged back, Urawa Red Diamonds edged in front again through Takahiro Sekine. The 77th-minute goal made it 1-2 and left Kashima Antlers chasing the game for a second time. It was the second occasion on the night that the visitors held the lead.
87' Sho Ito (Kashima Antlers) 2-2
With three minutes of normal time left, Sho Ito hauled Kashima Antlers level for the second time. His 87th-minute goal turned 1-2 into 2-2 and proved to be the last of the night at Kashima Soccer Stadium. The quarter-final second leg ended with that scoreline.
