Jubilo Iwata vs Kawasaki Frontale
How the goals came
17' Yuichi Maruyama opens the scoring for Kawasaki Frontale (the winner) → 50' So Kawahara extends Kawasaki Frontale's lead → 72' Pedro Romano extends Kawasaki Frontale's lead → 84' 山市 秀翔 extends Kawasaki Frontale's lead. Full time: 0-4, Kawasaki Frontale win.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 4 goals came after half-time.
17' Yuichi Maruyama (Kawasaki Frontale) 0-1
The deadlock broke in the 17th minute, when Yuichi Maruyama put Kawasaki Frontale ahead at 0-1. It was the first goal of the evening at Yamaha Stadium, and Jubilo Iwata were behind well before the interval. The visitors never let that advantage slip on the way to a 0-4 win, so Maruyama's goal stood as the decisive one.
50' So Kawahara (Kawasaki Frontale) 0-2
Five minutes into the second half, So Kawahara made it 0-2. The restart brought Jubilo Iwata no way back into the match, and the deficit they had to overturn doubled. Kawahara's goal was the first of three that Kawasaki Frontale added after the break.
72' Pedro Romano (Kawasaki Frontale) 0-3
Pedro Romano added a third in the 72nd minute for 0-3. With under 20 minutes left, Jubilo Iwata needed three goals in front of their own crowd. Kawasaki Frontale had now scored in both halves, and the outcome was effectively settled.
84' 山市 秀翔 (Kawasaki Frontale) 0-4
Kawasaki Frontale's fourth goal came in the 84th minute and set the final score at 0-4. All four of their goals on the night were scored by different players, and Jubilo Iwata finished without a reply. In front of 4,656 at Yamaha Stadium, the visitors closed out the opening day of the third round four goals clear.
