Match highlights
Yokohama F. Marinos vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima highlights
How the goals came
53' Rio Futada opens the scoring for Yokohama F. Marinos → 59' 平野 遼 extends Yokohama F. Marinos's lead → 66' Hayato Araki pulls one back for Sanfrecce Hiroshima → 74' Naoto Arai equalises for Sanfrecce Hiroshima → 75' Joji Onaiwu puts Yokohama F. Marinos ahead → 81' Naoto Arai equalises for Sanfrecce Hiroshima → 90+4' an own goal puts Yokohama F. Marinos ahead (the winner). Full time: 4-3, Yokohama F. Marinos win.
The match, goal by goal
7 of the 7 goals came after half-time. 1 goal in second-half stoppage time.
53' Rio Futada (Yokohama F. Marinos) 1-0
The deadlock held until the second half, when Rio Futada broke it in the 53rd minute. His goal put the home side, Yokohama F. Marinos, ahead at 1-0. It was the first strike of a match that had gone through the opening 45 minutes without a goal.
59' 平野 遼 (Yokohama F. Marinos) 2-0
Six minutes after the opener, Yokohama F. Marinos added a second to lead 2-0. Two goals in quick succession early in the second half had given the hosts a two-goal cushion over Sanfrecce Hiroshima. With 9,055 watching at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, the match appeared to be tilting one way.
66' Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 2-1
In the 66th minute Hayato Araki pulled a goal back for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. The deficit was cut from two to one, and the score read 2-1. For the visitors, it provided a foothold for the time that remained.
74' Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 2-2
Naoto Arai levelled the match in the 74th minute at 2-2. Yokohama F. Marinos had seen a two-goal lead disappear, while Sanfrecce Hiroshima had scored twice in eight minutes to bring the tie back to even terms.
75' Joji Onaiwu (Yokohama F. Marinos) 3-2
A minute after being pegged back, Joji Onaiwu made it 3-2 in the 75th. Yokohama F. Marinos regained the lead almost immediately, going in front for the second time in the match. The equality had lasted barely any time at all.
81' Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 3-3
In the 81st minute Naoto Arai scored his second of the night to make it 3-3. Sanfrecce Hiroshima had drawn level for the second time, wiping out a Yokohama F. Marinos lead once again in the closing stages. Arai was responsible for two of the three goals Hiroshima scored after the 66th minute.
90'+4 Own goal (Yokohama F. Marinos) 4-3
With the score at 3-3, an own goal in the 90+4th minute was credited to Yokohama F. Marinos and made it 4-3. Arriving deep in additional time, it gave the hosts their third lead of the night and stood as the winning goal. Having surrendered a two-goal advantage and been pegged back twice, Yokohama settled the tie at the last.
