Match highlights
Sagan Tosu vs Omiya Ardija highlights
How the goals came
18' Reiya Morishita opens the scoring for Sagan Tosu → 65' Koki Sakamoto extends Sagan Tosu's lead (the winner) → 83' Sei Kato pulls one back for Omiya Ardija. Full time: 2-1, Sagan Tosu win.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 3 goals came after half-time.
18' Reiya Morishita (Sagan Tosu) 1-0
With the match still level at 0-0, Reiya Morishita broke the deadlock in the 18th minute to put hosts Sagan Tosu ahead. The first-half strike gave Tosu a 1-0 lead and set the tone for the afternoon at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium. It was the opening goal on the way to a 2-1 home win.
65' Koki Sakamoto (Sagan Tosu) 2-0
Twenty minutes into the second half, Koki Sakamoto doubled the advantage in the 65th minute for 2-0. What had been a one-goal cushion became a two-goal margin, giving Sagan Tosu room to work with. The strike proved to be the winner, as Tosu never surrendered the lead from that point on.
83' Sei Kato (Omiya Ardija) 2-1
With the clock reading 83 minutes and the score still 2-0, Sei Kato pulled one back for Omiya Ardija. The away side closed the gap to 2-1, but there was not enough time left to find an equaliser. Kato's goal spared Omiya a blank afternoon in a match that finished 2-1.
