Match highlights
Vegalta Sendai vs FC Imabari highlights
How the goals came
1' Yuki Kajiura opens the scoring for FC Imabari → 48' Motohiko Nakashima equalises for Vegalta Sendai → 52' Tsubasa Umeki puts Vegalta Sendai ahead (the winner) → 74' Ko Miyazaki extends Vegalta Sendai's lead. Full time: 3-1, Vegalta Sendai win.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 4 goals came after half-time. Vegalta Sendai came from 1 down to win.
1' Yuki Kajiura (FC Imabari) 0-1
The match turned inside the opening minute. Yuki Kajiura scored for FC Imabari, sending the visitors ahead at 0-1. Vegalta Sendai were left chasing the game in front of their own crowd at Yurtec Stadium Sendai, and that single goal was the deficit they carried through the entire first half.
48' Motohiko Nakashima (Vegalta Sendai) 1-1
Three minutes after the restart, Motohiko Nakashima drew Vegalta Sendai level at 1-1. The lead FC Imabari had held since the opening minute was gone, erased almost as soon as the second half began. From the 48th minute the match stood even again.
52' Tsubasa Umeki (Vegalta Sendai) 2-1
Four minutes after the equaliser, in the 52nd, Tsubasa Umeki turned the match around for Vegalta Sendai at 2-1. Together with Nakashima's goal it meant two strikes in a short burst at the start of the second half, flipping the scoreline. Sendai never surrendered the lead again, making this the winning goal.
74' Ko Miyazaki (Vegalta Sendai) 3-1
In the 74th minute Ko Miyazaki extended Vegalta Sendai's advantage to 3-1, pushing the margin to two goals. With the time remaining, it was a heavy blow for FC Imabari. In front of 9,860 at Yurtec Stadium Sendai, the scoreline stayed that way to the finish.
