Kawasaki Frontale vs Vissel Kobe
How the goals came
61' Marcinho opens the scoring for Kawasaki Frontale → 71' Tatsuya Ito extends Kawasaki Frontale's lead (the winner) → 73' Yuya Osako pulls one back for Vissel Kobe. Full time: 2-1, Kawasaki Frontale win.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 3 goals came after half-time.
61' Marcinho (Kawasaki Frontale) 1-0
Neither side found a breakthrough before the interval, and the match reached the second half at 0-0. In the 61st minute Marcinho settled the question of who would lead, putting Kawasaki Frontale in front at home. It was an advantage the hosts never gave up.
71' Tatsuya Ito (Kawasaki Frontale) 2-0
Ten minutes after the opener, Tatsuya Ito made it 2-0 in the 71st minute. Vissel Kobe were now two goals down with limited time to respond. Since the visitors would get one back, it was this second goal that accounted for the winning margin.
73' Yuya Osako (Vissel Kobe) 2-1
Only two minutes after falling two behind, Vissel Kobe responded through Yuya Osako in the 73rd minute. At 2-1 the visitors still had time to search for an equaliser. Osako's strike turned out to be the last goal of a match watched by 20,737 spectators, and Kawasaki Frontale saw out the win.
