Match highlights
Vissel Kobe vs Nagoya Grampus highlights
How the goals came
2' Kensuke Nagai opens the scoring for Nagoya Grampus → 38' Yoshinori Muto equalises for Vissel Kobe → 47' Erik puts Vissel Kobe ahead (the winner) → 90+1' Ren Komatsu extends Vissel Kobe's lead. Full time: 3-1, Vissel Kobe win.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 4 goals came after half-time. Vissel Kobe came from 1 down to win. 1 goal in second-half stoppage time.
2' Kensuke Nagai (Nagoya Grampus) 0-1
Nagoya Grampus needed only two minutes to go ahead at Noevir Stadium Kobe, where Kensuke Nagai opened the scoring for 0-1. The visitors set the early terms of the afternoon, and Vissel Kobe were left chasing the game in front of their own supporters.
38' Yoshinori Muto (Vissel Kobe) 1-1
With the score still 0-1, Yoshinori Muto levelled matters in the 38th minute. The equaliser came some 36 minutes after Nagai's opener and restored parity at 1-1 before the interval. The two sides went into half-time on even terms.
47' Erik (Vissel Kobe) 2-1
Two minutes into the second half, Erik turned the match around with Vissel Kobe's second goal for 2-1. Having trailed since the second minute, the hosts were ahead for the first time. Kobe never surrendered that advantage, which made Erik's strike the winning goal.
90'+1 Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe) 3-1
Kobe's lead was still a single goal when the match moved into additional time, and in the 90+1st minute Ren Komatsu made it 3-1. The late strike settled a comeback win in front of 17,956 at Noevir Stadium Kobe. Nagoya Grampus, ahead inside two minutes, ended up on the losing side.
