Jubilo Iwata vs Tokyo Verdy
How the goals came
31' 佐久間 心輝 opens the scoring for Jubilo Iwata → 38' 佐久間 心輝 extends Jubilo Iwata's lead → 39' Sota Ofuji pulls one back for Tokyo Verdy → 43' Soma Kanda equalises for Tokyo Verdy → 69' 中谷 桜太朗 puts Jubilo Iwata ahead → 82' Gakuto Kawamura equalises for Tokyo Verdy → 83' 仲山 獅恩 puts Tokyo Verdy ahead (the winner) → 85' Gakuto Kawamura extends Tokyo Verdy's lead. Full time: 3-5, Tokyo Verdy win.
The match, goal by goal
4 of the 8 goals came after half-time. Tokyo Verdy came from 2 down to win.
31' 佐久間 心輝 (Jubilo Iwata) 1-0
The deadlock held until the 31st minute, when Jubilo Iwata went in front at home for 1-0. It was the first goal of the afternoon, and it left Tokyo Verdy with ground to make up before the interval.
38' 佐久間 心輝 (Jubilo Iwata) 2-0
Seven minutes after the opener, the same Jubilo Iwata scorer struck again in the 38th minute for 2-0. Two goals in seven minutes had given the home side a double advantage with the first half still running.
39' Sota Ofuji (Tokyo Verdy) 2-1
Verdy's two-goal deficit lasted barely a minute. In the 39th, Sota Ofuji pulled one back for 2-1, an immediate answer to the home side's second goal.
43' Soma Kanda (Tokyo Verdy) 2-2
By the 43rd minute the match was level again, Soma Kanda making it 2-2. Tokyo Verdy had wiped out a two-goal gap in the space of four minutes, and the visitors reached the interval on terms with Iwata.
69' 中谷 桜太朗 (Jubilo Iwata) 3-2
The 2-2 was broken in the 69th minute, when Jubilo Iwata moved back in front for 3-2. Having surrendered a two-goal cushion before the interval, the home side held the lead for a second time in the match.
82' Gakuto Kawamura (Tokyo Verdy) 3-3
With time running short, Gakuto Kawamura levelled the game at 3-3 in the 82nd minute. Iwata's lead had lasted some thirteen minutes, and the match went into its closing stage undecided.
83' 仲山 獅恩 (Tokyo Verdy) 3-4
A minute after the equaliser, Tokyo Verdy led for the first time all afternoon, going 3-4 up in the 83rd. The visitors never gave that advantage back, which made this the winning goal.
85' Gakuto Kawamura (Tokyo Verdy) 3-5
In the 85th minute Gakuto Kawamura scored his second of the game to make it 3-5. Three goals had come between the 82nd and the 85th, and Tokyo Verdy, once two down, closed the match two clear. The score stayed there.