FC Tokyo vs Shimizu S-Pulse
How the goals came
8' 梶山 蓮翔 opens the scoring for FC Tokyo → 14' Divine Chinedu Otani extends FC Tokyo's lead (the winner) → 75' Divine Chinedu Otani extends FC Tokyo's lead → 81' 針生 涼太 pulls one back for Shimizu S-Pulse. Full time: 3-1, FC Tokyo win.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 4 goals came after half-time.
8' 梶山 蓮翔 (FC Tokyo) 1-0
FC Tokyo were in front inside eight minutes, turning 0-0 into 1-0 at Yumenoshima Stadium. The home side never surrendered that advantage, which makes this the goal that decided the fixture. It was also the first of the three FC Tokyo would score on the afternoon.
14' Divine Chinedu Otani (FC Tokyo) 2-0
Six minutes after the opener, Divine Chinedu Otani doubled the margin for 2-0. The second goal arrived with barely a quarter of the first half gone, leaving Shimizu S-Pulse two behind before the match had settled. It was Otani's first of the afternoon.
75' Divine Chinedu Otani (FC Tokyo) 3-0
The scoring resumed in the second half, when Otani struck again in the 75th minute for 3-0. It was his second of the match, following his 14th-minute goal, and the first goal by either side in more than an hour of play. FC Tokyo's lead was now three.
81' 針生 涼太 (Shimizu S-Pulse) 3-1
Shimizu S-Pulse got on the scoreboard in the 81st minute, six minutes after conceding the third, to make it 3-1. It was the visitors' only goal of the match, and the score did not change again. FC Tokyo saw out the win by that margin.