Tokyo Verdy vs Nagoya Grampus
How the goals came
7' Gakuto Kawamura opens the scoring for Tokyo Verdy → 12' 小島 蒼斗 equalises for Nagoya Grampus → 30' 千賀 翔大郎 puts Nagoya Grampus ahead → 37' Gakuto Kawamura equalises for Tokyo Verdy → 40' Shungo Sugiura puts Nagoya Grampus ahead → 48' Sota Ofuji equalises for Tokyo Verdy → 84' Soma Kanda puts Tokyo Verdy ahead (the winner). Full time: 4-3, Tokyo Verdy win.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 7 goals came after half-time. Tokyo Verdy came from 1 down to win.
7' Gakuto Kawamura (Tokyo Verdy) 1-0
The U-21 J.League opener at ＡＧＦ on 1 November 2026 kicked off at 13:03, and the first goal came early. Gakuto Kawamura put the home side Tokyo Verdy ahead in the seventh minute for 1-0. It was the opening entry in a match that would eventually produce seven goals.
12' 小島 蒼斗 (Nagoya Grampus) 1-1
Tokyo Verdy's lead lasted only five minutes. Nagoya Grampus levelled in the 12th minute to make it 1-1. From that point the match settled into a pattern of goals answered almost immediately.
30' 千賀 翔大郎 (Nagoya Grampus) 1-2
With the score still 1-1, Nagoya Grampus took the lead for the first time in the 30th minute. The goal made it 1-2 and put the visitors in front. It was the first of several changes of lead in this match.
37' Gakuto Kawamura (Tokyo Verdy) 2-2
Tokyo Verdy's response arrived seven minutes later. In the 37th minute Gakuto Kawamura, who had opened the scoring, struck again to make it 2-2. He had now scored twice inside the first half.
40' Shungo Sugiura (Nagoya Grampus) 2-3
The 2-2 balance held for only three minutes. Shungo Sugiura restored the Nagoya Grampus lead in the 40th minute for 2-3. Five goals had been scored before the interval, and the visitors went in ahead.
48' Sota Ofuji (Tokyo Verdy) 3-3
Three minutes into the second half, Tokyo Verdy drew level for the third time. Sota Ofuji scored in the 48th minute to make it 3-3. The exchanges of the opening period had carried straight into the restart.
84' Soma Kanda (Tokyo Verdy) 4-3
The score stayed at 3-3 until the 84th minute, when Soma Kanda settled it. His goal made it 4-3 and gave Tokyo Verdy the lead for the first time since the opening period, after three times falling behind. It proved the winner, completing a comeback victory at ＡＧＦ in front of 525 spectators.