FC Tokyo Pulls Off Stunning Heist: Urawa Left Reeling as Karang-Ekanit Makes Shocking Switch
- The J.League 2024 battle took place on September 21, 2024, at Saitama Stadium, where Urawa Reds, ranked 10th in the table with 39 points from 28 games, faced...
- In this match, Urawa Reds were without the services of Ekanit Panya.
- FC Tokyo got off to a better start, taking the lead in the 9th minute after Rikito Inoue's own goal was blocked.
J.League 2024: Urawa Reds vs FC Tokyo Match Recap
The J.League 2024 battle took place on September 21, 2024, at Saitama Stadium, where Urawa Reds, ranked 10th in the table with 39 points from 28 games, faced off against FC Tokyo, ranked 8th in the table with 41 points from 30 games.
In this match, Urawa Reds were without the services of Ekanit Panya.
First Half Recap
FC Tokyo got off to a better start, taking the lead in the 9th minute after Rikito Inoue’s own goal was blocked.
Before the visiting team added a second goal from Ryotaro Araki’s penalty in the 17th minute, leading the locals 2-0 and ending the first half with this score.
Second Half Recap
In the second half, Urawa Reds tried to launch an offensive game, hoping to get a goal back, but it was unsuccessful. At the end of the game, FC Tokyo won over Urawa Reds 2-0, collecting 44 points and moving up to 6th place in the table.
Match Lineups
Urawa Reds
Shunsaku Nishikawa – Hirokazu Ishihara, Rikito Inoue, Marius Hoibraten, Ayumu Ohata - Samuel Gustave San, Kaito Yasui – Tomoaki Okubo, Ryoma Watanabe, Takahiro Sekine – Brian Linsen
FC Tokyo
Taichi Nozawa – Teppei Oka, Masato Morishige, Yasuki Kimoto, Kei Koizumi – Shunki Higashi, Takahiro Go – Riataro A Raki, Kota Tawaratsumida, Diego Oliviram Teruhita Nakagawa