Urawa loses in a comeback to Nagoya, swapping seven starting players and defending in the first half, allowing the final round just before the end.
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◇ Meiji Yasuda J1 League Urawa 1-2 Nagoya (May 24, 2025 Toyota Stadium)
Urawa lost 1-2 away to Nagoya. It's been two days since the match against Kawasaki on the 21st of the previous match. The seven players in the starting lineup have changed, including midfielder Haraguchi starting for the first time in 15 games since the match against Kashiwa on March 2nd. The first half continued to be pushed in, and the team was overwhelmed with 1 to 14 shots.
To change the tide, manager Scorja brought in three midfielders Watanabe, Kaneko and Yasui from the start of the second half. The decision was hit, and the match moved quickly as the second half began. In the 6th minute of the second half, Watanabe scored a left-footed cross from the right side by heading Kaneko's head to take the lead. However, in the 38th minute of the second half, Watanabe gave a penalty kick and midfielder Inagaki conceded a goal. In the third minute of the second half's additional time, which was shown as 5 minutes, he lost after a half-hearted clearance and a goal was cut off by forward Nagai.
