FC Tokyo blanks Urawa Reds behind Nagakura, Anzai, Sato

CHOFU, Japan (Interstat) — FC Tokyo defeated visiting Urawa Reds 3-0 on Saturday at Ajinomoto Stadium with three second-half goals in the global football match. Motoki Nagakura opened the scoring in the 63rd minute and added an assist, finishing with one goal and one assist in 88 minutes. Soma Anzai doubled the lead in the 69th minute. Kein Sato added a goal in the 85th minute and finished with 29 minutes played. FC Tokyo’s Marcelo Ryan received a yellow card in the 21st minute. Urawa Reds made substitutions in the 24th, 46th, 72nd, 73rd and 77th minutes, while FC Tokyo made substitutions in the 61st, 76th and 88th minutes. The result leaves Urawa Reds 0-1 in this competition and 2-1 across all competitions. FC Tokyo improves to 1-0 in this competition and 3-0 overall. FC Tokyo previously beat Shonan Bellmare 4-0 and Ehime 2-0, while Urawa Reds had beaten Omiya Ardija 3-2 and Toyama 3-2.