U-21 Tokyo Verdy Win Eight-Goal Thriller; U-21 Kobe Go Top [Summary: U-21 J.League Matchweek 5]

Matchweek 5 of the U-21 J.League East-West League Round was played on 17 October.

Three matches were played in the EAST group. U-21 Urawa edged U-21 Kawasaki Frontale 1-0 away from home thanks to Kotaro Nakamura’s 39th-minute goal, while U-21 FC Tokyo beat U-21 Shimizu 3-1, with Divine Chinedu Otani scoring twice.

U-21 Tokyo Verdy came from two goals down to beat U-21 Iwata 5-3 in a thrilling contest. Sota Ofuji pulled one back in the 39th minute before Soma Kanda equalised four minutes later. Iwata regained the lead in the 69th minute, but Gakuto Kawamura made it 3-3 in the 82nd. Shion Nakayama completed the turnaround a minute later before Kawamura added his second in the 85th to seal the win.

In the WEST group, U-21 Kobe moved top with a 2-0 victory over U-21 Nagoya, thanks to goals from Ryotaro Iuchi and Sota Ueno.

U-21 Nagasaki claimed their first win with a 3-2 home victory over U-21 Okayama, with Keita Nakamura scoring twice.

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