With his team in second place in the J. League and at the quarterfinal stage of the AFC Champions League, it would appear things are looking rosy for Holger Osieck and Urawa Reds.
A 2-0 victory over Vissel Kobe at Komaba Stadium on Wednesday evening, following on from a win away to FC Tokyo by the same scoreline at the weekend, means Urawa sits five points behind Gamba Osaka on 30 points with a game in hand after the leaders could only draw 0-0 against Yokohama F. Marinos.
Urawa Reds forward Tatsuya Tanaka battles Vissel Kobe goalkeeper Tatsuya Enomoto during their J. League
first-division match on Wednesday at Saitama Stadium 2002. Reds won 2-0.
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