Teenager Takahiro Sekine scored seven minutes after coming on as a substitute to send Urawa Reds into the J. League summer break on top of the table after a 1-0 win over Cerezo Osaka on Saturday.
A crowd of 54,350 showed up at Saitama Stadium to watch high-flying Urawa take on a Cerezo side featuring World Cup-bound Japan internationals Yoichiro Kakitani and Hotaru Yamaguchi, plus Uruguay's Diego Forlan, but instead it was 19-year-old Sekine who stole the show with his first career goal in the 77th minute.
The win sent Reds one point clear at the top of the table after previous leaders Sagan Tosu drew 1-1 with Omiya Ardija, and Sekine was pleased to play his part before the league shuts down for the World Cup break.