FC Tokyo fans are usually never eager to welcome their Urawa Reds counterparts to Ajinomoto Stadium.
But with capacity at the venue limited to just 5,000 under the government’s coronavirus-related restrictions, even Tokyo’s hardcore supporters seemed to miss their usual foes on Saturday, displaying a banner reading “Urawa, next time let’s meet at a sold-out stadium.”
Tokyo fans may not have been able to cheer, but they were certainly happy to applaud Tokyo’s first win over Urawa since the 2013 season, with Brazilians Diego Oliveira and Adailton both finding the back of the net in the 2-0 result.