Internazionale vs Urawa: Showcased The Love Of The Game

Seattle, WA– The passion and love for the game were on full display in Seattle as smaller side Urawa from Japan took on Italian football giants Internazionale. The pre-game interactions between the supporters and players were magical, and the game was full of emotion.

It took just 11 minutes for the smaller side from Japan to capture the hearts of fans around the world. When Ryoma Watanabe found space just below the penalty spot and he placed it perfectly inside the near post for the lead. Sending the stadium into pandemonium. Internazionale would have no answer during the first half despite multiple chances.

The second half was cruel to Urawa, fans electrified by their club, thinking they were on the verge of a huge upset. Then, in the 78th minute, Internazionale breaks through off a corner kick. The Captain Lautaro Martínez gets the ball on frame, and the match is all tied up. Just 10 minutes earlier, Urawa had a chance to go up two goals, but the striker Ryoma Watanabe, with space inside the box, leaned back and sailed his shot over the open goal. The cruelty of soccer was on full display in this match; you could hear the fear of the fans when he missed.

Then disaster happens for the Japanese side when Valentin Carboni finds a rebound just below the penalty spot and blasts it inside the far post for the go-ahead goal (2-1) in stoppage time 90th + 2′ out of the minimum of 4 extra minutes to the game. In the final minute of play, the Japanese side nearly tied the game on a 45-yard free kick that was just tipped over the bar for a corner kick, the ball was headed for the upper 90 far post. The corner was nearly perfect, the ball was headed into the middle of the box, then the ball found an open player top of the 18 with space, and he sailed it over the near post upper 90. The referee blew the final whistle, and the heartbreak set in for the small side from Japan.