Urawa Reds on Saturday lost 3-4 to Ventforet Kofu in a training match at the team’s Ohara training facility.

The match was played over three 45-minute periods, with striker Zlatan scoring in the first and second period before fellow forward Tadanari Lee netted in the second.

However, Ventforet bounced back in the second period with goals from striker Bare, Shun Kumagai and midfielder Kazunari Hosaka, adding to Takuma Abe’s strike in the first.

MEIJI YASUDA J1 League first stage winners Urawa Reds will resume their campaign when they host Kawasaki Frontale at Saitama Stadium on Saturday.