Vissel Kobe beat Urawa Reds 2-1 on Sunday to end their three-match winless run in the J.League. Vissel took the lead on 15 minutes but Australian Thomas Deng levelled matters in the 33rd minute with a stunning goal from distance. It was the 23-year-old's first J.League goal of his career. Substitute Hotaru Yamaguchi restored Vissel's lead in the 81st minute as the visitors claimed the three points in Saitama.