The 2017

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was held on 18 February 2017 between the

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and

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champions Kashima Antlers and the 2016 J1 League runners-up

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. Kashima Antlers won the match 3–2; after

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's brace put Kashima 2–0 up before half-time, Urawa came back in the second half with a penalty scored by

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and the equalizer by Yuki Muto, but a late winner from

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proved to be the decisive goal.

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