Playoffs Quarter Final Preview: VS Montedio Yamagata at City Light Stadium on October 30

Okayama finished in the third place in the regular season, which was the best place in the club's history even through they lost the tickets to the division without the playoffs. The match is expected to be highly heated.


They host the sixth placed, Montedio Yamagata. The red-uniformed men defeated the rival twice in the regular season, but now they are in a good shape. Yamagata's ace attacker, Akira Silvano DISARO is one of the key players. He scored eight goals this season even through he joined Yamagata in the mid season.

Match Review 42nd Sec : VS Tokyo Verdy at Ajinomoto Stadium on October 23

Okayama 0 Tokyo Verdy 2  

The total attendance:9,239

 

This is the last match of the league this season. This sec, head coach, Kiyama placed some fresh men in the starting line-up. Mauk and Han were expected to score a goal.


Three minutes after the kickoff, Sano's strike was slightly off target.Three minutes later, Tiago's attempt was denied by Tokyo's goal keeper. Afterwards, Okayama struggled to create chances. In the 34th minute, they conceded an opener. In the 37th minute,a free kick was given to Okayama. Tiago's free kick was blocked by the opponent, right after that, Sano's strike was ballooned over the bar. During the added time, Mauk was not able to make an equalizer.


Naruse was replaced by Nagai. In the 49th minute, Han showed his attempt. In the 56th minute, Hotta showed a fine saving. In the 60th minute, Duke and Kawai came off the bench to change the game. However, in the 63rd minute, the rival added a second. In the 78th minute, Duke smash the net, but it was an offside. During the added time, Sano almost found the net. Later, Nagai nearly scored a goal. Okayama lost to Tokyo, however, they finished in the third place and successfully advanced to the playoffs round 1 to face the 6th placed, Montedio Yamagata.

Match Preview 42nd Sec : VS Tokyo Verdy at Ajinomoto Stadium on October 23

On May 1st, Okayama host the rival. After the kickoff, the home club aggressively kept pushing forward. In the 31st minute, Stefan MAUK entered the Tokyo's box, but failed to show a strike. In the 41st minute, he almost score a goal. The first half ended in a scoreless tie. In the 53rd minute, Tanaka showed an opening goal, provided by Mauk. In the 57th minute, Duke added a second with his excellent header, assisted by Kawano. In the 67th minute, Duke tried to add a third. In the 79th minute, Okayama conceded a goal. During the added time, Tiago failed to clinch the game. As a result, Kiyama's men barely made a victory.


This is the last match of this season excluding the playoffs. Even through Okayama secured the third place, they are expected to defeat the rival.

Match Review 41st Sec : VS Blaublitz Akita at City Light Stadium on October 16

Okayama 1 Blaublitz Akita  2

The total attendance:12,570

 

This is the last match of the league campaign at City Light Stadium this season. Okayama were expected to obtain three points for the chance to finish in the third place. Tiago was back in the starting line-up.


Five minute after the kickoff, Tiago's attempt was blocked by the opponent. In the 11th minute, Sano tried to open the score. In the 15th minute, free kick was given to the home club. Jordy BUIJS's free was denied by the rival. In the 27th minute, Tiago was not able to grasp two chances for an opener. Afterwards, Okayama tried to keep pushing forward, but the first half ended in a scoreless tie.


Five minutes after the break, Kawai smash the net with his superb shot. In the 59th minute, the game was equalized by the rival. In the 67th minute, Han and Nagai came off the bench to change the game. In the 76th minute, Duke's header was off target. In the 78th minute, Han was not able to hit the target. In the 44th minute, Naruse almost found the net. During the added time, Okayama conceded a clincher. However, Okayama secured the third place of the league.

Match Preview 41st Sec : VS Blaublitz Akita at City Light Stadium on October 16

On April 27th, Okayama visited Akita. After the kickoff, Okayama struggled to take a control of the game. In the 27th minute, Yanagi took a header, but it was blocked by Akita's keeper. In the 35th minute, Jordy Buijs's attempt was off target. Right before the break, corner was given to them and Yanagi opened the score with an excellent strike. However, after the break, the red uniformed men struggled to create chances. As a result, the red uniformed defenders made efforts to keep a clean sheet.


Former Akita's midfielder, Wakasa left Akita to sign with Okayama during this season so that he must be motivated to against his former club.

Match Review 40th Sec : VS Ventforet Kofu at JIT Recycle Ink Stadium on October 9

Okayama 2 Ventforet Kofu 1

The total attendance:5,516

This sec, Naruse and Nagai were back in the starting line-up. Nagai was expected to score a goal since he hadn't scored a goal since his debut for Okayama. The club's top scorer, Tiago was not listed for this match.


After the kickoff, the visitors struggled to have a ball possession. In the 12th minute, Yanagi's header was over the bar, crossed by Kawano. In the 19th minute,Hotta made a fine saving. Afterwards, Kiyama's men were mostly forced to play on their own side. In the 41st minute,Duke's attempt was blocked by Kofu's keeper.Two minutes later, Nagai made an opening goal with his superb strike. The first half ended with Okayama's lead.


After the break, the opponent continued to take a control of the game. In the 59th minute, head coach, Kiyama send Sano and Kawai to change the game.In the 73rd minute, the red-uniformed men conceded an equalizer. In the 77th minute, Han and Senba came off the bench. Three minutes later, Han stroke a clincher with his excellent shot. Afterwards, Okayama made efforts to avoid an equalizer and obtained three points.

Match Preview 40th Sec : VS Ventforet Kofu at JIT Recycle Ink Stadium on October 9

At the opening sec of this season, Okayama defeated Kofu. After the kickoff, Okayama aggressively kept pushing forward. In the 35th minute, Okayama conceded an opening goal. Right after that, Kawamoto equalized the game with his superb header. In the 42nd minute, Tanaka added a second. Seven minutes after the break, Tiago smash the net with an amazing long distanced goal. Four minutes later, he clinched the game with his second for the day.


There will be only two matches after this sec. The red uniformed are expected to made a victory.

Match Review 39th Sec : VS Zweigen Kanazawa at Ishikawa Athletics Stadium on October 4

Okayama 1 Zweigen Kanazawa 3

The total attendance:3,697

This sec, Duke was back as a starter from his international duty. The club's top scorer, Tiago was not listed for this match.


Three minutes after the kickoff, Duke's header was off target. Four minutes later, Tokumoto missed the chance to open the score. In the 14th minute, Duke failed to take a lead, crossed by Sano. In the 19th minute, the visitors conceded an opener. In the 24th minute, Duke's header hit the cross bar. In the 28th minute, a penalty was given to Okayama and Jordy Buijs smash the net. Three minutes later, Tanaka almost added a second. The first half ended in a tie.


Six minutes after the break, Duke's header was off target. A minute later, the opponent added a second. In the 55th minute, Nagai and Kawai came off the bench. In the 59th minute, Sano nearly equalized the game.In the 69th minute, Sano missed another chance. In the 79th minute, Nagai's strike was ballooned over the bar. One minute later, Sano's attempt was off target. In the 45th minute, Yanagi almost made an equalizer with his header. During the added time, Okayama were not able to avoid the rival's third.