J League Cup 2024 Round 2: The failure to the next round

On April 24th, Okayama host the division 2 rival, Yokohama FC. After the kickoff, Okayama aggressively kept attacking and in the 15th minute, Tanaka opened the score. After the game was equalized by former Fagiano target man, Sakuragawa, Kimura add a second. However, the home club conceded an equalizer again. Later, both club add a third each, but they were not able to clinch the game. After the two hours fight, the red uniformed men shockingly lost at penalty shoot-out. They are now required to focus on the league campaign.