Okayama 2 Gamba Osaka 2
The total attendance:27,661
This sec, six players were back in the starting line-up. Former Gamba striker, Ichimi seemed motivated to face Gamba. A new signing, Leo Gaucho was on the reserve list for the first time.
One minutes after the kickoff, Brown's attempt was over the bar. In the 5th minute, Kimura opened the score with his superb heading. In the 19th minute, Omori showed a nice blocking. In the 22nd Ogura failed to take the target. In the 26th minute, the game was equalized by the rival. In the 40th minute, Tagami's shot hit the post. The first half ended in a tie.
After the interval, in the 56th minute, Matsumoto and Shirai came off the bench. However, the rival added a second. In the 67th minute, Popo and Kawano were sent onto the pitch to change the game. In the 72th minute, Esaka made an excellent equalizer, assisted by Popo. In the 86th minute, Moser made a fine saving. During the added time, Nishikawa almost made a clincher. Okayama lost to the rival as the result of penalty.