Match Review 5th Sec : VS Omiya Ardija at City Light Stadium on April 1

Okayama 0  Omiya Ardija 0 

The match began at 19:00. It was expected that less attendance than last two home games because of the weekday evening.  However, 8,153  supportors were at the stadium.

In the starting line-up, three fresh players such as Sekido, Shimada and Someya were listed. An ace forward, Oshitani was on  the reserve list because of the tight schedule. It's been only three days since the last match. In Ardija, former Fagiano member, Shimizu was listed as a squad.

During the first half, Omiya was gradually starting to take the control of  match, therefore, Okayama were mostly forced to play on their side. Around 10 minutes before the interval, Shimizu got a penalty kick, however, Ardija couldn't score an opening  goal, saved by Nakabayashi. The first half ended in a tie.

After the interval, head coach, Nagasawa sent Oshitani and an attacker, Mimura to the pitch to break a deadlock.  On the other hand, Omiya placed veteran forward, Bando and Serbian striker, Mrda in the pitch. At the end of the second half, Nagasawa's men created lots of chances, however, they couldn't finalise the match.  The two teams drew 0 - 0.