Match Review 7th Sec : VS Jubilo Iwata at Yamaha Stadium on April 11

Okayama 1  Jubio Iwata 1

Happliy, it was sunny on that day, therefore, the attandance for the match is 8,193. Jubilo is one of the high-fliers in the league in terms of strengths, financials and experiences.

In Fagiano, Yajima, under-23 international was in the starting line-up as well as last sec. Instead, an attacker, Katayama was on the reserve list. On the other hand, in Iwata, the former English international, Jay was back on the reserve list from his injury. However, Ueda has still been on the injury-list.

During the first half, the visitors took control of the match with pressures. An remarkable playmaker, Kobayashi struggled because of Fagiano midfielder, Chiaki's marking. In the 22nd minutes, an forward, Ito intercepted Iwata's pass and provided a cross to an ace player, Oshitani, scoring a memorable opener. In the 33th minutes, Jubio forward, Adailton equalized the score, assisted by Defender, Ota with a fast cross. 

Early part after the interval, Jubio's striker, Jay and Fagiano attacker, Katayama came on as a substitute to change the game. In the 40th minutes, Katayama, provided through-ball by Oshitani, fired narrowly wide. In the end, Nagasawa's men couldn't make surprises. Fagiano remains at 6th position with 12 points.