Match Review 9th Sec : VS Consadole Sapporo at City Light Stadium on April 26

Okayama 0 Consadole Sapporo 1  

For Fagiano, this is the home match again as well as the last match, 8th sec. 10,107 fans gathered at City Light Stadium. Sapporo have played in the division 1 before and is one of the top choices for the playoffs.

In the home team, defender, Ueda was listed as in the starting line-up for the first time this season instead of Takeda. Kubo, a forward was back on the reserve list. On the other hand, in the visitors, the former international, Inamoto played as a starter. The veteran has been ever-present since the opening of the league.

During the first half, Consadole dominated the match with more ball possession. Fagiano struggled to defend Sapporo's attacks in waves. In the extra time, Sapporo's midfielder, Miyazawa finally broke the deadlock.

After the interval, Consadole continued to take the control of the match. In the 13 minutes, Okayama's head coach, Nagasawa introduced two attackers, Kubo and Yajima into the pitch, however, failed to change the game. Fagiano were not able to restore parity to the last.