Match Review 27th Sec : VS Jubilo Iwata at City Light Stadium on August 1

Okayama 1 Jubilo Iwata 2

Fagiano faced a powerhouse at their home stadium. Their overall record against the three-time J league 1 champion is three draws. Lots of Fagiano supporters were at City Light Stadium to expect an upset victory. The total attendance was 8,927.

The head coach, Nagasawa placed Tanaka as a starter. It seemed that he was expected to reinforce Okayama's attacking. An ace forward, Oshitani was back on the reserve list. In Iwata, former Fagiano's man, Ueda was listed in the starting line-up. A veteran attacker, Matsui stood by as a substitute this time.

During the first half, red-uniformed team struggled to hold the opponent's ace, Jay. In the 28^th minutes, Iwamasa brought a long-awaited opener to the home club, assisted by a young attacker, Katayama. Ten minutes later, former English international, Jay equalized the match. Later, the visitors continued to threaten Fagiano.

After the interval, Jubilo retained the control of the match. In the 67^th minutes, Oshitani was sent into the pitch. One minute later, Katayama almost stroke a goal, making the stadium full of cheers. At the end of the match, Nagasawa put two attackers, Okamoto and Mimura on the pitch to change the game, however, that didn't work well. During the added time, Iwata's midfielder, Kawabe made a decider, defeating Fagiano. Sadly, Fagiano had four losses and one draw for the last five matches. They have been suffering in a long slump.