Match Preview 41st Sec : VS JEF United Chiba at City Light Stadium on November 14

On March 29, Fagiano faced Chiba at Fukuda Denshi Arena. The first half saw the two teams go back and forth at each other. During the first half, Okayama successfully kept a clean sheet. After the break, JEF mostly took control of the match. Finally, Chiba's defender, Kanai made a decider. Nagasawa's men lost 0 - 1. 


This August, an attacker, Matsuda joined Chiba on a loan from division 1 club, Nagoya Grampus. He has kept doing his physical thing since then. He has already scored four goals so far. An ace forward, Morimoto is also the one to watch out for. His total score this term is five as of now. 

At last sec, Chiba met the rival, Tokyo Verdy. In the 10th minutes, former international, Morimoto scored a brilliant opener. As a result, JEF won by a narrow margin after a close game.

JEF stay at 6th position with 57 points as of now, therefore, if they finish at the current position, they will be able to advance to the playoffs. However, V･Varen Nagasaki and Tokyo Verdy are at 7 and 8th position respectively with 57 points, which means, for Chiba, a victory is a must at this sec. The match is expected
to be very tough.