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

Okayama  1  JEF United Chiba   0
 
For Fagiano, this is the last match at their home stadium, therefore, the club were expected to bring their fans a victory. Reportedly, 7,067 supporters came to the stadium for this evening match. 


This sec, an ace attacker, Oshitani and a young defender, Shinohara did not appear because of their suspension. Kondo and Ito were back in the starting line-up. Head coach, Nagasawa placed a veteran defender, Sawaguchi as a starter. Kukita was back from the injury-list, standing by as a substitute.  


This evening, the pitch was heavily wet because of the rainy. During the first half, Fagiano kept pressuring the visitors. In the 14 minutes, Okamoto stroke a shot. Two minutes later, he took a header. In the 30 minutes, Katayama headed a ball, but Okayama struggled to score an opener as usual. After that, JEF took the control of the match. The first half was obviously stressful for both clubs.

 
Four minutes after the interval, Katayama failed to find the net. Chiba's head coach, Sekizuka sent a midfileder, Mizuno into the pitch to change the game. Six minutes later, Yajima made a long-waited decider with a penalty kick to encourage the club. In the 82 minutes, Kubo came off the bench to finalize the game. Later, a goal keeper, Nakabayashi showed an excellent saving at Chiba's penalty kick. Finally, Fagiano successfully kept a clean sheet, making the stadium full of delight. As a result, Okayama stay at 12th position with 53 points.