Match Review 42nd Sec : VS Roasso Kumamoto at Umakana Yokana Stadium on November 23

Okayama  1  Roasso Kumamoto 1


This is the last match of this season. Fagiano are expected to inspire themselves to finish as high position as possible. Accordingly, 8,193 fans gathered at the stadium. For a defender, Kukita, it is a return to his home town, but sadly, he was not listed for this match. 


This sec, head coach, Nagasawa  placed Tanaka and Shimada as a starter. Oshitani and Shinohara were back in starting line-up. Oshitani was expected to score 10th goal this season. On the other hand, Chiba's legend, Maki was on the reserve list.


During the match, both clubs kept pressuring each other. Two minutes after the kickoff, Katayama barely made an opener. In 12 minutes, An attacker, Oshitani failed to break the deadlock. In 32 minutes, Nakabayashi showed super savings. Right before the break, Oshitani was not able to grasp the opportunity. Fagiano barely kept a clean sheet.



In 59 minutes, attacker, Okamoto was sent into the pitch.  Later, red-uniformed men struggled to take control of the match.  In 72 minutes, Kumamoto's attacker, Saito stroke an opener right after he came off the bench. Later, Katayama failed to equalize the game on a header. In 86 minutes, a captain, Iwamasa made an equalizer. After that, both clubs were not able to finalize the game. The match ended in a tie.