Match Preview 34th Sec : VS FC Gifu at Gifu Memorial Center Nagaragawa Stadium on October 2

On May 15, during the match, Okayama actively kept attacking against Gifu. Four minutes after the kickoff, Akamine head off. Later, Oshitani stroke a nice shot, but they were not able to grasp the chances. While, after the break, Gifu's attacker, Evandro netted an opener with a penalty kick. Later, Okayama failed to equalize the game.
 


Gifu's head coach, RAMOS Ruy left the club this July due to the club's poor performance. New head coach, Yoshida now tries to lead his team to remain in the division 2. A Brazilian attacker, Evandro is physically strong, therefore, Fagiano's defenders are required to mark him with an extra care.



On September 25, FC Gifu faced Renofa Yamaguchi FC. During the match, Gifu's attackers including Evandro scored three goals, taking the initiative of the match. However, later, Yamaguchi scored two goals one after another, trying to equalize the game. As a result, Gifu successfully defeated Renofa.



Gifu's priority is to remain in the division 2. Okayama haven't been struggling to score goals in the recent games. Therefore, the match is expected to be very tough.