Match Review 8th Sec : VS Kamatamare Sanuki at Pikara Stadium on April 16

Okayama 1 Kamatamare Sanuki 1

The total attendance:6,872

This sec, a young goal keeper, Kushibiki was back in the starting line-up. A young striker, Fujimoto and a midfield player, Tanaka were back from an injury list. While, former Fagiano goal keeper, Matsubara was not listed for this derby.


Seven minutes after the kickoff, a rookie attacker, Tsukagawa missed a chance, passed by an experienced midfield player, Watanabe. In the 16th minute, a young forward, Katayama failed to receive a ball from a legend, Kaji. In the 33rd minute, Katayama stroke a shot in the box, but it was blocked. In the 41st minute, Ito's corner kick was denied by the opponent. Three minutes later, the red-uniformed men had another corner kick, but they were not able to grasp the chance. The first half ended in a scoreless tie. 


Five minutes after the break, Tsukagawa took a shot in the box, but Sanuki's goalkeeper, Shimizu showed a nice saving. In the 55th minute, Katayama failed to make an opening goal with his header. Four minutes later, his another header misfired. In the 64th minute, an experienced attacker, Ito stroke an excellent goal, encouraging his teammates. Three minutes later, Tsukagawa was replaced by an attacker, Mimura. Afterwards, Okayama struggled to push forward. In the 77th minute, a defender, Kondo came off the bench. but in the 85th minute, the game was equalized by the rival. After that, Fagiano were not able to make a clincher, as a result, the match ended in a tie. Okayama now struggle in the 16th place with 9 points.