Emperor's cup 2021:The club make the next step over Tokyo Verdy

The long-waited Emperor's cup finally began. It's been two years since the last time the club took part in the competition.It is known that the cup winner is qualified to AFC Champions League. Since Okayama belong to the division 2 now, this is an only chance for the club to secure the qualification.


On June 16th, the red-uniformed men visited Ajinomoto Field against Tokyo Verdy. In the league campaign, Okayama were defeated by Tokyo on June 5 so that this time, they were expected to make a revenge.


On that day, Okayama's head coach, Arima placed some fresh men in the starting line-up. During the match, the  red-uniformed men aggressively kept pushing forward. During the second half, Noguchi smash the net with a  superb opener. While, Okayama's defenders made efforts for a clean sheet. As a result, the visitors successfully advanced to the next round.