Match Preview 24th Sec : VS Tochigi SC at Kanseki Stadium on July 14

On the opening day of J League, the club host the rival. After the kickoff, Okayama aggressively kept attacking forward. In the 30th minute, Kimura almost found the net.  In the 36th minute, he smash the net with his stunning opening goal. In the 42th minute, Sueyoshi failed to add a second. Right after the break, Iwabuchi's strike hit the cross bar. In the 81st minute, German goal keeper, Brodersen showed a superb saving. During the added time, Yanagi made a clincher so that the club brought a joy to their home stadium.


Former Japan International, Yano is one of the key players in Tochigi. This veteran forward can play as a target man when he comes in before the end of the game.