Match Review 22nd Sec : VS Shimizu S-Pulse at IAI Stadium on June 30

Okayama 1  Shimizu S-Pulse 3

The total attendance:13,759


This sec, Fujii and Tanaka were back in the starting line up. Captain, Takeuchi were expected to show a good performance against his former club. Former Fagiano attacker, Yajima was on the reserve list.


After the kickoff, Okayama struggled to have more ball possession. Six minutes after the kickoff, Brodersen showed an excellent saving. Four minutes later, Tanaka almost found the net. In the 20th minute, the visitors conceded an opening goal. In the 23th minute, Brodesen made another fine saving. In the 25th minute, Tanaka was not able to grasp another chance. In the 27th minute, Yanagi's attempt hit the cross bar. In the 42th minute, Iwabuchi smash the net with his superb strike. The first half ended in a tie.


Four minutes after the break, the opponent added a second. In the 53th minute, free kick was given to Kiyama's men, but Iwabuchi's set piece was off target. In the 57th minute, Brodesen made an excellent saving. Right after that, Tanaka was replaced by Kimura. In 66th minute, Kimura's shot was off target. In the 75th minute, Yajima came in. In the 79th minute, Okayama conceded a third by Yajima. Afterwards, the red-uniformed men were not able to equalize the game.