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

Okayama 1  Tochigi 1

The total attendance:6,211

 

This sec, Fujita and Hayakawa were back in the starting line-up. Kimura was on the reserve list. He was expected to conclude the game when coming in.


Right after the kickoff, Tanaka and Yanigi made an attempt restpectively, but those were both blocked by the opponent. In the 3rd minute, a free kick was given to the visitors, but Tagami's strike was off target. In the 11th minute, Abe almost found the net. Right after that, Hayakawa was not able to open the score. Afterwards, Okayama struggled to have more ball possession. In the 32th minute, Kiyama's men conceded an opening goal. Two minutes later, Hayakawa made an equalizer with his stunning strike.


Six minutes after the break, Brodersen showed a fine saving. In the 56th minute, Kimura came off the bench to change the game. In the 62th minute, Tanaka nearly made a clincher. In the 71st minute, Iwabuchi's shot was ballooned over the cross bar. In the 80th minute, Kimura was not able to clinch the game. In the 86th minute, Iwabuchi was replaced by Motoyama. As a result, the game ended in a tie.