7th Sec in 100 YEAR VISION LEAGUE VS Cerezo Osaka on March 18th

Okayama 2 Cerezo Osaka 1

The total attendance:13,230

This sec, Popo and Ogura were listed in the starting line -up. Popo was expected to score goals as well as the last sec. Former Fagiano target man, Sakuragawa started the game as well.


Five minutes after the kickoff, the free kick was given to the Okayama, Yamane's set piece was denied by the rival. In the 12th minute, his another attempt was off target. In the 19th minute, Sakuragawa found the net. Afterwards, Kiyama's men struggled to have more ball possession. In the 40th minute, Matsumoto's strike was ballooned over the bar. In the 45th minute, Popo made  an equalizer with his superb header.


Tagami was replaced by Omori. In the 48th minute, Ichimi tried to take a lead. In the 50th minute, Matsumoto missed the chance for a goal. In the 59th minute, Lucao came off the bench to change the game. In the 68th minute, Esaka almost scored a goal. In the 69th minute, Yamane made a clincher whit his excellent shot. Afterwards, the red-uniformed men made efforts to stop the rival. As a result they obtained three points.