Fagiano Okayama won 2-1 at JEF United Chiba, taking the lead midway through the first half and then regaining it in the 90th minute. JEF had clawed their way level, but could not hang on as the away side landed the decisive blow.
Léo Gaúcho opened the scoring for Fagiano Okayama in the 31st minute from Haruka Motoyama's pass. Kazuki Tanaka equalised for JEF United Chiba ten minutes later, turning in Taishi Taguchi's assist. Kamiya Yuta won it with the final goal of the match in the 90th minute, assisted by Lucão.
The statistics underlined Okayama's attacking edge: they had 18 shots to JEF's six, put four on target to JEF's one, and held 53% possession with 353 accurate passes to 286. JEF's goalkeeper made two saves to keep the score close, but the visitors' greater volume of chances told.
