Fagiano Okayama beat V-Varen Nagasaki 1-0 in the J.League, with Lucão's second-half goal the difference. The home side had to be patient before finding the breakthrough.
Lucão scored the only goal of the game in the 54th minute, converting an assist from Eiji Miyamoto. V-Varen Nagasaki pressed for an equaliser but could not force a save from the Okayama goalkeeper, and Shunya Yoneda was booked late on.
The scoreline told only part of the story. Okayama had 22 shots to Nagasaki's three and 15 off target, while Nagasaki managed none on target. Nagasaki had more possession (57%) and more accurate passes (411 to 269), but Okayama were the side with the cutting edge.
