The goal from Koki Saito was like the trigger that popped the balloon here. The game that initially went quite slowly and calmly suddenly turned into a tsunami, with the players from Jubilo Iwata starting to exert their strength.
This wasn't just about winning or losing the game anymore. No, it is also related to their upcoming season.
They knew that JEF United Chiba, last year's 14th place in the table, had won against the Young Samurai a few days ago. So, if they lost today, it only meant two things. Either they were weaker than the 14th place, or the 14th place became much stronger than ever. Either way, the two options were not that good for Jubilo Iwata.
Now, they started to push forward more. Adailton also moved more dynamically, not sticking to one place for too long. He was always at the most dangerous spot to receive the ball, putting a nightmare for Koki Morita, who had to guard him from the beginning of the game.
