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Fagiano Okayama lose to Nagoya on penalties in Levain Cup
Fagiano Okayama lost to Nagoya Grampus on penalties after their Levain Cup third-round match ended 3-3.
The game was played away from home in Japan on October 14.
Both teams scored three times, with Okayama twice coming from behind to level the match.
Forward Leo Gaucho scored a late equaliser, but he missed a penalty in the shootout.
The Levain Cup is a knockout competition, so the defeat ended Okayama’s run in this year’s tournament.
The club had hoped to reach the last 16 for the first time, but that milestone remains out of reach.
Fagiano Okayama lost to Nagoya Grampus on penalties in the third round of the Levain Cup on October 14.
The match finished 3-3 after extra time, and Nagoya won the penalty shootout 3-0.
Okayama twice came from behind and scored a late equaliser through Leo Gaucho.
The defeat ended Okayama’s chance to reach the round of 16 for the first time.
Okayama manager Takayuki Kiyama praised the team’s performance and singled out first-time starters Shuu Ikedo and Yota Fujii.
- Who
- Fagiano Okayama and Nagoya Grampus.
- What
- Okayama lost 3-0 on penalties after a 3-3 draw following extra time.
- When
- October 14, 2026.
- Where
- Himalaya Stadium Gifu, according to Sanyo Shimbun.
- Why
- The match was decided by a penalty shootout after the teams remained level at 3-3.
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Shuu Ikedo scored for Okayama in the 29th minute, before Nagoya’s Hidetaka Koda equalised three minutes later.
Koda put Nagoya ahead in the first minute, and Okayama’s Yota Fujii equalised in the fifth minute.
Masashi Ono restored Nagoya’s lead in the 24th minute.
Leo Gaucho scored for Okayama to make it 3-3.
The score remained level, and Nagoya won the penalty shootout 3-0.
- Match
- Nagoya Grampus 3-3 Fagiano Okayama; Nagoya won 3-0 on penalties
- Competition
- Levain Cup third round
- Date
- October 14, 2026
- Okayama equaliser
- Leo Gaucho, 43rd minute of the second half
- Venue
- Himalaya Stadium Gifu
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What people are saying
It was a really good performance.
They played calmly and confidently. They were excellent.