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Fujieda Lose 1-0 at Home and Extend Winless Run to Nine Games
Fujieda MYFC lost 1-0 at home to Tokushima Vortis in Japan's J2 League on October 24.
The defeat left Fujieda without a win in nine straight games.
With Fujieda trailing, the team appealed for a handball after an opposing defender's arm touched the ball inside the penalty area, but play continued.
J2 has no video review system, so the decision was not changed; coach Tomoaki Makino received a yellow card while protesting.
After the match, Makino called for better refereeing, saying the decision and other calls could harm player development and the league.
He also said Fujieda must focus on rebuilding the team and prepare for its next match.
Fujieda MYFC lost 1-0 at home to Tokushima Vortis in the J2 League’s 13th round on October 24.
The defeat extended Fujieda’s winless run to nine games.
Fujieda coach Tomoaki Makino criticized a second-half decision not to award a handball in the penalty area.
Makino received a yellow card after protesting the call, which was not overturned.
He said Fujieda would submit a written protest and urged improvements to refereeing in J2.
- Who
- Fujieda MYFC and Tokushima Vortis played; Fujieda coach Tomoaki Makino criticized the refereeing.
- What
- Fujieda lost 1-0 at home and extended its winless run to nine games.
- When
- October 24, 2026.
- Where
- Fujieda General Sports Park Stadium.
- Why
- Tokushima scored the only goal. Makino also objected to a penalty-area handball appeal that was not given.
Fujieda coach Tomoaki Makino
Match officials
Penalty-area incident
Fujieda coach Tomoaki Makino
Makino said the opponent’s player handled the ball and that a handball should have been called.
Match officials
The officials made a no-handball decision and allowed play to continue.
Makino’s protest
Fujieda coach Tomoaki Makino
Makino argued that the call was wrong and said refereeing standards in J2 needed to improve.
Match officials
The decision was not changed; the sources do not report an explanation from the officials.
Fujieda MYFC hosted Tokushima Vortis in the J2 League’s 13th round.
With Fujieda trailing 1-0, an opponent’s arm struck a ball inside the penalty area, but play continued without a handball call.
Makino protested and received a yellow card; the decision was not overturned.
Makino criticized the refereeing and said Fujieda would submit a written protest.
- Result
- Fujieda MYFC 0-1 Tokushima Vortis
- Winless run
- Nine games
- Competition
- J2 League, 13th round
- Match date
- October 24, 2026
- Incident
- Handball appeal in the 24th minute of the second half
- Coach
- Tomoaki Makino
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What people are saying
J2 referees need to raise their level, or it will fall apart.
Nobody says it, so I will.
Even if they submit an opinion later and say, “That was a foul, that was a handball,” it’s too late.
The players just have to look forward and rebuild the team.