11月30日、サッカーJ2で昇格を争う、プレーオフ第1戦、ジュビロ磐田対モンテディオ山形戦で、試合終了直前にゴールキーパーが頭でゴールを決める「珍事」が起こった。このゴールにより山形が2−1で磐田を下し、J1昇格へ王手をかけた。
J2はレギュラーシーズンで2位以内に入ると自動的にJ1に昇格。残りの1枠を、3位から6位の4チームでプレーオフを戦って決める。シーズン4位の磐田と6位の山形の試合は、「負けたら終わり」の重要な一戦だった。
前半に山形が先制して優位に進めるも、磐田が追いつく。規定により、引き分けで終わった場合はシーズン上位のチームが勝ち上がることになるため、そのまま終われば山形は敗退の危機だった。
奇跡が起きたのは後半追加タイム。コーナーキックを取った山形は、点を取らないと後がない。ゴールキーパーの山岸範宏も相手ゴール前に挙げてゴールを狙う。そしてその瞬間が訪れた。コーナーキックを頭でとらえたのはなんとGKの山岸。山形のサポーターが、スローモーションでその瞬間を捉えている。
この一発で、山形は磐田を下し、J1昇格へと一歩近づいた。Jリーグ公式戦でゴールキーパーがゴールを決めた例はこれまで6例あるが、いずれも自陣からのキックが入ったケースがほとんど。ヘディングで決めたのは初めてだという。
J1昇格の最後の枠を争う、昇格プレーオフ決勝は、12月7日、ジェフ千葉と山形で争われる。
J1昇格プレーオフ ジュビロ磐田 vs モンテディオ山形戦
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IWATA, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 30: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Tomohiko Miyazaki of Jubilo Iwata in action during the J1 Promotion Play-off semi-final match between Jubilo Iwata and Montedio Yamagata at Yamaha Stadium on November 30, 2014 in Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan. (Photo by Kaz Photography/Getty Images) (credit:Kaz Photography via Getty Images)
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