[Reserve]
GK:1 Ryuuji Ohmoto
DF:24 Akinosuke Kusazumi
MF:
FW: 13 Kazutaka Yoshida, 22 Ryoichi Imamura

○Match Report
【Challenge to the next stage】
The High Crown Prince Cup U-18 Football League 2017 Premier League EAST Sec. 3, which was welcomed with 1 win and 1 loss, will be held at 'Ajinomoto Stadium West Ground'.
The opponent, Funabashi Municipal High School, started the season with two consecutive losses.
Tokyo wants to gain momentum by winning this match and achieving consecutive victories.
The match, where both teams want three points, kicked off at 14:00 in Tokyo.

【First Half】
From the start, Tokyo launched an attack with Hara as the focal point. In the 4th minute, Hara connected with Kobayashi (Miki), who passed to Sakaguchi on the left side.
When this is matched with Kubo, who has entered the far side, the direct volley goes over the goal.
The battle for dominance continues between both sides, resulting in a fierce exchange of offense and defense.
In the 12th minute, a cross from the right side created a crisis, and in the 17th minute, Kubo's throw-in from the right side was received by Shinada.
Kinda breaks through vertically, and although he puts in a low cross from a deep position, it just misses.
In the 22nd minute, after building up from right to left in the defensive line, Sakaguchi made a direct pass to Kobayashi (Miki), who broke through on the left side.
When he dribbles and takes a shot, it is blocked by the opposing DF, and Kubo quickly reacts to the loose ball and strikes it into the net with his left foot.
Tokyo, which had the lead, faced a counterattack from Funabashi City.
In the 29th minute, after a throw-in on the right side, a cross was delivered and equalized at the far side.
In the 39th minute, Hirakawa has the ball on the left side and passes it to Kobayashi (Miki) who is supporting.
As he dribbles into the penalty area, he skillfully controls the ball, evades the opponent, and slides it into the goal.
Despite facing a crisis in the closing stages while leading 2-1, HASEGAWA blocked with a sliding tackle, taking the lead into halftime.

【HALF TIME】
Coach Sato
"We are playing a good game. Let's assess the opponent's situation well to decide whether to press from the front or to set up a block. We need to focus on restarts such as set pieces and throw-ins."

【Second Half】
From the start, Okaniwa and Kubo on the right side, along with substitute Yokoyama, actively engage to seize the momentum.
In the 55th minute, after earning a free kick on the right side, Kubo sends the ball to Hasegawa in the center following Shinada's fake, but it just misses.
After that, Tokyo maintained possession of the ball and approached the Funabashi City goal from both sides, but could not score an additional goal.
Although they occasionally face danger from the opponent's counterattacks, the defense, led by Shinohara and Masaru HASEGAWA, remains focused.
Substituted Sugiyama for Kobayashi (Miki) in the 80th minute to change the rhythm.
Sugiyama receives the ball in the opponent's gap and tries to showcase his characteristics.
In the 82nd minute, Yokoyama dribbles down the right side and connects with Okaniya.
When this is put in front of the goal, it is deflected by the DF, but Hirakawa picks up the loose ball and takes a shot, but it is right in front of the GK.
In the final stages, while effectively managing the time, everyone, including the bench members, communicated with each other and did not give the opponent any openings until the end of the match.
Accumulated 3 points.

Thank you very much for your warm support for the players today as well.
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