[Reserve]
GK:1 Taiki Ohmoto
DF:
MF:
FW:15 Takefusa KUBO

○Match Report
【Challenge to the next stage】
The point difference with the top team Aomori Yamada High School is 5 (Tokyo is currently in 4th place).
Tokyo, who wants to accumulate 3 points after hearing about Aomori Yamada High School's defeat before the match.
Manager Sato said, "Let's play a full-scale battle for 90 minutes. We will play soccer while observing the opponent's situation. Let's do what we want to do, even if it's something we don't like."
In the pleasant breeze, the match started at 3:00 PM at the home ground, "Tokyo Gas Musashino-En Multipurpose Ground".

【First Half】
Tokyo, standing against the wind, enters the game with great momentum.
Just 13 seconds after the start, Yamanashi takes the first shot to give the team momentum. In the 5th minute, Kobayashi (Miki) connects with Terayama, who then passes to Yamanashi for a powerful shot just above the frame.
In addition, Yokoyama breaks through the right side vertically with speed for 6 minutes, and Hara, Yoshida, and Kobayashi jump in.
Kobayashi, the last player, tried to score but the shot went wide.
Then, in the 8th minute, the first big chance came when Hara and Sugiyama pressed deep on the left side of the opponent's field and stole the ball.
In the end, Sugiyama is blocked by the opposing GK in a one-on-one situation.
Afterwards, the opponent kept possession of the ball and continued to develop in their own territory, leading to situations where our own mistakes caused trouble.
However, the defense around PA remains focused and does not allow any points to be scored.
As the stalemate continued, the 29th minute arrived.
Sugiyama picks up the loose ball from the right CK, dribbles and scores with a controlled shot with his right foot to take the lead on the right side of the goal.
However, there is also a big chance for Urawa.
32 minutes, when the left side was broken through, Takase was one-on-one. Takase quickly reacted to the opponent's shot aimed at the right goal, and deflected it with one hand, ending the first half.

[Halftime]
Coach Sato: "Let's go into the second half with the mindset of 0-0. Continue risk management for the next 45 minutes. Keep facing football until the end."

【Second Half】
Tokyo, who became downwind, was forced to defend against Urawa's momentum from the beginning.
48 minutes, when a FK is given on the right side, a ball that would go directly into the goal without anyone touching it is kicked in.
This hits the post and the loose ball is headed in, equalizing the score.
After that, Urawa took the lead and we couldn't connect the ball easily.
When the ball enters the front line, Urawa continues to approach the goal with speedy dribbling, while Tokyo persists in fighting for time.
At 61 minutes, a cross from the left side was put in, but Arakawa blocked it with his body, creating a decisive opportunity on the far side.
In order to calm the game down, at the 64th minute, Hirakawa was substituted for Yoshida. The midfield composition was changed.
71 minutes, when Yokoyama is replaced by Okaniwa, Okaniwa gives momentum to the team.
76 minutes, when Fukino connects to Okaniwa and makes a vertical move, Grander's cross from deep on the right side to Kinda's Kobayashi (Miki).
Control this and take the opponent out, then score a shot with your right foot and turn the game around.
But the momentum is still with Urawa.
Tokyo will send in Hina, Imamura, and Masaru Hasegawa to take back control.
88 minutes, as they launch a counterattack, Imamura sticks to the center and creates an opportunity, connecting with Kobayashi (Miki).
Kobayashi (Miki) dribbles up the center and passes to Okaniwa who runs on the outside, but the opponent blocks the shot.
On the other hand, in the 90th minute, the opponent's powerful middle attack was blind and Highase punched it away.
The game ended after enduring an additional 4 minutes.
Chasing the top with 3 points accumulated.

Thank you very much for your warm support to the players today.
We kindly ask for your continued support and warm cheers for FC Tokyo U-18.

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