[Reserve]
GK:21 Kinji Iizuka
DF:29 Ryo Takahashi, 24 Koshu Kusumi
MF:17 Tsubasa Terayama, 34 Riku Kobayashi
FW:24 Ryoichi Imamura

○Match Report
【Challenge to the next stage】
2017 J Youth Cup 25th J League Youth Championship Sec. 25 opponent is Kyoto Sanga F.C. U-18.
This will be the 4th match in this year's official games. Although we have won all 3 previous matches, our opponent is a strong team that defeated Shimizu S-Pulse Youth in the 3rd round last week and has been on a winning streak.
The match was held at the Best Amenity Stadium, which was a complete change from last week's rain.
Manager Sato said, "This will be our 4th match this year, but the opponent will come at us desperately as they cannot afford to lose 4 times. In our attack, we must focus on both dynamism and precision, while in defense, we must be aware of the situation and apply pressure by focusing on the situation, continuity, and coordination. Let's fight with the goal of winning and returning to Tokyo to meet our teammates!!" and sent the players onto the pitch.

【First Half】
Just one minute into the game, Kan Kobayashi takes the opening shot.
Next, Shinaida also boldly shoots a middle shot from the midfield, but it is saved by the GK.
And Tokyo welcomed its first big chance.
Kubo, who received the ball in the center, passed it to Sugiyama from a dribble. Sugiyama then takes a shot, but it is blocked by the opposing GK who came out to challenge.
Kyoto, on the other hand, slowly builds up their attack with a DF line.
And when the ball enters the side, they boldly cross it, but Takase prevents the danger with an aggressive jump.
Gradually, Tokyo, who had been able to create attacking opportunities, saw Yokoyama break through the defense in the 27th minute and pass to Kubo in the center after evading the opponent at the goal line. Unfortunately, this shot went over the bar.
Kubo takes a direct shot at the side net from a free kick near the PA at 29 minutes.
Kubo, who received the ball in the midfield at 32 minutes, dribbled and took a shot. However, the opponent's GK saved the ball that was blocked and pushed in by Hirakawa.
In addition, Hirata shoots the loose ball but it goes over the bar.
In the 33rd minute, Kubo, who reacted to the through pass from Sugiyama, cut in to the goal line and turned back to the center, but he couldn't connect with Kobayashi Miki, and couldn't score easily.
Immediately after that, Kyoto is given a big chance.
When dribbling from the center, the ball is moved to the right side. From there, a quick cross is made and the player in the center is able to take a shot, which is narrowly saved by the post.
Tokyo continued to create several chances with precise passing, but they were unable to score the final finish and the first half ended with no points.

【Halftime】
Manager Sato
"We are creating good shapes, but let's increase the tempo a little more. Also, let's try to attack using the width, such as switching sides, as we have been using the center and the same side a lot. Let's fight until the end, valuing both offense and defense, as well as set plays."

【Second Half】
Tokyo continues to create chances in the second half.
When clearing the opponent's CK, Sugiyama picked it up and passed it to Kubo. Kubo quickly dribbled up and crossed it to the center, but the GK caught it.
Yokoyama, who reacted to the clear ball from CK again after 3 minutes, tries to make a vertical dribble and cross, but is blocked by the opponent's block.
Afterwards, they quickly connected the FK they gained in the midfield, but Kubo failed to combine with his teammates and couldn't score a goal easily.
Meanwhile, Yokoyama got injured and Yoshida was substituted.
Sugiyama, who switched positions and moved to the right side, launched a side attack with a good partnership with Fukino, but was constantly blocked by the opponent's DF line, who lacked concentration.
Kyoto, which has a good flow from defense, creates chances with side changes and balls to the back.
A perfect pass enters behind the defense line at the 80th minute, but this is saved by Takase's bold jump to avoid danger.
However, just 3 minutes later, Kyoto, who picked up the loose ball from Tokyo's corner kick, launched a quick counter attack and their player on the right side scored, giving up the first goal.
Tokyo, which has run out of options, continues to launch attacks from the center and sides, as well as from corner kicks, but they are unable to score due to the opponent's defense.
Additional time is 4 minutes.
In set plays, GK Takase also joined the attack and Tokyo continued to attack until the end in an attempt to equalize, but the final whistle blew.
J Youth Cup, which aimed for consecutive victories, ended here.

Thank you very much to everyone who came to support us in Tosu today, we appreciate your warm cheers.
The team will now prepare for the resumption of the Premier League and make new preparations.