GAME RESULTGame Result

2004/8/01 (Sun)
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Referee: Gallego Assistant Referees: Balear/Asturiano Fourth Official:

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2-1

Match Finished

First Half0-0

Second Half2-1

PK Battle0-0

AWAY

Deportivo La Coruña

FC Tokyo Deportivo La Coruña
63 minutes: Lucas
86 minutes: Yohei KAJIYAMA
Scorer 62 minutes: Victor
72 minutes Kazuya MAEDA
88 minutes Yusuke KONDO
77 minutes Yoshiro ABE
83 minutes Tatsuya MASUSHIMA
60 minutes Mitsuhiro TODA
87 minutes Masamitsu KOBAYASHI
Player Substitution 46 minutes Pablo Amo
62 minutes Scaloni
46 minutes Diego Tristan
67 minutes Hector
46 minutes Munitis
46 minutes Ruben
0 Shoot 0
0 GK 0
0 CK 0
0 Direct Free Kick 0
0 Indirect Free Kick 0
0 Offside 0
0 PK 0
Warning
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FC Tokyo Starting Lineup
GK 22 Hitoshi SHIOTA
DF 17 Jo KANAZAWA
DF 3 Jean
DF 4 Jang Eun OH
DF 29 Kazuya MAEDA
DF 8 Ryuji FUJIYAMA
MF 14 Yuta BABA
FW 25 Yusuke KONDO
MF 10 Fumitake MIURA
FW 11 Yoshiro ABE
MF 23 Yohei KAJIYAMA
FC TokyoSubstitute
MF 33 Ryoichi KURISAWA
DF 5 Tatsuya MASUSHIMA
MF 19 Kelly
MF 13 Mitsuhiro TODA
FW 9 Lucas
MF 24 Masamitsu KOBAYASHI
DF 30 Takatoshi MATSUMOTO
MF 7 Satoru ASARI
FW 27 Chun Son LEE
Deportivo La CoruñaStarting Lineup
GK 1 Morina
DF 5 Cesar
DF 20 Pablo Amo
DF 3 Romero
DF 14 Andrade
DF 2 Manuel Pablo
MF 18 Victor
MF 12 Scaloni
MF 8 Sergio
FW 9 Diego Tristan
MF 21 Valeron
Deportivo La CoruñaSubstitute
MF 24 Hector
MF 19 Luke
MF 17 Munites
MF 23 Duchelle
FW 7 Pandiarni
FW 11 Ruben

[Player/Coach Comments]

Dramatic comeback with only 4 minutes left. Stunning victory, a huge upset on enemy territory!!


 As the culmination of the Spanish expedition, the Juan Alano Cup (named after former Deportivo La Coruña player Juan Alano) was held. As for Tokyo, head coach Hara and the players and staff were looking forward to seeing how much they could showcase their own soccer against Deportivo, which they consider a model for tactics.

 The match started with Tokyo taking the lead and aggressively attacking their opponents. On the other hand, Deportivo seemed to be carefully studying Tokyo's strength and were prepared to defend against it. Kelly showed his full potential, evading the double pivot of Sergio Duscher and passing the ball to the front line. However, their strong defensive line prevented any decisive moments. After 15 minutes, Deportivo gradually started to show their strength. Valeron made his presence known and sent through passes. There were some dangerous moments, but our defensive line, including Shioda, did not allow any scoring opportunities. The first half ended with a 0-0 score.

 Deportivo made a substitution in the second half. In the 17th minute, Muniz passed to Valeron in the center from the right side. Valeron then played a one-two with Tristan in a tight space in front of the goal, and then passed a short through ball to Victor. Victor broke through the defense line and scored the first goal. However, just one minute later, in the 18th minute, Baba passed a vertical through ball from the right side. Lucas received it and cut inside, evading the defenders and shooting. The goalkeeper saved it, but it ended up being a goal, tying the game. After that, La Coruna aggressively attacked, knowing they couldn't end the game like this. On the other hand, Tokyo made substitutions, bringing in fresh players as they started to show signs of fatigue. Both teams created chances, but couldn't convert them, and it seemed like the game would end in a tie and go to penalty kicks. In the 41st minute, Lucas passed a through ball in front of the goal, but it was deflected by a defender. However, Kajiyama reacted to the loose ball, beating the opponent to it and taking a one-touch shot. The shot from outside the penalty area curved and grazed the goalkeeper's hand before going into the net. The stadium erupted in cheers for the dramatic comeback goal. After that, for the remaining 10 minutes including stoppage time, Deportivo launched a fierce attack, but Tokyo managed to hold on and secure a stunning victory on enemy territory.