The 2016 Meiji Yasuda J3 League has also started and today is the 4th match.

FC Tokyo U-23's home game at Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka, which was a very tough start with 3 consecutive losses.
Tokyo, with GK Enomoto, DF Komano, and MF Kajiyama in the lineup, continues from the previous round.
And, FW Hayashi will make his first appearance of the season and form a two-top with Nakajima.
In addition, Nozawa will join as center back and form a partnership with Okazaki.
Kataller Toyama, who will face them, has accumulated 1 win, 2 draws, and no losses in the first 3 matches, securing points and currently ranking 7th.
The match kicked off at Tokyo Ball, aiming for their first victory in pleasant weather.
 

【First Half】
The score moves from the beginning.
4 minutes, when facing forward in the middle, a momentary movement is made from the negotiations and the back of the DF line is taken, and a through pass is passed.
Tokyo desperately competes with the opponent FW, but allows the first goal by being pushed.
In the 14th minute, the center was broken through and a half-volley shot was taken, but Enomoto's good defense prevented an additional point.
Tokyo, which gradually regained its composure from this time zone, began to dominate the ball with Kajiyama and Nakajima at the center.
Toyama, on the other hand, forms a compact block and looks for chances on the counterattack.
19 minutes, when Nakajima holds the ball in the center of the opponent's field, Hirayama jumps out between two opponent DFs and receives a through pass, breaking through the right side vertically.
Hiraoka crosses it to the far side and Hayashi jumps in, but the GK catches the cross.
Tokyo, who has started to grasp the rhythm, creates chances from the right side with Hirayama's characteristic speed, while on the left side, Komano, Insoo YU, and Yukino work together to break through.
However, even though the ball was brought to the vital area, it was difficult to break through the strong block.
Toyama occasionally tries to build up, but the forward Hayashi presses and does not let the ball through.
Then, Hayashi continuously threatens the goal.
40 minutes into the game, Komano aimed for a cross with a header.
And at the 42nd minute, a close shot from the right side by Yanagi was received on the far side, but unfortunately hit the left side net.
The game is dominated but the score remains 0-1 at the end of the first half without being able to score.

【Halftime】
Coach Yasuma's Comment
"Our defense needs to stop the opponent's speed. We are creating chances, so let's keep it up. Let's enter the game with confidence."

【Second Half】
Both teams entered the second half without making any player substitutions.
Tokyo, who entered the game with a positive start like the first half, immediately started with Yagi and Hiraoka creating opportunities on the right side and connecting to Kajiyama.
Kajiyama sends a low early cross to Nakajima in the center, but Nakajima, with an opponent on his back, only manages to chest trap and shoot straight at the goalkeeper.
In addition, in the 47th minute, Komano takes a left corner kick to the far side. The ball then flows and Kajiyama picks it up.
DF clears the ball after connecting it to Nakajima and matching it to Hayashi on the far side. Nakajima picks up the loose ball and takes a powerful middle shot, but the opposing DF blocks it with their body.
As we struggle to open the goal, the momentum shifts to Toyama.
However, the Tokyo defense also did not lose their concentration, and in the 55th minute, they were able to cover the right side with Nogawa's body despite being attacked from behind.
The battle for dominance continues with intense back and forth in the middle.
Tokyo will substitute YU Insoo for Yamada here.
Place Nozawa in the defensive midfield and move Yukino to the left side to add variation to the attack and aim for a goal.
Okazaki desperately blocks the additional point, although a close call was made in the 65th minute.
In the 77th minute, they had regained control and took a free kick from the center right, about 20 meters from the goal.
Allowing this to be directly decided on the left sumi, resulting in an additional point being conceded.
Tokyo tried to counterattack by bringing in Sasaki and Matsuoka, but they conceded a goal in the 84th minute from a free kick on the left side that was headed in on the far side just after the substitution.
Despite attacking aggressively until the end in an attempt to score, they were unable to break through Toyama's strong defense and ended up losing 0-3.

Thank you very much for your passionate support for FC Tokyo U-23.
Thank you for your continued warm support.

[Summary of Manager Yasuma's Press Conference]
"After the Akita match, our focus for the next challenge is to improve the quality of our attacks by pushing the opponent deep and then delivering the final cross or shot. I think we were able to see a lot of positive attitudes from players like Hayashi's header and Hirayama's dribble and cross throughout the 90 minutes. However, the fact that we couldn't score means we need to continue to work on improving our quality and communicate what we are doing well and what we need to improve on, in order to support FC Tokyo."
On the defensive side, the opponent had a player named Kokeguchi who was fast, and even though we watched the footage beforehand to confirm against individual players without Yoshimoto, we couldn't keep up with their play at the start. However, as the game went on, I think it was a big gain for us to be able to physically match their speed throughout the 90 minutes.
Although there were many areas of growth during the game, it is important to acknowledge the fact that we have lost four games in a row and prepare for the next game over the course of the week.
Overall, it was good that we didn't concede any consecutive goals from 0-1. Until the 77th minute when we conceded from a free kick, we were able to continue attacking from the side or the center while maintaining possession and controlling the game. I think we were able to respond well compared to the game where we conceded consecutive goals in the second match.

【Player Comments】
《Nakajima》
"As an individual, I was conscious of increasing chances while using my teammates. Not only creating plays, but also receiving the ball and moving forward to be able to enter the goal area again. (As a team, are you heading in a good direction as you continue playing?) I believe we are, but there are reasons for losing and we need to seriously face our own challenges and shortcomings. First of all, we must not concede, so we want to work hard on that."