The 2016 Meiji Yasuda Life J3 League Sec. 23 match against Kagoshima United FC will take place at the Kagoshima Prefectural Kamoike Athletics Stadium, with a view of Mount Sakurajima.

Last time, the match ended in a 0-0 draw at home.
Kagoshima, known for their quick short counterattacks from a high press. FW #9 Thales is a top scorer in the J3 league with 10 goals in 19 games, showcasing his strong scoring abilities.
Tokyo started with a registered formation of 4-5-1, but during the game it changed to a 4-4-2 formation.
GK Enomoto makes his first appearance since Sec. 19. The DF line is also made up of teenage players, with YANAGI, OKAZAKI, KOYAMA, and OGAWA from right to left.
In the midfield, Nozawa and Suzuki are in the bottom, Mizunuma on the right, and Hayashi on the left. Up front, Insoo YU and Hirao are lined up.
This round was held at the same time as the J1 Gamba Osaka match, but approximately 75 Tokyo supporters rushed to the stadium to take on this game.

【First Half】
Tokyo dominated the ball.
Sharp start and reaction to second ball. And the defense actively repeats interceptions, not giving Kagoshima any freedom.
In the attack, after taking the opponent's ball, quickly send the ball behind the DF line, utilizing the strengths of forward Hirayama and Insoo YU.
In addition, when attacking slowly, use both sides from the build-up and launch a varied attack.
In the first 3 minutes, Hirayoka made a run behind the opposing DF line, and in the following 4 minutes, Insoo YU dove in for an early cross from Mizunuma, but narrowly missed.
Create opportunities to score goals from counterattacks by taking the ball inside the Tokyo team's territory at 12 and 15 minutes.
As Kagoshima began to change their formation to block their own goal from the high press, the game continued with Kagoshima being pushed back into their own half.
However, I am not allowed to bring it to a shot easily.
Still in the 29th minute, Insoo YU wins the ball in front of his own penalty area and passes it to Nozawa. Nozawa evades the approaching opponent and passes it to Mizunuma, who then dribbles up the right side.
Yanagi also supports running outside, but Mizunuma uses this as a decoy and cuts into the center to take a shot, but it goes to the right of the frame.
31 minutes, Lin who held the ball in the center of the midfield passed a middle pass to Yanagi who ran up the right sideline.
DF cleared the cross from the left foot after using Mizunuma, who entered the support, as bait and turning around.
Although this loose ball was picked up by Kagoshima, Yanagi immediately pressed and regained possession of the ball.
As they continue to surpass their opponents in both offense and defense, Kagoshima begins to create chances, but they are struggling to break through the Kagoshima defense.
Enomoto makes a save from a middle shot from slightly right of center at 34 minutes.
In addition, in the 38th minute, the left side behind the forward was attacked. In a situation where the goal was numerically disadvantaged, the cross flowed to the far side and Yagi, who had desperately returned, cleared it.
After a loose ball, a decisive shot was allowed from a one-two in the center, hitting the left post.
40 minutes, Tokyo continues to cross from both left and right sides, but receives a counterattack when blocked by the opposing DF.
Cut in from a 2v2 situation, the shot controlled with the left foot hits the bar.
Although Tokyo held the ball for a long time, Kagoshima had four shots in the first half compared to Tokyo's one, and the first half ended with that.

【Halftime】
Manager Nakamura's Comment
"Let's increase the variety of our attacks by using sideways and diagonal passes."
When defending, make sure to manage the risk of attacking. Be focused as the opponent has many counter chances.
And make sure to run until the end. We will definitely win and return home.」

【Second Half】
Tokyo substitutes Ishikawa for Hiraoka during halftime. Hayashi is replaced by Kobayashi. Both players take their original positions.
Kagoshima will take the lead when they face one replacement in the second half.
Kagoshima starts to launch an intense high press that is coordinated from the beginning.
Tokyo, despite trying to build up their attack, are completely pushed back into their own half unable to move the ball forward.
For about 10 minutes after the start of the second half, the game continued mostly in our own territory, with the defense putting their bodies on the line to defend in front of the penalty area.
In the 55th minute, Insoo YU flew out to the right side and aimed for a goal from a half-bound, but it went outside the frame.
As time passes, the game calms down a bit, but Kagoshima continues to dominate.
58 minutes, a decisive shot to the left of the frame as the ball comes out to the center from the flow of a deep throw-in on the right side.
In the 61st minute of Tokyo's chance, Mizunuma crosses early from the right side into the center, but Insoo YU's header goes over the frame.
As the battle for dominance continues in the middle of the game, Okazaki is substituted by Uchida due to injury in the 70th minute.
Uchida will move to the right SB position, while Yanagi and Koyama will become the CBs.
Immediately after the 72nd minute, a free kick was given on the deep right side and a minus pass was made in front of the goal with a trick play, allowing a free shot.
Saved by the offside decision despite being pushed into a close battle from here.
In the 73rd minute, the ball was returned to Enomoto in the PA and the opposing FW pressed, causing the ball to be dropped, but Yanagi cleared it.
Tokyo, who had been barely holding on, had the ball stolen from them in the center of the opponent's field in the 76th minute, and a long pass was sent to the back of the right side.
If this is allowed to be broken through vertically, a goal will be conceded by being jumped into the center freely.
Tokyo, integrated with the game venue, continues to withstand Kagoshima's fierce attacks without losing concentration in their defense.
In the end, Kagoshima was able to use their time wisely and there were few opportunities for a comeback, resulting in the end of the game.
Lost 0-1.

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[Summary of Manager Nakamura's Press Conference]
"Since supporters from Tokyo have come all the way to Kagoshima, I entered the game with the determination not to disappoint them."
Although we won the previous match, this time we will play with a different lineup. We will focus on our team concept and each individual will showcase their own strengths.
I approached the game with the feeling of going to the stage of J1.
In the first half, they aggressively tried to supply the ball to the goal and took control several times with early crosses and balls to the back.
The start was not bad, but after that there were many simple attacks and mistakes, and we were unable to create our own time.
In the second half, we changed the members and tried to increase the possession rate, and entered the game with the intention of attacking while moving the ball.
The players were aware, but unfortunately they couldn't execute the plan and ended up conceding a goal first.
"We wanted to show a little more effort to score at the end, but unfortunately, our legs stopped due to today's conditions and we ended up losing 0-1."

【Player Comments】
《Yanagi》
"Last week, we won against Akita and we wanted to continue our winning streak this week and gain momentum, but it's unfortunate that we couldn't achieve that."
(What did you keep in mind when facing the match?) I wanted to be aggressive and overlap from the beginning of the first half and create chances by putting crosses in.
It was possible to some extent, but in the second half, there was a lot of time being attacked, and we were being attacked from our own mistakes.
We had to stay focused from the beginning of the second half.
(After Okazaki was substituted, the position changed) The coach told us to keep it at 0. In the midst of that, we received a counterattack from our own mistakes, and I think that's when the gap appeared towards the end of the second half.
It is the responsibility of the center back and myself that we were unable to hold back as we were told to do at 0.
I hope to be able to maintain my concentration until the end and defend until the end.
(What is your enthusiasm for the next game?) I am starting to be able to play my own game little by little, so I want to continue playing actively and giving my best. "

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