Fighting for a third consecutive home victory, the 2016 Meiji Yasuda Life J3 League Sec. 27.

SC Sagamihara, who lost 0-1 in the opening match, will face off against AJINOMOTO FIELD NISHIGAOKA.
Tokyo wants to show their growth from the opening game until now.
DF line consists of right SB Yanagi, center Okazaki and Koyama, and left Ogawa.
Nawaz and Suzuki's double volante. Hayashi at the forefront, with Insoo YU in a formation close to a two-top. Hirao on the right, and Ikuchi on the left.
In addition, Hirakawa from FC Tokyo U-18 has made his first appearance on the bench.
Sagamihara, in the member table, is 3-5-2, but both wide MF Fukoin and MF Hosaki take care of the space tightly, forming a formation close to 5 back.
FW Inoue, MF Iwabuchi, and MF Sogabe form a fluid 3-4-3 formation on the front line. GK Kawaguchi, a former Japan national team member with extensive experience, will be the key player.
The game started with a chilly temperature of 15.4℃ under cloudy skies.

【First Half】
In the early stages, Sagamihara had the upper hand in the game, but Tokyo calmly defended against their attacks.
As time passes, the team pushes back the situation with long balls from the DF line into the opponent's territory and seizes the rhythm with aggressive pressing from the front line.
14 minutes, Insoo YU presses on the front line and steals the loose ball from the opponent.
The player attempts to break through the side, and is initially surrounded by two opposing DF players, but persistently regains possession and keeps the ball.
Cut in and draw the DF while avoiding the opponent's DF, then make a last pass to the center. Hirayama tries to direct it, but it goes over the bar.
The 26th and 28th minutes saw continuous goal attempts from set plays.
26 minutes, Insoo YU's attack was intercepted and Lins took a left corner kick, but the DF who entered the cover cleared it in the center.
In the 28th minute, Hirayama aimed for the left corner kick but missed the goal.
In the 32nd minute, Sagamihara was caught off guard when a free kick from the left side of the Tokyo team was sent in, but it was not touched and the shot missed the goal.
In the 36th minute, the DF clears the FK from the right side, but the ball is picked up just in front of the area.
The ball was deflected and a sharp shot was sent towards the goal, but the keeper made a save.
It will be a slightly open game centered around counterattacks, with the 41st minute being the key.
Expanding from Ogawa to Nozawa on the left side, and then to the opposite side. Yagi, who received this, was unable to break through, but securely connected to Ikari, who then passed a soft cross to Hiraoka from the cut-in.
Hiraoka heads it down, Suzuki takes a shot from just outside the area but it goes over the bar.
The biggest chance of the first half is in additional time.
45+1 minutes, Nozawa overlaps to the right and YANAGI crosses. The ball goes through the chaos and lands at the feet of Insoo YU in front of the goal.
Insoo YU controlled the ball with one touch, evaded the opponent and took a shot from close range, but it hit the bar. Not a goal.
After missing this chance, Tokyo tries to attack the left side and gets the ball stolen, leading to a short counterattack.
Okazaki clears the floating ball towards the front line, but Sagamihara picks it up and expands it into the vacant space on the right side.
They conceded a goal by making a calm decision. They ended the first half and turned around behind.

【Halftime】
Manager Nakamura's Comment
"Let's continue with our aggressive play."
Let's win the ball in the battle because it's a 50-50 situation for loose balls.
Let's all work hard and make good use of the side.

【Second Half】
Tokyo launches a fierce attack in the second half without making any substitutions for both teams.
As the game begins, both teams are fiercely competing for control and creating chances through precise passing.
58 minutes, Suzuki in the center passes a speedy pass to the left front line through the opponent DF.
Ogawa, who made a timely attack, crossed the ball into the area and Hayashi jumped in, but the Sagamihara defense blocked it with their bodies.
Tokyo, who missed a scoring opportunity, took control of the game after a player substitution.
61 minutes, Hirakawa is replaced by Hirakawa.
Hirakawa made his J3 debut at the age of 16 years, 6 months, and 10 days, breaking the record of the youngest appearance held by C Osaka U-23 MF player Hiroto YAMADA at the age of 16 years and 7 months, 15 days.
Tokyo switched to a 3-5-2 system, with Hirakawa partnering with Suzuki in a double pivot and Nozawa playing as the left CB. Ogawa moved to the left WB position and Yanagi to the right WB. The midfield was controlled by Ikari, with Lin and Insoo YU leading the front line.
In the 64th minute, Okazaki connected with Yanagi for an early cross into the box. The ball sailed over the Sagamihara defenders and found Lin in the area, who calmly slotted it in for the equalizer.
Tokyo, who strengthened their attack, earned a right corner kick in the 73rd minute from the persistence of their players. Ogawa then headed the ball to Okazaki, who jumped in and scored from an impossible angle, turning the game around.
In the 78th minute, Yagi passed to Ogawa and surprised the opponent by crossing the ball roughly into the area, causing Hayashi to score with a header, making it 3-1.
At 87 minutes, Oyama switched to Kobayashi, and Suzuki dropped to the DF line, forming a double pivot with Kobayashi and Hirakawa.
Then at 90+2 minutes, Kobayashi intercepted the opponent's free kick and Hirakawa picked it up.
In response to this, Hirakawa sends a long ball to Hayashi who has run out to the back. Sagamihara GK also comes out, but Hayashi controls it first, calmly scoring a hat-trick.
The game ended as it was, with a come-from-behind victory of 4-1.

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

[Summary and Comments from Manager Nakamura's Press Conference]

"I would like to express my gratitude to all the fans and supporters who came out in the cold."
We talked about being aggressive from the start of the game, but the opponent defended well and we couldn't break through. Our movements towards the back were also less compared to the top team.
After taking the ball, we lost it easily many times, and we couldn't take the lead easily, and in the game where we were undecided, we had two or three chances, but we couldn't decide and we were scored first in the end.
I told the players to stay positive because it wasn't a bad game at halftime.
Take more behind, run more than the opponent. Improve decision making on connecting the ball securely after taking it away.
Having been losing, I checked my plays and position towards the goal and approached the second half.
We were able to make good attacks and score 4 goals by using the center and wings effectively in the first half.

【Player Comments】
《Ogawa》
"In the first half, we conceded a goal due to my own mistake, but in the second half, everyone was able to move aggressively, which I think led to a good result."
(What about your own play?) In the first half, I had trouble controlling the ball and lost it many times, but in the second half I was able to push forward and ultimately got an assist, so I'm happy about that.
(We also made player substitutions and system changes,) and switched to a three-back formation, which allowed me and player Yanagi to be more aggressive and push forward, so I focused on making runs behind the opponent's defense.
(What is your enthusiasm for the next game?) We want to win together in J3, so our first goal is to get 3 points and we will do our best to achieve it.」

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