GAME RESULTGame Result

Sec. 2 2017/3/04 (Sat)
Attendance 27,259 
Weather: Clear, Light; Temperature: 18.4 degrees; Humidity: 35% 
Referee: Yudai YAMAMOTO Assistant Referees: Toshiyuki TANAKA / Akihiro TAKEDA Fourth Official: Tomohiro TSUKADA

J1 Sec. 2

Ajinomoto

HOME

FC Tokyo

2-0

Match Ended

First Half0-0

Second Half2-0

AWAY

Omiya Ardija

FC Tokyo Omiya Ardija
66' Masato MORISHIGE
90'+1 Shoya NAKAJIMA
Scorer
54' Hiroki KAWANO → Shoya NAKAJIMA
77' Keigo HIGASHI → Ryoichi MAEDA
86' Kensuke NAGAI → Yuhei TOKUNAGA
Player Substitution 67' Ariajasuru HASEGAWA → Shigeru YOKOTANI
69' Keisuke OYAMA → Matheus
76' Yusuke SEGAWA → Dragan MURJA
5 Shoot 8
4 CK 6
16 FK 13
29' Hiroki KAWANO
59' Masato MORISHIGE
Warning
Ejection
FC Tokyo Starting Lineup
GK 33 Akihiro HAYASHI
DF 2 Sei MUROYA
DF 3 Masato MORISHIGE
DF 5 Yuichi MARUYAMA
DF 6 Kosuke OTA
MF 37 Kento HASHIMOTO
MF 8 Yojiro Takahagi
MF 17 Hiroki KAWANO
MF 38 Keigo HIGASHI
MF 15 Kensuke NAGAI
FW 13 Yoshito OKUBO
FC Tokyo Bench
GK 1 Takuo OKUBO
DF 4 Kazunori YOSHIMOTO
DF 22 Yuhei TOKUNAGA
MF 23 Shoya NAKAJIMA
MF 27 Sotan TANABE
FW 20 Ryoichi MAEDA
FW 44 Takuma ABE
Omiya Ardija Starting XI
GK 21 Hitoshi SHIOTA
DF 19 Ryo OKUI
DF 2 Hikaru Kikuchi
DF 3 Hiroyuki Kawamoto
DF 20 Tsubasa Oya
MF 15 Keisuke OYAMA
MF 40 Akimi BARADA
MF 28 Ariajasuru HASEGAWA
MF 44 Yusuke SEGAWA
FW 7 Esaka Makoto
FW 9 Naits Pechunik
Omiya Ardija Bench
GK 1 Junpei KATO
DF 4 Kohei YAMAKOSHI
DF 13 Daisuke Watanabe
MF 16 Matheus
MF 17 Shigeru Yokotani
MF 47 Yuzo IWAKAMI
FW 8 Dragan Murjja

[Highlight Video]

[Player and Coach Comments]

Masato MORISHIGE
"We won 2-0, but it was by no means a good match."
 While it is significant to have secured 3 points, I do not want to see more games like this...
 Even so, during the season, there are good times and bad times as a team.
 It was better to hold on to a 0-0 draw than to neglect defense and concede a goal, and it was good that we managed to secure a win.
 I believe that steadily accumulating points throughout the season is the most important thing.
 In the first half, everyone was vocal with Yojiro at the center, and I was able to fight without panicking.
 I think the way we fought as a team was clear.
 It's two consecutive wins, but that just means we've won twice; it has no meaning unless we continue to do so.
 I believe we must prove various things throughout the season, such as changes as a team and how we are becoming stronger.

Yojiro Takahagi
I personally thought that the first half was good with that development. Since we didn't allow the opponent to create any clear chances, we aimed to counterattack when we regained possession. Towards the end of the first half, we were able to launch a few counterattacks.
 If the defensive midfielder had dropped back to receive the ball, we might have improved our rhythm, but I personally chose not to and instead tried to be patient and win the second ball.
 In the second half, space opened up for the opponent, so I also entered the DF line to become a starting point and increased my awareness of moving forward to support from there.
 In the scene that led to the opening corner kick, I could hear Kensei's voice. While looking around, I hesitated a bit about where to pass, but since Kensei has speed, I thought that even if it was a bit rough, if I passed it quickly, he would catch up (laughs). If we increase scenes like that, I think it will be more bothersome for the opponent. Of course, we shouldn't rely solely on that.
 You can't suddenly become a team characterized by 'being in front of the goal.'
 I believe that FC Tokyo's solid defense contributes to their confidence.
 It was a match where we were trying to score one or two points while enduring and keeping the goals conceded to zero.

《Summary of Coach Yoshiyuki SHINODA's Press Conference》
"I am relieved that we were able to win, but we made the match difficult for ourselves. In the first half, we relied too much on long balls, but we were able to endure and go into halftime without conceding a goal."
In the second half, by everyone making efforts to increase the tempo, we were able to reach the goal area more often, and by scoring first from a set piece, we were able to take control of the game.
There were times when we were pushed back even after scoring, but I'm glad we were able to secure 3 points.

《Omiya - Summary of the Press Conference by Coach Hiroki SHIBUYA》
"Today, despite many fans and supporters gathering at Ajinomoto Stadium, we lost. We were defeated at a similar time as in the previous match, and I truly apologize for showing such a result."
Regarding the game, we were able to respond well to FC Tokyo's long balls and their way of taking control from second balls, and we were able to move the ball to some extent. However, I feel that unless I establish a more thorough attacking shape myself, we won't be able to score.
There were parts where we fell behind because we held onto the ball too long even in situations that seemed like a chance, but I think if we had a more thorough attacking shape, we could have scored.
Given the current situation, we have conceded goals from set pieces, lost second balls, and allowed goals in stoppage time, so we need to learn to play more considering the timing.
However, the players are really working hard to score goals and finish the match without conceding, so they can only continue doing that. In order to eventually score and keep a clean sheet, we will be playing at home next week, so I want to prepare well and approach next week's game with determination.