GAME RESULTGame Result

Sec. 1 2017/3/12 (Sun)
Attendance 2,475 
Weather: Clear, Light; Temperature: 22.7 degrees; Humidity: 21% 
Referee: Mitsuru OYA Assistant Referees: Dai MATSUMOTO / Soichi IWASAKI Fourth Official: Masaya SAITO

J3 Sec. 1

Yumenoshima

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0-2

Match Ended

First Half0-1

Second Half0-1

AWAY

Kataller Toyama

FC Tokyo U-23 Kataller Toyama
Scorer 39' Kenji DAI
70' Hiroshi EITO
64' Rei HIRAKAWA → Taichi HARA
71' Shuto OKANIWA → Shoi SAKAGUCHI
79' Mikito KOBAYASHI → Ko HASEGAWA
Player Substitution 86' Hiroshi EITO → Daiki YAGISHITA
90'+1 Yoji SASAKI → Seiji SHINDO
90'+3 Kosei WAKIMOTO → Masataka TOZAKI
4 Shoot 8
4 CK 3
11 FK 20
38' Shuto OKANIWA
40' Yoshitake SUZUKI
79' Nathan BURNS
Warning
Ejection
FC Tokyo U-23 Starting Lineup
GK 50 Go HATANO
DF 31 Shuto OKANIWA
DF 36 Masayuki YAMADA
DF 26 Takahiro YANAGI
DF 25 Ryoya OGAWA
MF 40 Rei HIRAKAWA
MF 35 Yoshitake SUZUKI
MF 42 Makoto Kobayashi
MF 41 Takefusa KUBO
MF 47 Miki Kobayashi
FW 16 Nathan BURNS
FC Tokyo U-23 Bench
GK 30 Riku HIROSUE
DF 32 Sakaiuchi Yoshii
DF 49 Mitsuki HASEGAWA
FW 45 Taichi HARA
Kataller Toyama Starting Lineup
GK 21 Kengo NAGAI
DF 6 Tatsunori Yamagata
DF 3 Kenji DAI
DF 5 Ryo HIRAIDE
DF 13 Ikki SASAKI
MF 2 Kosei WAKIMOTO
MF 14 Yoji SASAKI
MF 10 Hiroshi Eito
MF 24 Takaki Nishimuro
FW 7 Yuki Kitai
FW 23 Yusei KAYANUMA
Kataller Toyama Bench
GK 1 Kenmi Iida
DF 18 Masataka Nobozaki
DF 20 Seiji Shindo
MF 17 Keisuke Kimoto
FW 19 Daiki YAGISHITA

[Highlight Video]

[Player and Coach Comments]

《Ryoya OGAWA》
"It wasn't a bad match overall, but we conceded goals from set pieces and crosses, which highlighted our weaknesses in the game."
(What is the difference before and after conceding a goal?) Before conceding a goal, we had the awareness to push forward and created several chances, but after conceding, we were pushed back by the opponent and became a bit passive.
It might have been better if there were more players breaking through from the back.
(Was it above the team average age?) Usually, I think that the roles that players like Yu OKUBO and Morishige perform in J1 need to be taken on by myself and player Yamada in J3.
I believe we need to become the mental center of the team in those aspects.
(What are your thoughts on the next match?) I think it's not good to keep losing, so I want us all to focus and fight together.

《Takahiro YANAGI》
"From the start of the match, the opponent applied pressure from the front, creating a difficult situation, but we had to endure and keep it at zero in the first half."
I think it was a regrettable mistake to concede a goal from a set piece, which is one of our challenges.
(What are the differences between last year and this year in the second year?) Having one year of experience, I believe that in the second year, I need to be able to speak up more and lead the players around me.
(What are your aspirations for the next match?) I want to correct the issues that arose from this match's results and definitely win the next game.

Summary of Coach Tadashi NAKAMURA's Press Conference
"As it was the opening match, many fans and supporters came to watch, and I entered the match with a feeling of gratitude. Unfortunately, we lost 0-2 and were unable to share in the joy."
Regarding the match, I realized that we are still far from reaching the team's concept of 'each individual gaining strength to advance to J1'.
A little bit of one-on-one battles and reactions. Strength at the ball. Each individual needs to strengthen these aspects, or else there will be many situations where the opponent ends up with the ball.
The goals conceded were due to set-piece contests and battles for crosses.
In terms of offense, we had several chances, but ultimately we were unable to score a goal, and I would like to focus on training to improve that aspect.