GAME RESULTGame Result

Sec. 4 2017/3/18 (Sat)
Audience 36,311 people 
Weather cloudy, temperature 12.8 degrees, humidity 59% 
Referee: Jumpei IIDA Assistant Referee: Takumi TAKAGI / Takanori SAKUMOTO Fourth Official: Takahiro OKANO

J1 Sec. 4

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FC Tokyo

3-0

Match Finished

First Half0-0

Second Half3-0

AWAY

Kawasaki Frontale

FC Tokyo Kawasaki Frontale
76' Own Goal
86' Peter UTAKA
90'+2 Yu OKUBO
Scorer
62' Kensuke NAGAI → Peter UTAKA
68' Kento HASHIMOTO → Sotan TANABE
90'+1 Shoya NAKAJIMA → Yuhei TOKUNAGA
Player Substitution 56' Hiroyuki ABE → Heiner
71' Eduardo Netto → Ryuya HASEGAWA
82' Kyohei NOBORIZATO → Koji MIYOSHI
8 Shoot 11
6 CK 4
16 FK 30
50' Kento HASHIMOTO
87' Sotan TANABE
Warning
Exit
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 8 Yojiro Takahagi
MF 37 Kento HASHIMOTO
MF 15 Kensuke NAGAI
MF 23 Shoya NAKAJIMA
FW 13 Yu KAJIN
FW 44 Takuma ABE
FC TokyoSubstitute
GK 1 Yu OKUBO
DF 4 Yoshimoto Kazuhito
DF 22 Yusuke Tokunaga
MF 27 Sotan TANABE
MF 38 Keigo HIGASHI
FW 9 Peter UTAKA
FW 20 Ryoichi MAEDA
Kawasaki Frontale Starting Lineup
GK 1 Sung Ryong JUNG
DF 6 Yusuke Tasaka
DF 3 Tatsuki NARA
DF 5 Taniguchi Shogo
DF 7 Shintaro Kurumaya
MF 10 Ryota OSHIMA
MF 21 Eduardo Net
MF 14 Nakamura Kengo
MF 2 Kyohei NOBORIZATO
FW 8 Hiroyuki ABE
FW 11 Yu KOBAYASHI
Kawasaki Frontale Substitute
GK 30 Shota ARAI
DF 28 Ko Iwakura
MF 16 Tatsuya HASEGAWA
MF 19 Kentaro MORIYA
MF 13 Koji Miyoshi
FW 22 Heiner
FW 9 Takayuki Morimoto

[Highlight Video]

[Player/Coach Comments]

"Yoshito OKUBO"
"It was great to score a goal."
 Up until now, I had not scored any points, and I thought to myself, "It will come someday," but I also felt the expectations from those around me, and to be honest, I was a little anxious.
 I think it was great to be able to take it in that way in a game like today, and it was also great for the fans and supporters.
 After scoring, he ran towards the stands with an apologetic feeling.
 The scene of the pass to player Abe, which led to the opening goal, was a last-minute change of decision at the end of the play.
 If you can only make one play, it would be a waste.
 I was able to see Taku's position by playing tricks.
 Although it was an own goal, I think that first goal was crucial.
 Today's game was also unpredictable, but I thought Kawasaki would often lose their focus.
 If you understand that, try to run and if you can make that kind of challenge in front of the goal, you can score.
 "I want to continue scoring goals that contribute to Tokyo's victory."

"Akihiro HAYASHI"
"Joined Tokyo 2 months ago. I have a strong feeling that my daily training is definitely helping me grow as a player."
I am conscious of going for the "shortest" shot or ball. There were many unnecessary movements before.
Of course, we still need to work on both our defense and offense, but it was good that we were able to win without conceding any goals today. We want to continue to improve as a team, even if it's just one step at a time.
 "I will join the Japan national team, and I want to do my best in representing what I have learned in Tokyo."

"Press Conference Summary by Coach Yoshiyuki SHINODA"
"I think this is the result of the players' hard work and the solid performance of the team. We were able to control the game for the full 90 minutes."
Of course, there were some small mistakes and scenes where we gave away chances, but we were able to fight for the full 90 minutes. In the future, we want to continue fighting while reviewing various aspects.
As for the combination of the attacking unit, there are various players with different individual skills, but soccer is about how to fight as a group.
Rather than focusing on appearances, I think it's important for all players to first fight against their opponents in various ways and make selfless efforts to help the team win.
On the defensive side, the Frontale players not only stuck to their opponents, but also worked together and chased after them at the right moments. There were some dangerous moments at the beginning, but we were able to overcome them and gradually control the pace of the game.
On the offensive side, thanks to the front players' ability to control the ball and time, Ota was able to take a high position and Utaka had time to get into position for crosses.
We are asking them to create many such situations within the 90 minutes and to thoroughly do things that the opponent dislikes.
Today's game, it was good that we were able to create opportunities in the front line compared to the past few games. Also, as time went by, we were able to create more of those scenes, so I think it's a good trend.
Yu OKUBO scored a goal in the previous match despite facing various pressures. He is truly a man among men.
Even in the final one-two situation, the calmness to be able to see the goalkeeper and the technical ability and agility of the body are truly something to be admired.
Even in defense, he always pressed and pressed back, and his contribution to the team was high in many ways.
Of course, many of you are expecting him to score goals, but today he did more than that. He himself overcame a lot of pressure and I think he has a positive impact on the team."

"Kawasaki - Toru Oniki's Press Conference Summary"
I don't think the first half was bad. However, we were forced to hold the ball from the middle and overall, our movement didn't increase, so we couldn't make powerful attacks. I'm a little disappointed about that.
In the second half, we tried to switch our mindset and approach the game again, but we ended up falling apart after giving up the first goal.
The reason for being forced to hold the ball is that when the player has the ball, they don't feel much pressure, but the ball stops moving when the player moves. I think the reason is that the movement of people also stopped at the same time. Also, because FC Tokyo's individual defense was strong, it was difficult to score.