GAME RESULTGame Result

Sec. 5 2017/4/01 (Sat)
Attendance 19,669 
Weather: Cloudy, No precipitation Temperature: 11.4 degrees Humidity: 62% 
Referee: Shoichiro MIKAMI Assistant Referees: Haruhiro MAENOSONO / Yoshihito HAYASHI Fourth Official: Hajime HOSOO

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3-3

Match Ended

First Half0-1

Second Half3-2

AWAY

Sagan Tosu

FC Tokyo Sagan Tosu
70' Peter UTAKA
76' Kento HASHIMOTO
86' Peter UTAKA
Scorer 04' Yohei TOYODA
88' Daichi KAMADA
90' Dong-kyun CHO
46' Kensuke NAGAI → Keigo HIGASHI
58' Sotan TANABE → Peter UTAKA
85' Shoya NAKAJIMA → Kazunori YOSHIMOTO
Player Substitution 65' Yuji ONO → Akito FUKUTA
82' Yoshiki TAKAHASHI → Kyosuke TAGAWA
89' Riki HARAKAWA → Donggyeon JANG
12 Shoot 14
9 CK 5
20 FK 12
03' Masato MORISHIGE
36' Kensuke NAGAI
Warning 44' Yutaka YOSHIDA
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 27 Sotan TANABE
MF 37 Kento HASHIMOTO
MF 15 Kensuke NAGAI
MF 23 Shoya NAKAJIMA
MF 44 Takuma ABE
FW 13 Yoshito OKUBO
FC Tokyo Bench
GK 1 Takuo OKUBO
DF 4 Kazunori YOSHIMOTO
DF 22 Yuhei TOKUNAGA
MF 10 Yohei KAJIYAMA
MF 38 Keigo HIGASHI
FW 9 Peter UTAKA
FW 20 Ryoichi MAEDA
Sagan Tosu Starting Lineup
GK 33 Shuichi GONDA
DF 8 Yu FUJITA
DF 5 Kim Min-hyuk
DF 29 Hiroyuki Taniguchi
DF 23 Yutaka YOSHIDA
MF 40 Yuji ONO
MF 14 Yoshiki Takahashi
MF 4 Riki HARAKAWA
MF 7 Daichi Kamada
FW 32 Victor Ibarbo
FW 11 Yohei TOYODA
Sagan Tosu Bench
GK 1 Taku Akahoshi
DF 3 Franco Subbottini
MF 6 Akito FUKUTA
MF 20 Kasumi Ogawa
FW 9 Zhao Dongjian
FW 22 Kei Ikeda
FW 27 Kyosuke TAGAWA

[Highlight Video]

[Player and Coach Comments]

《Sei MUROYA》
Looking back calmly, I don't think the development from taking the lead to making it 3 to 1 was bad at all.
 It was a match that had to end with a score of 3 to 1 or 3 to 2.

 I think Tokyo is a team characterized by its defensive strength, but they lost focus at the very end.
 We became a bit disjointed and couldn't defend as a team.
 I panicked when I conceded the second goal myself.
 It was a goal conceded from our own mistake, but I reflect that we needed to stay calm and do what we had to do together.

(Regarding the attack, there were moments of overlapping to create chances?)
Basically, there were two players from Tosu in front, so we prioritized balance.
 I was thinking of actively pushing forward during counter-attack opportunities.

(About the scene where we won the right corner kick that led to the second goal. I caught up to Higashi's pass at full speed and cut in at a sharp angle, but?)
That was my signature move.
 Player Higashi started running before he received the ball, being careful not to be offside.
 I always aim for that shape.
 He understood that, and provided a perfect pass.
 As a result, we scored from the corner kick, and I want to create more opportunities like that.
 
 It was a regrettable match, but we did not lose.
 "I want to reflect on the points for improvement, as well as the one point gained today, and look back on the harvest to make use of it in the future."

Akihiro HAYASHI
"First of all, the situation where we conceded the first penalty is a challenge."
 It was necessary to prepare in anticipation for the long ball from Tosu.
 Our defensive challenge and coverage were lacking. I feel we needed to enter the game more cautiously.

 However, although we were overwhelmed at the start, I think we were able to seize the momentum after the 30-minute mark.
 That led to the second half, and we had the momentum up to three goals.

 The fact that we conceded the second goal was a major factor in today's draw.
 The timing when I shouted 'OK!' led to a mistake in judgment that resulted in a goal conceded.
 I think this is the key to today's match.
 The third goal conceded was due to the opponent's skill, but I think it was necessary to respond more decisively during that time.
 But there is no time to look down.
 I want us to discuss together and make adjustments to reduce the goals conceded.

《Summary of Coach Yoshiyuki SHINODA's Press Conference》
"I anticipated that it would be a difficult game, but after conceding the first goal, it became a tough situation."
I think the players did well until they caught up in the second half and pulled ahead.
However, this game gives the impression of being unsettled with many mistakes from the kickoff.
Without looking down, we want everyone to think about how to connect this one point to the next match and prepare for the next game.

In the second half, when the ball was passed to the fullback Muroya, the opponent's inside midfielder would slide in to apply pressure. In the first half, it particularly did not go well at Nagai's position.
It was about pulling the opposing side back player Yoshida and considering using forwards Yu OKUBO and Abe in the space where the defensive midfielder Takahashi's slide was not timely. However, we couldn't execute that well in the first half.
I was expecting Nagai to make a bit more of an effort with the DF line, but since it didn't go well, I substituted him for Azuma.
I think we simply judged too slowly and struggled with the opponent's press, or perhaps there were issues on our side.

It is clear just by looking at the scenes of the goals conceded that allowing the long ball to be easily kicked and failing to pick up the loose ball led to the goals conceded, and that was also the case for the first goal conceded.
However, that was also happening with a four-back formation.
We replaced Nakajima with Yoshimoto for height, but it didn't go well. As a team and as individuals, we want to reflect on this and connect it to our next steps.
Since it's soccer, I think there are times when we might concede a goal first, so I want to highly evaluate the fact that we managed to pull ahead.

《Press Conference Summary of Tosu's Massimo FICCADENTI》
I would like to divide this match into two parts: the first 70 minutes and the last 20 minutes. Especially in the second half, a lot happened, and at the point we equalized at 3-3, it was a match we could have won, but it was also a game where we could have made it 4-3.
Even if I analyze as a coach up to the point where we were equalized at 1-1 and then conceded the second goal, I think we played a very good match.
We should be able to play high-intensity and high-quality games for a longer time.

FC Tokyo is a high-quality team that I know well, centered around counter-attacks.
It was wonderful that we were able to keep the ball until we were turned around against such an opponent, but we need to review why the match developed this way. However, I believe that playing such a game will also foster trust among teammates, so I want to take it in a positive direction.
I wasn't sure if Yuji ONO would be able to play today, but he was able to return. I believe that everything is heading in a good direction, including the return of injured players, so I want to connect those things to victories.