GAME RESULTGame Result

Sec. 5 2017/4/01 (Sat)
Audience 19,669 people 
Weather cloudy, no temperature 11.4 degrees humidity 62% 
Referee: Masahiro MIKAMI Assistant Referees: Haruhiro MAENO / Yoshihito HAYASHI Fourth Official: Hajime HOSOO

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3-3

Match Finished

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-jeon 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 → Dongjian ZHAO
12 Shoot 14
9 CK 5
20 FK 12
03' Masato MORISHIGE
36' Kensuke NAGAI
Warning 44' Yutaka YOSHIDA
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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 Yu KAJIN
FC TokyoSubstitute
GK 1 Yu OKUBO
DF 4 Yoshimoto Kazuhito
DF 22 Yusuke Tokunaga
MF 10 Yosuke Kajiyama
MF 38 Keigo HIGASHI
FW 9 Peter UTAKA
FW 20 Ryoichi MAEDA
Sagan TosuStarting Lineup
GK 33 Shuichi Gonda
DF 8 Yu Fujita
DF 5 Kim Minhyuk
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 TosuSubstitute
GK 1 Takuya Akaboshi
DF 3 Franco Subbotoni
MF 6 Akito FUKUTA
MF 20 Kasumi Ogawa
FW 9 Zhao Dongjian
FW 22 Kei Ikeda
FW 27 Kyosuke TAGAWA

[Highlight Video]

[Player/Coach Comments]

"Sei MUROYA"
"Looking back calmly, I don't think the development up to 3-1 from the lead was bad at all."
 It was a game that had to end with a score of 3-1 or 3-2.

 Tokyo is considered a team with a strong defense, but their concentration faded at the very end.
 We couldn't defend as a team and it became a bit scattered.
 I panicked when I conceded the second goal.
 We conceded a goal from our own mistake, but we need to reflect on that and stay calm to do what we need to do together.

(Regarding the attack, were there any situations where you overlapped and created chances?)
Basically, there were two Tosu players in front, so I prioritized balance.
 I was thinking of actively going up when there was a chance for a counter.

(Regarding the scene where the right corner kick led to the second goal. East player caught up with the pass at high speed and cut inside at a sharp angle?)
That's my specialty.
 Before the East player took possession of the ball, he started running to avoid being offside.
 I always aim for that shape.
 Tokyo player understood it and gave a perfect pass.
 It ultimately led to a goal from a corner kick, and I want to increase the number of such opportunities.
 
 It was a frustrating game, but we didn't lose.
 "Along with points for reflection, I want to use the 1 point we gained today and reexamine our harvest for the future."

"Akihiro HAYASHI"
"First of all, the situation where we gave away a penalty kick for the first goal is our main issue."
 It was necessary to anticipate and prepare for Tosu's long ball.
 Our defense was lacking in challenges and coverage. I feel like we should have been more careful entering the game.

 However, we were overwhelmed at the beginning, but I think we were able to grasp the flow after 30 minutes.
 It led to the second half and we had the momentum up to three goals.

 The second goal conceded was a major factor in today's draw.
 The timing when I shouted "OK!", my judgement was wrong and it led to a goal being scored.
 I think this is the key to today's game.
 The third goal was partly due to the opponent's skill, but at that time, I think it was necessary to handle it more decisively.
 But there is no time to look down.
 "We want to discuss together and make adjustments to prevent conceding goals."

"Press Conference Summary by Coach Yoshiyuki SHINODA"
"It was expected to be a difficult game, but we conceded the first goal and it became a tough situation."
I think the players were able to do well until they caught up in the second half and pulled ahead.
However, this game has the impression of being a game with many mistakes and not being settled from the kickoff.
Without looking down, we want to think as a team about how to connect this 1 point to the next game and prepare for the next game.

In the second half, when the ball went to Muroya, the opponent's inside half slid and pressed. In the first half, it didn't work well, especially in Nagai's area.
It was a movement to pull the opponent's side back player Yoshida, and we were thinking of using FW Okubo and Abe in the space where the slide of the midfielder Takahashi couldn't catch up. However, it didn't work well in the first half.
Nagai was asked to make more moves on the DF line, but it didn't work out, so he was replaced by Higashi.
I think we simply made slow decisions and struggled against the opponent's press, or maybe we had problems on our own end.

Simply by looking at the scene of conceding a goal, it is clear that we allowed the long ball to be easily kicked and failed to pick up the loose ball, which led to the goal. This was also the case with the first goal.
However, it was also happening with 4 backs.
I replaced Nakajima with Yoshimoto in the height position, but it didn't work well. I want to reflect on it as a team and as an individual, and move on to the next one.
Since it is soccer, I think there are times when we will be scored on first, so I would like to highly evaluate until we pull ahead.

"Summary of Tosu Massimo FICCADENTI's press conference"
"I want to divide this game into two parts, the first 70 minutes and the last 20 minutes. Especially in the second half, a lot happened, but at the point where we caught up to 3-3, it was a game we could have won, even at 4-3."
I think it was a very good game as a coach, even when we were tied 1-1 and then conceded the second goal.
We should be able to play a game with high intensity and high quality for a longer period of time.

FC Tokyo is a high-quality team that I am also familiar with, focusing on counter attacks.
It was great that we were able to keep the ball moving until we were turned around by such an opponent, and we need to take another look at why the game turned out this way. However, I think that playing this kind of game will also build trust among teammates, so I want to take it in a positive direction.
Yuji ONO was not sure if he could play today, but he was able to come back. I think everything is heading in a good direction, including the return of injured players, so I want to use that to lead us to victory."