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
J1 Sec. 5
Ajinomoto

HOME
FC Tokyo
3-3
Match Ended
First Half0-1
Second Half3-2

AWAY
Sagan Tosu
FC Tokyo | Sagan Tosu | |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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]
Photo Gallery
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Player Entrance Scene
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Player Nakajima dodges the opponent's tackle
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Players Nakajima and Abe heading to the pitch
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After the goal, the cradle of joy
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Player Maruyama feeds to the front line
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UTAka, joy after the goal!
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Hashimoto Player Goal Scene
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Coach Shinoda giving instructions
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Player Ota charging forward
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Abe's dribbling breakthrough
[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.