GAME RESULTGame Result

Sec. 6 2017/4/08 (Sat)
Audience 16,948 people 
Weather: Indoor, No Temperature 22.9 degrees, Humidity 50% 
Referee: Hajime MATSUO Assistant Referee: Akane YAGI / Ryo HIRAMA Fourth Official: Hisao MANABE

J1 Sec. 6

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2-1

Match Finished

First Half1-1

Second half1-0

AWAY

FC Tokyo

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo FC Tokyo
42' Julinho
59' Ken TOKURA
Scorer 08' Keigo HIGASHI
69' Shinzo Hyodo → Hiroyuki Mae
75' Julinho → Daiki Suga
84' Ken Tokura → Ryuji Kawai
Player Substitution 46' Sotan TANABE → Yohei KAJIYAMA
55' Shoya NAKAJIMA → Peter UTAKA
66' Keigo HIGASHI → Yuhei TOKUNAGA
20 Shoot 8
7 CK 2
10 FK 9
53' Ken TOKURA
Warning 20' Sotan TANABE
33' Akihiro HAYASHI
Exit
Hokkaido Consadole SapporoStarting Lineup
GK 25 Kwon Yoon
DF 20 Kim Min-te
DF 2 Yokoyama Tomonobu
DF 24 Akito FUKUMORI
MF 26 Ryota Hayasaka
MF 27 Takuma ARANO
MF 10 Hiroki MIYAZAWA
MF 6 Shingo Hyodo
MF 3 Yudai TANAKA
FW 9 Ken TOKURA
FW 7 Julinho
Hokkaido Consadole SapporoSubstitute
GK 1 Junki KANAYAMA
DF 35 Ryosuke SHINDO
MF 4 Ryuji Kawai
MF 16 Hiroyuki MAE
MF 44 Shinji ONO
FW 13 Keihiro Uchimura
FW 38 Daiki SUGA
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 38 Keigo HIGASHI
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 15 Kensuke NAGAI
FW 9 Peter UTAKA
FW 20 Ryoichi MAEDA

[Highlight Video]

[Player/Coach Comments]

"Kosuke OTA"
(I think it was a tough result in terms of both score and content.)
"The G Osaka match was the same, but I think we had a pretty good start for the first 10 minutes until we took the lead."
However, we were unable to maintain a compact shape and ended up allowing the opponent's two strikers to create chances.
Even in a situation where we are leading by one point, I feel like we sometimes rush and end up losing the ball, giving the opponent the momentum.
"I think we need to discuss and make corrections together."

(Regarding the conceding scenes)
"There were many scenes where we were headed from crosses. Not just today, but also in the Tosu match."
First of all, I think it is necessary to firmly close the gap with the holder and keep the defense line a little higher to not give the opponent freedom. It was a game today after the draw against Tosu, so I was motivated, but we have to accept that we couldn't produce results. Coach Shinoda also said before the game, "Today's game will be important," but I think we made the game difficult for ourselves.

(At the post-match press conference, Coach Shinoda said, "We have to face this challenge and move forward from here." How do you take that?)
"We have to focus on training with the intention of building from scratch, and I think everyone needs to come together as one. FC Tokyo is not yet a strong team, so I want to approach the Urawa match with a strong mindset and the mentality of a challenger."

"Keigo HIGASHI"
"In the beginning of the match, from around 10 to 15 minutes, the rhythm was really good. It was good up until then, but after that we were pushed back a lot and the opponent was able to create chances from long balls and crosses."
We need to discuss the reasons why this happened and make corrections, otherwise we will be treated in the same way again.
I think it's necessary to not let the opponent kick freely by pressing from the front if they are going to kick.
However, we were unable to do that in today's match.
It's something that the whole team needs to be aware of, and if everyone doesn't play with a gritty and dedicated attitude, the opponent will be able to create a rhythm by kicking long balls.
I think that was one of the reasons for today's defeat.

"Press Conference Summary by Coach Yoshiyuki SHINODA"
"First of all, we want to take this defeat and think about how we can face it. I feel a great responsibility for the result that led to this."
However, it is true that we have knocked on various aspects such as fighting, second ball, distance feeling, so we want to train to regain the attitude to face there again.
"I am now feeling the weight of taking this result back home to all the supporters who have come from far away."

"Sapporo - Coach Shuhei Yoneda's Press Conference Summary"
"We carelessly conceded a goal at the beginning and it became difficult, but on the other hand, I think it was the trigger for us to show the attitude of "let's recover" both in attack and defense. I am grateful for the efforts of the players who fought for 90 minutes and were able to win the game in a come-from-behind victory, and I also want to thank the supporters who brought that out of us."
I think it was good that we were able to show our intended offense and defense and that it led to results.