GAME RESULTGame Result

Sec. 13 2017/5/28 (Sun)
Audience 18,953 people 
Weather: Sunny, Low Temperature 24.1°C, Humidity 58% 
Referee: Takuto OKABE Assistant Referees: Mitsuharu TAKETA / Takeshi SUHARA Fourth Official: Hironobu KIKAWADA

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1-1

Match Finished

First Half1-1

Second Half0-0

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Ventforet Kofu

FC Tokyo Ventforet Kofu
02' Yoichiro Takahagi
Scorer 44' Yuki HORIGOME
46' Kensuke NAGAI → Takuma ABE
70' Keigo HIGASHI → Shoya NAKAJIMA
82' Peter UTAKA → Ryoichi MAEDA
Player Substitution 55' Toshio SHIMAKAWA → Akihiro HYODO
63' Yuki HORIGOME → Dudu
82' Shohei ABE → Ryohei ARAI
8 Shoot 5
6 CK 3
17 FK 15
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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 8 Yojiro Takahagi
MF 27 Sotan TANABE
MF 15 Kensuke NAGAI
MF 13 Yu KAJIN
MF 38 Keigo HIGASHI
FW 9 Peter UTAKA
FC TokyoSubstitute
GK 1 Yu OKUBO
DF 22 Yusuke Tokunaga
MF 10 Yosuke Kajiyama
MF 23 Shoya NAKAJIMA
MF 37 Kento HASHIMOTO
MF 44 Takuma ABE
FW 20 Ryoichi MAEDA
Ventforet KofuStarting Lineup
GK 23 Okayama University Student
DF 5 Ryo SHINZATO
DF 4 Hideomi YAMAMOTO
DF 6 Edel Lima
MF 22 Yuta KOIDE
MF 40 Shohei Ogura
MF 11 Yuki HORIGOME
MF 2 Toshio SHIMAKAWA
MF 14 Tanaka Yuma
MF 27 Shohei Abe
FW 9 Wilson
Ventforet KofuSubstitute
GK 31 Kosuke OKANISHI
DF 8 Ryohei Arai
MF 15 Hirataro Hyodo
MF 21 Oliver Bosanic
MF 24 Yutaka SONEDA
FW 10 Dudu
FW 13 Akihito Kawamoto

[Highlight Video]

[Player/Coach Comments]

"Masato MORISHIGE"
"If you don't make the decision at the right time, the game will become more difficult as time passes."
 The game that made me feel it again.
 CK was able to take the lead, but there were also chances for set plays, including myself.
 We must think about how to score points as a team.
 Do not look back on mistakes about conceding points.
 It is something that the players themselves understand the most.
 The issue was not being able to score additional points despite having many good attacking scenes.
 One shot before the last shot... The accuracy of the last one or two shots was not enough.
 However, that is what determines the outcome.
 "We all need to work together and push forward."

Regarding "lack of accuracy". Is it an issue with everyone's perception, or simply a technical problem?
"I think today's issue was mainly technical."

"Keigo HIGASHI"
(Could not show what was gained in the Kobe match today?)
"If the opponent changes, the development will also change, so it's hard to say anything about that, but today it was necessary to play more aggressively on both offense and defense."
 I think we played a "lifeless soccer" in a word.
 We have been working hard together and playing aggressively on both defense and offense under coach Shinoda's leadership since last season. I think there were fewer scenes like that today.
 "We need to think more about what we should do before winning or losing..."

(Did the late first-half goal affect the team?)
"When we concede a goal, our team tends to 'fall apart'."
 Of course, we must reflect and correct mistakes that lead to conceding goals, but making mistakes is also part of football.
 It is important to discuss how we can get it back together. I want to talk about that.

(There are many voices pointing out a lack of combination around? )
"If we have this many members, we may be expected to play 'amazing soccer'. However, it's not something that can be easily done."
 "We want to firmly establish what we need to do as the team's base, and then communicate with each other, sincerely exchanging opinions and listening to each other."

"Press Conference Summary by Coach Yoshiyuki SHINODA"
"It's very disappointing to only get 1 point at home."
The game started off well with a good goal, and I thought we would pick up the pace from there, but it didn't quite happen and we ended up playing a stagnant game. I'm really reflecting on that.
After being caught up to a tie, we made adjustments on how to enter the game in the second half, but we didn't have many scenes of breaking through the opponent's block, so we felt that the goal was far away.
We were put in a dangerous situation from a counter. As for us, we wanted to push the opponent's midfield and create more good combinations and scenes where we could jump into early crosses, but we couldn't create such scenes easily.
"Of course, we wanted to accumulate 3 points, but we want to carefully review this 1 point and aim for the next one."

"Q&A"
Q=What was the cause of the offensive stagnation?
"There were a lot of backward plays. We often dropped the ball back, which put pressure on Kofu's press and caused us to drop it again."
For example, when Muroya has the ball, he is slow to prepare to face forward, and the movement of the previous player is also reduced, making it only possible to pass the ball in a single shot.
And after losing the ball, the timing to approach was off, and there was no choice but to fall back.
In any case, I feel like I fell into a vicious cycle, especially in the first half."

Q=Intention of putting Abe in the second half
"At the side of Nagai, there was not much movement and we couldn't create time. We put Abe in again to make our time longer."

Q=About the difference from the previous Kobe match
"I think there were some problems in the build-up. Not only that, but in the first half, we also lost the ball quickly and there were many instances where the ball didn't come out even when we were running. The situation and the opponent were different, but we wanted to move the ball more simply and take advantage of the opponent's back, but we couldn't do it well."

"Kofu - Tatsuma Yoshida's Press Conference Summary"
"I think it was a tiring game for the supporters, but the scenes where the stands were filled with energy, I think we were able to give more than usual. Over 2,000 supporters came and we were able to fight in the midst of a huge cheer. Some players were exhausted and their legs cramped, but they showed their determination to fight and go for the ball or score a goal. I think the players showed enough."
However, we need to make sure we recover well from conceding a goal from a set piece.
We conceded a goal in the first 2 minutes from a set piece, and in the past, we would have either conceded another goal or put ourselves in a difficult situation. But we were able to recover in the first half and I think that was a major factor in us being able to earn a point.
However, in the first half, we were unable to play during the time we should have been playing, and even when we managed to bring the ball up to a high position, we were waiting for help to come. We fixed those issues and entered the second half. Although there were some close calls, we never gave up against Tokyo and kept attacking until the very end. I hope that Wilson will continue to pursue his fitness and be able to score in those crucial moments.
I don't think players and I should always expect to be able to play in such a stadium today, with warm and big support. I always feel that I have to show a good attitude and a good fight. Also, since there is Levain and it becomes a consecutive game, I want to continue to show a figure that can be supported by correcting some of the challenges that I want to come out today.
Today was very frustrating.

"Q&A"

Q=Were you able to feel even more momentum in this match, just like you did in the Hiroshima game?
"I was able to make a try that I couldn't do in the Hiroshima game today. In terms of balancing the risks and challenges that arise from trying, I saw a mindset of not thinking about balance and just trying first. I want to continue to improve my accuracy."

Q=About the first starting player, Kode player
"He showed his strengths in his sense of playing with others and his ability to attract the ball. I think that the energy, aggressiveness, and dedication he brought to this club, where many veteran players are active, brought a fresh breeze."

Q=What was the intention of using player Shimakawa?
"I used him because I thought we could control our time and pace in the position he was in. I didn't think the space behind would come out in the second half, so I used him with the idea of loosening the press from midfielders Okubo and Maeda to our CBs, rather than long balls from Hyodo to the space behind."