GAME RESULTGame Result

Sec. 23 2017/8/19 (Sat)
Audience 31,818 people 
Weather: Rain, Temperature: 24.6°C, Humidity: 85% 
Referee: Itaru HIROSE Assistant Referee: Kazushiro MIYAJIMA / Takayuki SHIMIZU Fourth Official: Hayato SHIMIZU

J1 Sec. 23

Saitama

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Urawa Reds

2-1

Match Finished

First Half2-1

Second Half0-0

AWAY

FC Tokyo

Urawa Reds FC Tokyo
17' Shinzo KOROKI
30' Shinzo KOROKI
Scorer 22' Kento HASHIMOTO
66' Yosuke KASHIWAGI → Takuya AOKI
71' Shinzo KOROKI → Rafael SILVA
79' Yuki MUTO → Shinya YAJIMA
Player Substitution 46' Ryoichi MAEDA → Peter UTAKA
51' Sei MUROYA → Kensuke NAGAI
62' Takuji YONEMOTO → Shoya NAKAJIMA
11 Shoot 10
5 CK 10
11 FK 9
88' Tomoaki Makino
Warning 90' Hyun Soo JANG
Exit
Urawa Reds Starting Lineup
GK 1 Shusaku NISHIKAWA
DF 6 Endo Wataru
DF 2 Mauricio
DF 5 Makino Tomoaki
MF 18 Yoshiaki KOMAI
MF 10 Yosuke KASHIWAGI
MF 22 Yuki Abe
MF 38 Daisuke Kikuchi
MF 20 Li Zhongcheng
MF 9 Yuki MUTO
FW 30 Shinzo KOROKI
Urawa RedsSubstitute
GK 25 Tetsuya Enomoto
DF 17 Tamura Tomo
MF 14 Tadaaki Hirakawa
MF 16 Takuya AOKI
MF 39 Shinya YAJIMA
FW 8 Rafael SILVA
FW 21 Zlatan
FC Tokyo Starting Lineup
GK 1 Yu OKUBO
DF 22 Yusuke Tokunaga
DF 14 Hyun Soo JANG
DF 5 Yuichi MARUYAMA
MF 8 Yojiro Takahagi
MF 2 Sei MUROYA
MF 37 Kento HASHIMOTO
MF 7 Takashi Yonemoto
MF 6 Kosuke OTA
FW 20 Ryoichi MAEDA
FW 13 Yu KAJIN
FC TokyoSubstitute
GK 33 Akihiro HAYASHI
DF 4 Yoshimoto Kazuhito
MF 10 Yosuke Kajiyama
MF 23 Shoya NAKAJIMA
MF 38 Keigo HIGASHI
FW 9 Peter UTAKA
FW 15 Kensuke NAGAI

[Highlight Video]

[Player/Coach Comments]

"Takuo OKUBO"
(The kickoff was delayed by one hour due to bad weather, but what was the impact?)
"Personally, it was my first experience, but I think I was able to focus and get into the game."

(Regarding the scene where we conceded a goal by being broken through the center)
"I feel like we let the opponent play too easily. Urawa has very high individual abilities, so we needed to be careful and we couldn't catch the players moving from the second row, so I think we should reflect on that."

(What was your impression of playing at Saitama Stadium?)
"I think we were able to enter the game without being too conscious of it being an away game. Other than the set scenes, we also allowed the opponent to create chances."
"We need to think about preventing it before it becomes a crisis, and that is our future challenge, so we want to make sure to fix it."

"Kento HASHIMOTO"
(Looking back on today's game)
"The game started late and it was difficult to concentrate, but we were able to get into the game well. Of course, it's very frustrating that we couldn't win, but I think we played a good game."

(What is your impression of Urawa?)
"I felt that the quality of the front line players was high, and we gave them an opening and ended up conceding a goal, so we have to reflect on that."

(Regarding my own score)
"I am always aiming for a goal, and recently I haven't been able to score, so I'm glad I was able to score today. However, I want to continue scoring goals that contribute to victory in the future."

"Press Conference Summary by Yoshiyuki SHINODA"
"Unfortunately, in this bad weather, many fans and supporters came to the away game, but we were unable to show a victory and it is a state of both disappointment and reflection. The players worked very hard, but we must reflect on the response to the one-two scene in the first half and the scene where we left the middle open and allowed a shot. It was good that we caught up afterwards, but the second goal or our second and third goals are still issues, and we won't win if we don't score more goals than the opponent even if we create more chances. In any case, there were also good moments and we saw many bad moments. The players are currently working positively, so we want to work together on improving our defense while also extending our good points."

《Q&A》
Q=Was there any impact from the 1-hour kickoff delay?
"Of course, I think it was the same conditions for both teams, and there may have been some parts that were difficult to understand emotionally, but the players didn't seem to mind too much."

Q=Did you have any doubts about the decision to put Tokunaga in that position instead of taking Yoshimoto out due to Muroya's injury?
"I also considered the option of moving Hashimoto to the right, but I wanted to utilize Nagai's speed and we were in a losing situation, so I took the bold move of putting Nagai in and moving Hashimoto to the right towards the end. And because Tokunaga was showing a good performance in the back, I made the decision to use him in the middle rather than taking him out wide."

"Urawa Takafumi Hori Coach's Press Conference Summary"
"Usually in the first half, we have time to possess the ball ourselves, but today we were made to spend more time with the opponent possessing the ball from the first half. However, the players persevered and I am grateful to them. I hope that the fact that we were able to win with our last bit of perseverance will lead to confidence for the players in the future. In terms of attack, I feel that we need to be able to possess the ball a little more. However, I am grateful to the players for fighting until the end with perseverance."

"Q&A"
What was the intention behind substituting Yajima as the third player?
"Not only in the previous Kofu match, but also in other matches, we didn't have enough time to control the ball, but when he became our ball, he received it firmly and created time for our attack without panicking. He is skilled at controlling the game, not just pushing forward. Also, I thought he had the ability to create a chance and make a difference in our attack, so I decided to put in Yajima."

Wasn't the first goal by FC Tokyo and the second goal by Urawa absolutely amazing, to the point where you couldn't tell if it was something you'd see in a whole season?
"Speaking of conceding goals, we were put in a situation where we couldn't approach the ball easily because the opponent had possession of it, and we were targeted from behind, resulting in them creating so many free situations. I think it was the kind of attack that FC Tokyo intended."
Regarding points, this week, based on the previous game and others, I told the players to bring out what they have been doing in the attacking part, and I think that's the result of the players doing that.