GAME RESULTGame Result

Sec. 19 2019/7/14 (Sun)
Audience 42,401 people 
Weather cloudy, no temperature 23.2 degrees humidity 90% 
Referee: Ryuji SATO Assistant Referees: Takumi TAKAGI / Toshiyuki TANAKA Fourth Official: Yoshiro IMAMURA

J1 Sec. 19

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0-3

Match Finished

First Half0-1

Second Half0-2

AWAY

Kawasaki Frontale

FC Tokyo Kawasaki Frontale
Scorer 20' Yu KOBAYASHI
54' Manabu SAITO
69' Hiroyuki ABE
53' Yojiro TAKAHAGI → Kota OHMORI
70' Na SANGHO → Kiichi YAJIMA
85' Kensuke NAGAI → Takuya UCHIDA
Player Substitution 78' Saito Manabu → Hasegawa Tatsuya
85' Kobayashi Yu → Chinen Kei
90'+1 Noborizato Kyohei → Yamamura Kazuya
5 Shoot 14
5 CK 4
9 FK 12
Warning 40' Shintaro Kurumaya
44' Hiroyuki ABE
Exit
FC Tokyo Starting Lineup
GK 33 Akihiro HAYASHI
DF 2 Sei MUROYA
DF 32 Tsuyoshi WATANABE
DF 3 Masato MORISHIGE
DF 25 Ryoya OGAWA
MF 10 Keigo HIGASHI
MF 8 Yojiro Takahagi
MF 18 Kento HASHIMOTO
MF 17 Na SANGHO
FW 9 Diego OLIVEIRA
FW 11 Kensuke NAGAI
FC TokyoSubstitute
GK 1 Tsuyoshi Kodama
DF 29 Makoto OKAZAKI
MF 28 Takuya UCHIDA
MF 36 Shuto ABE
MF 39 Kota MORI
MF 45 Arthur SILVA
FW 23 Kiichi YAJIMA
Kawasaki Frontale Starting Lineup
GK 1 Sung Ryong JUNG
DF 2 Kyohei NOBORIZATO
DF 4 Jesiel
DF 5 Taniguchi Shogo
DF 7 Shintaro Kurumaya
MF 25 Tanaka Aoi
MF 22 Hokuto SHIMODA
MF 14 Nakamura Kengo
MF 8 Hiroyuki ABE
MF 19 Saito Gaku
FW 11 Yu KOBAYASHI
Kawasaki Frontale Substitute
GK 21 Shota ARAI
MF 34 Kazuya YAMAMURA
MF 28 Yasuto WAKIZAKA
MF 16 Tatsuya HASEGAWA
MF 41 Akihiro IENAGA
FW 9 Leandro DAMIAO
FW 20 Kei CHINEN

[Highlight Video]

[Player/Coach Comments]

"Masato MORISHIGE"
"After conceding a goal from a set piece, the momentum shifted to the opponent's side. We have to accept this loss and move on. After today's match, I saw Kawasaki celebrating and it reminded me that we have to keep fighting in the upcoming matches."

(The start was very good)
"I think that by allowing a goal from a set play at that time, the opponent was able to fight with ease."

(In the second half, we conceded 2 goals)
"We also lost possession of the ball from our own throw-in and were caught off guard by a quick attack. There may have been some things we couldn't see without looking back, but perhaps our defense wasn't working well together. In order to win the game, we need to play better. I think it was due to lack of experience."

(We need to keep this game going)
"The aftermath of losing is very important. We are still in first place, so the upcoming games will be crucial. We need to accept today's result together and fight through the remaining 15 games. It's important for everyone to stay mentally strong."


"Kensuke NAGAI"
"I couldn't receive the ball in a positive state. I need to improve so I can pull the ball out a little more. I want to fix it firmly and connect it to the next one."

(In the defensive part, there were many scenes where we couldn't take the ball even though we put pressure from the front)
"After conceding the second goal, we had to go for goals. We wanted to make sure to fix it. We want to look ahead and prepare for next week's match."

(What kind of talk in the team?)
"We want to accept today's loss and crawl up together. There are still parts that are not enough, so we want to work together in the same direction."

"Tokyo - Manager Masaru HASEGAWA Press Conference Summary"
"We were unable to score a goal despite the support of many fans and supporters. It's a frustrating result. The game ended as planned by Kawasaki. Some players were able to fight, but there were still players who couldn't. We fought fairly and squarely and lost. Today's defeat shows that we still lack strength. However, the points we have accumulated so far have been earned by our own efforts. I think the remaining 15 games will be the real battle, so we will fight with all our hearts in each and every game."

(Kawasaki has been studying Tokyo's way of fighting)
"I don't know what Coach Oniki was thinking, but he changed the members and showed us respect. We couldn't show our strength to defeat the opponent. Kenyu Nagasawa controlled the game well and we were beaten until the end. Such high-quality players are truly amazing. However, even if the opponent was able to do that, we have been aiming to overcome it since the start of this season. Na SANGHO also played against such a tough opponent for the first time. I hope he can use this experience."

(We were beaten by the opponent's strengths, such as their intensity and ability to switch between offense and defense)
"Kawasaki came at us aggressively. We need to develop the ability to overcome that kind of intensity. Kotaro Omori, who came on as a substitute, played with confidence. Of course, there are areas where we are lacking. Kawasaki is also competing in the ACL, so they have that toughness as a team. We won't be able to surpass them unless we break through that. In the remaining 15 games, we need to fight to be able to surpass Kawasaki."

"Kawasaki - Toru Oniki Press Conference Summary"
"First of all, the fans and supporters of both teams created a great atmosphere, and we were able to play without fear and push forward as ourselves."
I have always been talking about just the feelings regarding today's game. Even if we lost, I wouldn't have any regrets, so in the end we won, but I just hope we can continue this victory to the next game.

(The first goal today was from a set play)
"First of all, we haven't been able to score much from set plays, so this week we spent a lot of time talking, including with the coaching staff. Especially in big games like this, we knew that those kinds of things would be important. I think it was really good."