GAME RESULTGame Result

Sec. 6 2021/3/21 (Sun)
Audience 4,402 people 
Weather: Rain, Temperature: 20.1°C, Humidity: 82% 
Referee: Yudai YAMAMOTO Assistant Referees: Yosuke TAKEBE / Soichi IWASAKI Fourth Official: Noriyuki SUZUKI

J1 Sec. 6

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FC Tokyo

2-1

Match Finished

First Half2-1

Second Half0-0

AWAY

Vegalta Sendai

FC Tokyo Vegalta Sendai
26' Kyosuke TAGAWA
43' Diego OLIVEIRA
Scorer 24' Takaharu Hachisuka
64' Kyosuke TAGAWA → Ryoma WATANABE
71' Hirotaka MITA → Takuya UCHIDA
71' Adailton → Kensuke NAGAI
90'+3 Ryoma WATANABE → Arthur SILVA
Player Substitution 71' Shimao Mate → Shuhei Akasaki
76' Takaharu Hachisuka → Takayoshi Ishihara
76' Takuma Nishimura → Yusuke Minagawa
84' Takumi Mase → Chihiro Kato
84' Ryoma Kida → Hisashi Appiah Tawiah
10 Shoot 6
5 CK 4
17 FK 10
36' Tsuyoshi WATANABE
Warning 11' Martino
31' Yasuhiro Hiraoka
81' Takumi Mase
83' Rikiya Uehara
88' Hisashi Appiah Tawiah
Exit
FC Tokyo Starting Lineup
GK 1 Tsuyoshi Kodama
DF 37 Hotaka NAKAMURA
DF 4 Tsuyoshi WATANABE
DF 32 Joan OUMARI
DF 6 Ryoya OGAWA
MF 7 Hirotaka MITA
MF 3 Masato MORISHIGE
MF 10 Keigo HIGASHI
FW 27 Kyosuke TAGAWA
FW 15 Adailton
FW 9 Diego OLIVEIRA
FC TokyoSubstitute
GK 41 Taishi Brandon NOZAWA
DF 22 Takumi NAKAMURA
DF 29 Makoto OKAZAKI
MF 2 Arthur SILVA
MF 14 Takuya UCHIDA
FW 11 Kensuke NAGAI
FW 23 Ryoma WATANABE
Vegalta SendaiStarting Lineup
GK 27 Jakub SLOWIK
DF 25 Takumi MASE
DF 23 Shimao Mate
DF 13 Yasuhiro HIRAOKA
DF 4 Takaji Hachisuka
MF 16 Kyohei YOSHINO
MF 8 Yoshiki MATSUSHITA
MF 20 Martinos
MF 6 Rikiya UEHARA
MF 32 Ryoma KIDA
FW 15 Takuma NISHIMURA
Vegalta SendaiSubstitute
GK 1 Yuma OBATA
DF 5 Hisashi APPIAH TAWIAH
MF 14 Takayoshi ISHIHARA
MF 17 Shingo Tomita
MF 26 Chihiro KATO
FW 11 Akasaki Shuhei
FW 19 Yusuke MINAGAWA

[Highlight Video]

[Player/Coach Comments]

"Diego OLIVEIRA"
(The intention of the goal performance)
"I love playing games and I had made a promise with a friend."
"I told them to do this performance when they score a goal."

(Showed a play to prevent a goal near their own goal in the late stages of the game)
"I stand in front during corner kick practice, but after it goes over my head, I also practice covering the goal. That scene was the same, but I am very happy when I can prevent a goal."

(4 games, 3 goals, on a streak of scoring, but your own feeling is)
"I always play with the desire to score goals. However, I can't always record a goal."
I am extremely happy to be able to contribute to the team by consistently scoring goals.
The result of a goal is not just good for oneself, but also because teammates are showing great plays. It's not just about scoring goals by oneself. Both the team and I are able to score now, but I think there will be times when goals are hard to come by during a long season.
"I want to contribute to the team by focusing on team play and achieving our goal."

(Things we are more conscious of than last season)
"Now we are able to have high-quality and rigorous training, which is leading to goals. We want to continue maintaining this good situation."

"Kyosuke TAGAWA"
"I carried the ball with dribbling and thought to swing my leg simply, and then I hit it with the sense of putting only the impact into the frame, so that I wouldn't let the ball go too far."
I think it was a good goal because the trajectory was good, even though I didn't feel like I hit the core of the ball with my foot.

(Won two consecutive games with two consecutive goals)
"I want to score and contribute to the team's victory in the U-24 representative team with this momentum."

(Goal right after conceding. What was your mindset after conceding?)
"I didn't feel too nervous and I didn't panic. I didn't think too much about it and just focused on my own play."

(After receiving the ball with Morishige player and one-two, when did you decide to shoot?)
"I didn't think too much, I just hit it with this feeling."

(I heard that there were many practice sessions aimed at targeting the course, but specifically what kind of practice was it?)
"We have been working on drills like dribbling with feints and shooting, similar to today's practice. I think the results of our practice are showing."

(What I am conscious of is that it looks like the condition is good)
"I haven't changed anything special."

(What do you think is the reason for scoring 3 goals so far this season?)
"I feel like I'm riding on momentum, and my sense of goal is also good. I'm not sure exactly."

"Tsuyoshi WATANABE"
"I was thinking that I needed to win, and I wanted to keep it at zero, but I slipped and gave up a goal, making it a tough situation."
We need to improve in that aspect and I want to thank the team for their come-from-behind victory.

(His physical play as the team's defensive leader was impressive)
"We had been conceding goals for a long time, so I had the mindset that we couldn't afford to concede any more today. It was a tough game, but it was good that we were able to hold on without conceding a second goal by tightening up the center."

(How do you feel about the fact that you often concede first despite winning?)
"It's best to keep a clean sheet and score multiple goals to win, but 1-2 years ago we would concede and then collapse. Now we have the ability to turn things around and score goals. The attacking players are really working hard, so we want to improve our defense as well."
"And I want to make the game easier to play."

(However, I think there are still difficult times when we have to hold on until the end, but I want to focus on the fact that we were able to hold on firmly)
"Today, we were pushed back, but I think teams that can solidify the center and firmly repel are strong. I want to play with confidence in that aspect."

(U-24's enthusiasm)
"I think it's an important activity for the Olympics, so first of all, I want to show my maximum performance and make it a time where I can give back to the team."

"Tokyo - Manager Masaru HASEGAWA Press Conference Summary"
"The start of the first half was very good, and I feel that the content was not bad."
Although we were scored on first, I think we were able to control the game from the beginning. We were also able to turn the game around during that time.
I think there were several chances to score the third goal in the first 15 minutes after the second half started, but we couldn't take them and in the end, we were tired due to the physical aspect and playing our 7th game in 3 days, and Sendai, who were fresher, increased their activity level.
"Although it was a bit of a dangerous situation, I think the players did their best to defend the goal and secure the win in the end."

(Takawa's goal was not only a big development, but also a goal he scored by dribbling himself. How does Coach Hasegawa feel?)
"It was right after we conceded a goal, so I think it gave the team a boost of energy."
Power has always been there, but there were not many goals that were aimed at. Recently, I think the results of individual shooting practice aimed at the course in training have come out in today's goal. I think it was a very wonderful goal."

(Kodama and Mita's performances stood out, but)
"They played wonderfully."
I have known since the camp that Mita is in good shape.
I think it would be great to use when Morishige enters as an anchor, and in that sense, it was a huge gain for the team that they were able to control the midfield well with Higashi and Morishige.
I have always been prepared to come out at any time regarding Kodama. I think he did a good job.

"Sendai - Makoto TEGURAMORI Coach Press Conference Summary"
"First of all, we were able to make a good start by scoring the first goal in the away game, in a match that we approached with the intention of starting over."
However, it was a reflection material that we conceded two points against the strength of the attacker group of FC Tokyo, which we were cautious about. However, in the four games we have seen so far, there were no more than two cases where we were dragged down by conceding points.
"We have seen a change in the team where we are able to create opportunities and potentially secure a win or turn the game around until the end."

(Today's game plan)
"With FC Tokyo's direct play, we want to put the ball in the area where the three FWs have power, so we want to gather numbers there and respond. It was really according to the plan until we were able to score a goal with that response."

(Regarding 2 goals lost)
"(It was) because our defense was weak that we conceded."
"We have to be bold and take on the challenge at the right timing and space, when there are enough people."