GAME RESULTGame Result

Sec. 17 2021/5/30 (Sun)
Spectators 4,954 
Weather: Sunny, Low Temperature 20.9 degrees, Humidity 60% 
Referee: Futoshi NAKAMURA Assistant Referees: Akihito KAWASAKI / Yusuke HAMAMOTO Fourth Official: Osamu AKASAKA

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

FC Tokyo Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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60' Yojiro TAKAHAGI → Keigo HIGASHI
72' Kensuke NAGAI → Hirotaka MITA
72' Diego OLIVEIRA → Adailton
90'+1 Takuya AOKI → Manato SHINADA
Player Substitution 72' Yuya ASANO → Ezequiel
72' Yoshifumi KASHIWA → Shunki HIGASHI
72' Toshihiro AOYAMA → Haineru
79' Junior Santos → Shun AYUKAWA
83' Tomoya FUJII → Akira IBAYASHI
3 Shoot 14
4 CK 9
6 FK 12
90'+5 Shuto ABE
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FC Tokyo Starting Lineup
GK 13 Go HATANO
DF 22 Takumi NAKAMURA
DF 4 Tsuyoshi WATANABE
DF 3 Masato MORISHIGE
DF 6 Ryoya OGAWA
MF 27 Kyosuke TAGAWA
MF 21 Takuya AOKI
MF 31 Shuto ABE
MF 11 Kensuke NAGAI
MF 8 Yojiro Takahagi
FW 9 Diego OLIVEIRA
FC TokyoSubstitute
GK 1 Tsuyoshi Kodama
DF 5 Bruno UVINI
DF 49 Kashif BANGNAGANDE
MF 7 Hirotaka MITA
MF 10 Keigo HIGASHI
MF 18 Manato SHINADA
FW 15 Adailton
Sanfrecce HiroshimaStarting Lineup
GK 38 Keisuke OSAKO
DF 2 Yuki NOGAMI
DF 4 Hayato ARAKI
DF 19 Sho SASAKI
MF 15 Tomoya FUJII
MF 8 Kawabe Shun
MF 6 Toshihiro AOYAMA
MF 18 Yoshifumi KASHIWA
MF 29 Yuya ASANO
MF 10 Tsukasa MORISHIMA
FW 37 JUNIOR SANTOS
Sanfrecce HiroshimaSubstitute
GK 1 Takuto HAYASHI
DF 3 Akira IBAYASHI
MF 14 Ezequiel
MF 24 Shunki HIGASHI
MF 25 Yusuke CHAJIMA
MF 27 Heiner
FW 23 Shun AYUKAWA

[Player/Coach Comments]

"Ryoya OGAWA"
"Today, we were pushed back for a long period of time by the opponent. However, since we conceded 3 goals in the previous match, the entire defense was able to concentrate and fight together. Even while being attacked, it was good that we were able to put our bodies on the line, communicate with each other, and play. However, it is important to connect our attacks firmly after winning the ball, so that is something we need to work on."

(About communication with players on the front line)
"Today, I had many opportunities to communicate with players like Nagai and Abe."
I think we were able to play fluidly by knowing who would go back to get the ball and who would break away.
"We want to share more of our image after entering the area with everyone, as well as the accuracy of the final last pass."

(It is positive to accumulate 1 point without conceding)
"It would have been better if we could have pushed more, but there are also games like this."
"Among those, there were many games this year where we ended up conceding due to lack of patience, but I think it was good that we were able to hold on and keep a clean sheet today."

(We have to fight like this)
"In previous years, if we were leading by one point, we could have secured the win by keeping it at zero."
"This year, we have conceded many goals due to our impatience, so in that sense, today's match gave us a sense of returning to our roots."

(Challenges in the attacking phase)
"I think if we can combine with players who come into the goal area in the form of a finish, our chances will expand and our goals will increase."
I want to delve deeper into that part.

(Joining the national team)
"I want to bring back the good aspects to the team and contribute to the team as much as possible, as I can play football at a high level."

"Go HATANO Player"
"Thanks to everyone for protecting the goal and limiting the shooting area, it was very easy to play. I want to thank everyone."
"I just want to create more chances with my own kicks," he thought.

(The impact of rain was)
"It rained towards the end of the first half, but it cleared up in the second half so there were no particular problems."

(To the fans and supporters who came to the stadium)
"Thanks to the many fans and supporters who came to the stadium today, we were able to do our best."
It became a limited way of support to only applaud, but it was a great boost. Next, I hope to win at home and be able to go around with everyone with a smile, so I want to work even harder."

(Things I was aware of today after last week's defeat)
"In the previous match, we conceded early and from there, a negative flow and things not going well came out."
Today, we fought patiently from the beginning and were able to take control of the game and enter it firmly. I think we were able to take the initiative.

(The coach also said he wants to take this 1 point positively)
"We couldn't score, but it's a plus that the defense kept a clean sheet, and I think it's important to continue."
The game is still ongoing, and I want to fight with everyone while keeping our focus tight, including the Levain Cup.

"Tokyo - Manager Masaru HASEGAWA Press Conference Summary"
"After losing to Shimizu in the previous match, I was worried about the team's condition, but I conveyed to the players that we can only move forward. Let's just focus on accumulating points."
We have come this far while thinking with the players what we can do to win during our losing streak.
Shimizu was mentally overwhelmed, but we talked about winning against today's Hiroshima.
Hiroshima had a very good team condition, so we were able to start the game with the momentum to win, but we were able to handle it firmly.
In the second half, we were able to bring the game to a more favorable situation, so I think we were able to overcome the shock of the previous defeat.
"However, since we have not scored in the last two games, we want to continue to improve from our training in order to achieve victory this time."

(The fact that we were able to keep a clean sheet despite being known for our attacking prowess is a sign of progress.)
"Although we were pushed back in the early stages against Hiroshima, I think we were able to fight well, so I want to see this one point as a positive."

(First half summary)
"We were unable to accumulate points as we had hoped."
Despite the difficulties of managing the team with injured players, there were also many discoveries and we were forced to face tough battles. However, we were also able to create an opportunity to reassess the team. I believe that a solid foundation for our battles has been established in the past few games.
"I want to work on increasing the team's attacking power from here so that we can aim for the top again."

"Hiroshima - Manager Hiroshi JOFUKU Press Conference Summary"
"Unfortunately, we were not able to deliver 3 points to the Hiroshima families who are supporting us remotely."
However, I think the content is something we can be proud of, and in the midst of consecutive games, we were able to show to some extent what we are looking for, which is "attacking from defense".
It is frustrating that we ended with only 1 point, even though our players were feeling confident.
I hope we can all make good preparations together so that we can accumulate 3 points by making good use of the twists and turns that have occurred in this series of games.
"First of all, since we didn't have a break for 2 months, I want both the players and staff to reset properly."