GAME RESULTGame Result

Sec. 20 2021/6/27 (Sun)
Audience 4,819 people 
Weather cloudy, no temperature 24.3 degrees humidity 84% 
Referee: Koei KOYA Assistant Referee: Akane YAGI / Akihiro TAKEDA Fourth Official: Ryosuke YAMAOKA

J1 Sec. 20

Ajinomoto

HOME

FC Tokyo

3-0

Match Finished

First Half2-0

Second half1-0

AWAY

Oita Trinita

FC Tokyo Oita Trinita
24' Leandro
45' Diego OLIVEIRA
47' Ryoya OGAWA
Scorer
70' Diego OLIVEIRA → Kyosuke TAGAWA
70' Shuto ABE → Takuya AOKI
78' Keigo HIGASHI → Hirotaka MITA
78' Adailton → Kensuke NAGAI
Player Substitution 46' Machida Yamanobu → Kenta INOUE
61' PEREIRA → Arata WATANABE
61' Yuta KOIDE → Kazuki FUJIMOTO
70' Seigo KOBAYASHI → Kenta FUKUMORI
70' Ryosuke TONE → Katsunori UEEBISU
13 Shoot 2
7 CK 4
10 FK 12
Warning
Exit 35' Yuto MISAO
FC Tokyo Starting Lineup
GK 13 Go HATANO
DF 6 Ryoya OGAWA
DF 4 Tsuyoshi WATANABE
DF 3 Masato MORISHIGE
DF 49 Kashif BANGNAGANDE
MF 10 Keigo HIGASHI
MF 18 Manato SHINADA
MF 31 Shuto ABE
FW 15 Adailton
FW 20 Leandro
FW 9 Diego OLIVEIRA
FC TokyoSubstitute
GK 41 Taishi Brandon NOZAWA
DF 22 Takumi NAKAMURA
DF 29 Makoto OKAZAKI
MF 7 Hirotaka MITA
MF 21 Takuya AOKI
FW 11 Kensuke NAGAI
FW 27 Kyosuke TAGAWA
Oita Trinita Starting Lineup
GK 22 William POPP
DF 2 Yuki KAGAWA
DF 3 Yuto MISAO
DF 14 Henrique TREVISAN
DF 15 Yuta KOIDE
DF 41 Ryosuke TONE
MF 8 Machida Yasuhito
MF 25 Seigo KOBAYASHI
MF 31 PEREIRA
MF 40 Yuji HASEGAWA
FW 20 Shun NAGASAWA
Oita TrinitaSubstitute
GK 1 Shun TAKAGI
DF 5 Kenta FUKUMORI
DF 19 Katsunori UEEBISU
DF 49 Kento HANEDA
MF 17 Kenta INOUE
FW 16 Arata WATANABE
FW 18 Kazuki FUJIMOTO

[Highlight Video]

[Player/Coach Comments]

"Ryoya OGAWA"
(Looking back at the scoring scene)
"At halftime, I told player Yoshifu to 'look more inside', so in that scene, not only myself but also three or four other players were able to go inside, and thanks to everyone pulling the defense, the ball rolled to my place. I think it was a goal that everyone was able to score together."

(Played as a right back)
"I think my strength as a left-handed player playing as a right back came out a lot when I went inside."
"I was able to express a different form from right-handedness, so I was able to bring it out."

(If selected, both will do it)
"If the coach tells me, I want to play in any position and express what I can do in the place I play."

(The victory was achieved by taking additional points, but what I was conscious of)
"We were able to score at a good time today and we didn't let up on our attack until the end. I think it was a factor in being able to bring the game to a tight development."
We were all talking about going for the next goal during halftime and stopping the opponent's momentum, so I think today's victory was won by the entire team.

(Until September, there will be no home games, but for the fans and supporters)
"There were many games that couldn't satisfy the fans and supporters. We will be away from Ajinomoto for a while after today's home game, but we were able to end the last game before that with three consecutive wins."
We were able to show our good form, which gave us confidence and hopefully reassured our fans and supporters a little bit.
"We have a series of away games coming up, but I hope we can do our best to improve our ranking even by one position."

(About the characteristics of playing as a right back. What did you focus on?)
"Since my teammate in front of me was player Higashi, we talked before the game. Higashi would stay wide on the side, and I would position myself slightly more towards the center, so when the ball came from the center back, I could directly pass it to the player in front."
I think it was a big advantage to be able to smoothly pass the ball to the front line.
"I feel that the width of the attack has expanded and the East player who sticks to the side becomes free by entering inside again."

"Kashif BANGNAGANDE"
(After winning three consecutive games without conceding any goals, reflecting on today's match)
"We have come this far with consecutive wins, and it was good to be able to score three goals without conceding in our last home game before the Olympics."

(There were also many sprints and a lot of fatigue)
"There are certainly some tired parts, but I always feel this level of fatigue so it's not anything special."

(There was also a cross ball that led to a goal, but it was a good feeling)
"We had been sending in cross balls several times in the first half, but they didn't quite connect. In the second half, Diego Taba gave me the ball in a good position, so I trusted that my teammates would get into the box and sent in the ball. As a result, Ogawa scored from the loose ball and we were able to connect to a goal, which was great."

(What kind of conversation did you have with Ogawa?)
"I've been having various conversations with Ogawa for the past few days."
"During halftime, I was told to look at the opposite side when I had the ball on the left side, and we were talking about exactly the same thing as the scene of the third goal, so I was happy that it turned out just as we had imagined."

(Regarding starting in the league match)
"I think I'm getting used to it more than at the beginning, and I feel like I'm able to do more, but I still feel like the quality of my crosses is not good enough. However, the number of crosses is increasing, so I want to improve the quality and work on the details such as timing with the players inside."

(Things I was particularly conscious of before the match)
"The first thing was to go without conceding as a side back, and to be aware of concentrating from the beginning."
I was conscious of the start because I gave a corner kick from my own place in the previous Yokohama FC match.
"I approached the game with the determination to contribute to scoring in the attacking aspect."

"Tokyo - Manager Kenta HASEGAWA Press Conference Summary"
"In the midst of aiming for Tokyo-style soccer, Oita also came in aggressively from the start, but Leandro's goal was a big factor."
We were able to continue the game at our own pace due to the additional player being sent off. This was a very crucial point.
We talked about going for an additional goal in the second half, and we were able to score our third goal at the beginning of the second half. Recently, we haven't been able to score additional goals, but in today's match we were able to secure an additional goal and seal the deal.
I am very satisfied with the results and content of the match.
The game will be unavailable at Ajinomoto for a while, but we were able to deliver a goal and victory to the fans and supporters before the break. I think the players did their best and I want to continue this momentum."

(3 consecutive wins without conceding a goal. On being able to fight until the end without letting up)
"In the first half of the season, we conceded a lot of goals, especially in games where we were behind. Despite that, we continued to work on building our defense and step by step, we stacked up the parts that had collapsed."
It took time, but the players worked very hard and Tokyo's aggressive defense has returned. I think that has also led to our recent first goal.
I think that being able to finish without conceding any goals in this kind of development will lead to the next thing.

(Ogawa was used as a right back, but the intention was)
"In relation to Higashi, they positioned themselves well to avoid overlapping. They did a great job."
I didn't expect to score, but I think they did more than I imagined on the attack.
In terms of defense, we had to respond properly to Oita's crosses and the height of the FW today. Our defense line also did well in competing for headers and responded well to the opponent's strong points and side players.

"Summary of Oita Katanozaka Tomohiro Coach's Press Conference"
"In the third game of the three-game series, we entered the second half of the season with an away game against Tokyo. We prepared to face them and secure a victory, but unfortunately, the result was disappointing."
I thought it would be a difficult game against Tokyo, but the first half red card was unexpected. There were things I wanted to do within the 90-minute plan, but I couldn't do them and it was difficult to compete against Tokyo with only 10 players.
Accept this result and switch, and prepare for the next game no matter what.
I was able to execute the ball movement and attacks that I had aimed for when it was 11 vs 11, within the assumption of evading Tokyo's press to some extent.
Despite fighting tenaciously against three foreign players with quality and strength on the defensive side, we were unable to prevent the first goal and ended the first half with a score of 0-2. If we had ended the first half with a score of 0-1, there was a possibility of earning at least one point with the players' power, but the second goal was still painful.
However, the players fought until the end. Anyway, we need to recover and prepare for the upcoming matches, including the Emperor's Cup. We want to do our best for that."