Significantly changing the lineup from the first match to face Sapporo

FC Tokyo will face Sapporo in their second match of the season at the Kunigami Athletic Stadium, where warm sunlight shines.
Significantly changing the lineup from the match against Ryukyu on the 24th, aiming for the first victory of the season.
Newly joined Ha DAESUNG, Abe, Mizunuma, and Komano are listed as starting members.
The match will start at 14:00 with a kickoff from Sapporo.

3 minutes: Tokura picked up a loose ball from a scramble in the center of the pitch in Sapporo, facing GK Enomoto in a one-on-one. He scored to the left of the goal, allowing the first goal.
5 minutes: Ha DAESUNG received a pass in front of the area and shot through the crowd. GK Awaka deflected it in front, and it did not result in a goal.
20 minutes: Yonemoto breaks through on the right side and delivers a ground cross. Azuma lets it pass, and Abe in front of the goal takes a shot after one touch, but GK Awaka makes the save.
23 minutes: Tokyo regained the ball in their own half. Mizunuma quickly initiated a counter-attack to Higashi, passing to Yonemoto who made a run from the back. Although the pass was slightly off and they couldn't take a shot, it was a play that showed potential.
36 minutes: Sapporo - Scene of the right corner kick. The ball thrown into the scramble in front of the goal hits the crossbar.
41 minutes: Maeda dropped a cross from the right side, and Abe was fouled just as he received the ball, earning a free kick just outside the area.
The ball struck by Mizunuma's right foot found the top right corner of the goal, equalizing for Tokyo with his first goal since joining.

Although they conceded a goal early in the first half, the team equalized with Mizunuma's direct free kick, marking their first goal of the season, and went into halftime at 1-1.

Nathan BURNS' comeback goal secures the first victory of the season!

In the second half, Tokyo substituted Komano, Yonemoto, Azuma, and Maeda for Maruyama, Hanyu, Tanabe, and Hashimoto.
56 minutes: Abe dribbles deep from the right side, advances into the area with precise touches, and delivers a backward pass, but it does not connect with a teammate.
58 minutes: Yukino comes on as a substitute for Ha DAESUNG.
63 minutes: While Tokyo continues to apply pressure, Nathan BURNS and Ogawa come on as substitutes for Tokunaga and Morishige.
70 minutes: Abe passes to Yukino on the left side. Yukino advances into the area on his own and passes to Hanyu. Hanyu's shot is blocked by the opponent, but Nathan BURNS follows up and scores. Tokyo successfully turns the game around.
71 minutes: Sandaza replaced Abe and came on as a substitute.
83 minutes: Hanyu stole the ball in the opponent's half and passed it to Mizunuma on the right side. Mizunuma to Sandaza created a one-on-one situation with the GK, but Sandaza's shot was saved by GK Kanayama with his left hand.

Match ended - Although they allowed the first goal, Mizunuma and Nathan BURNS scored to turn the game around and achieved their first victory of the season.

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