- Day 8 -

It is the second day of the TOPPARKEN tournament.
As a result of yesterday's matches, we held games in the lower tournament.
We aim for the highest rank in the lower tournament, which is 9th place (out of 12 teams).

[Match 1]
vs AZ Alkmaar
0-2
(First Half: 0-1)
(Second Half: 0-1)

From the start of the match, we connected passes and progressed the game at FC Tokyo's pace. However, in the 13th minute of the first half, we were caught off guard and conceded a goal. In the 13th minute of the second half, we had a player sent off, leading to a difficult situation with only 10 players. After that, we conceded another goal just before the end, finishing the match 0-2.

[Match 2]
vs vv Runtelen
4-1
(First Half: 1-1)
(Second Half: 3-0)
[Scorers]
Eishiro TORIUMI, Tomoya EMORI, Akito HAYAKAWA, Kou ITO

Similar to yesterday, the match against the local team vv Runtelen. Many local fans and supporters came to the venue, making it a completely away game. Although we created chances against a defensive opponent, we couldn't score and conceded a goal from a counterattack in the 12th minute of the first half. However, shortly after, Eishiro TORIUMI's bold long shot found the net, bringing the match back to 1-1 as the first half ended. Starting from the second half, we aggressively launched attacks, and in the 3rd minute of the second half, Tomoya EMORI scored a magnificent volley to take the lead. We continued to attack, and in the 11th minute of the second half, Akito HAYAKAWA scored directly from a free kick to extend the lead. Additionally, in the 19th minute of the second half, Yuki YONEKAWA's cross set up Kou ITO for a goal, ending the match at 4-1.

[Match 3]
vs Rangers FC
2-1
(First Half: 1-1)
(Second Half: 1-0)
[Scorers]
Shion YABE, Kou ITO

The final opponent in the TOPPARKEN tournament is Rangers FC, based in Glasgow, Scotland. From the start of the match, Souma UEDA continuously threatened the goal, but a period of time passed without scoring. In the 6th minute of the first half, a breakthrough through dribbling allowed a goal to be conceded. FC Tokyo continued to attack, and in the 17th minute of the first half, from a corner kick by Souma UEDA, Shion YABE scored from a scramble to equalize. In the 11th minute of the second half, from another corner kick by Souma UEDA, Kou ITO connected to turn the game around. They continued to attack towards the goal, but the match ended with a score of 2-1.

As a result of today's match, we are in 10th place. The players of FC Tokyo learned a lot through matches against international players. We will utilize what we gained abroad in our future practices and matches.