Today (2/12) at 11:30, a practice match was held at Sea-Gai Event Square 1 against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. (45 minutes x 2)
Tokyo actively challenged to take the ball and control the game against Hiroshima, which has a unique style and high level of completion.
In the 10th minute, Muroya's headed clearance was followed by Takahagi spreading the ball to the right. Nagai broke free and sent in a cross, but Nakajima, who arrived from the far side, was unable to take a shot.
In the 18th minute, just in front of the left area, Yu OKUBO, Higashi, and Nakajima showed persistence and earned a free kick. Ota aimed directly at it, but was blocked by the defensive wall.
While gradually losing control to Hiroshima, we will attempt various tries.
There were moments when we were shot at from a wide play by Hiroshima, and we also faced several sharp counters, but centered around Hayashi, we showed no cracks in defense and ended the first half without conceding a goal.
 

Hashimoto entered as a defensive midfielder, focusing on pass speed and the tempo of moving the ball in the second match.
Gradually finding their rhythm, the number of opportunities approaching the Hiroshima goal increased.
In the 17th minute, Tanabe was brought in as a defensive midfielder to replace Higashi. Takahagi was moved up a line to try playing as an attacking midfielder.
As they gradually found their rhythm, there were more moments approaching the Hiroshima goal, and in the 35th minute, Maeda came in.
In the 42nd minute, Tokunaga was brought in to replace Nagai, switching to a 3-4-3 formation.
The defenders are Tokunaga, Maruyama, and Morishige. Takahagi and Nakajima are in the shadow positions. Maeda is the lone striker.
Both teams attacked until the end, but no goals were scored, and the match ended in a scoreless draw.
 

The results of the practice match can be found here
 

[Score] FC Tokyo 0-0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima