Today is the final round of the tournament on the 9th day.
The players have been paying attention to how they spend their mornings in order to achieve victory on the stage they have reached after a long period of 9 days, building up each game one by one.
Although it was forecasted to rain, somehow the weather held up until the last minute.
Check the condition of the lawn at the Center Stadium, the final round stage, during a walk.
The players who have been fighting on the rough ground in the qualifying rounds no longer seem to be bothered by minor pitch conditions.
The match will kick off at 15:00.
The opponent is Guangzhou Evergrande, the host of the tournament.
A selected team with higher quality players than Guangzhou Evergrande, who competed in the qualifying league.
In addition, other players and coaches who are enrolled in the Guangzhou Football School also came as supporters, creating an AWAY atmosphere that put pressure on the players.
Tokyo took possession of the ball and took the initiative from the beginning of the match.
By the 7th game of the team's formation, the strengths of Fukagawa and Musashi come together and threaten Guangzhou Evergrande's goal.
However, in the 37th minute just before the end of the first half, they were caught off guard and the ball was taken to the goal with one swing.
This went over the head of the GK and into the goal, hitting the DF.
The first half ended with a score of 0-1.
The players seemed to be even more anxious due to the roaring cheers for Guangzhou's goal at the venue.
However, in the second half, there was a different feeling from the players so far, and it seemed that the determination to "definitely win this game" was overflowing.
In the second half, Tokyo takes the initiative in the game and attacks.
In the midfield, move the ball, boldly cut in from the side multiple times, and take crosses and shots.
Still, this is an away game in China. We are not allowed to fight easily due to repeated delays and time wasting in the entire venue.
57 minutes, Kashiho, who had created numerous chances, scored an equalizing goal with a cross from the side that was sucked into the goal.
Tokyo continued to attack, but could not score any additional points and the second half ended. The game went into a penalty shootout.
At PK, the seventh opponent was greeted with a kick from each kicker that was filled with their own emotions, and the goal was surely decided.
GK Takahashi makes a game-winning save. He was able to secure the victory by winning the penalty shootout.
Tomorrow is the return date.
At today's meeting, Coach Okuhara said, "The most important thing is to use this experience to fight for FC Tokyo in future matches."
Once we return home, the activities for each team will begin again. We want to use the momentum we have built up until now for the future.
