[Reserve]
GK:1 Taiki Ohmoto
DF:29 Ryo Takahashi
MF:12 Seongbin Kim
FW:

○Match Report
【Challenge to the next stage】
Tokyo, which started with a defeat in the Prince Takamado Cup U-18 Football League 2017 Premier League EAST, has gained momentum with two consecutive victories.
This round, while four players are accompanying the U-23 team due to overlapping matches, Omiya Ardija Youth will face the challenge.
Coach Sato said, "We are in good form with consecutive wins. Let's win today and accumulate points. In order to do that, we must not lose individually. Let's attack and initiate from ourselves in the offense."
Let's do our best to defend until we can steal the ball. Set plays are important both in offense and defense, so let's concentrate and fight together." With these words, the coach sent the players onto the pitch.

【First half】
In the early stages of the game, just one minute in, Okaniwa makes a move from the right side and sends a cross, and Yoshida takes a shot.
Although the goal was not captured, it was a good start.
In the 9th minute, Imamura pressed the opponent's defense, who struggled to deal with Tokyo's clearance, and won the ball.
Shoots a dribble from here, but misses the goal widely.
Omiya also comes with their possession football, trying to create chances from intricate passing, but they apply intense pressure from the front line, centered around the two top players, Yoshida and Imamura, and do not allow chances to be created.
This press invites the opponent's mistake and Yokoyama, Yoshida, and Imamura take the ball in the midfield and bring it to the front of the goal, but they are unable to shoot.
Tokyo, who continue to attack, reacted to the ball they stole in the midfield in the 39th minute, and Imamura broke free and initiated a dribble to earn a corner kick.
Although this corner kick was initially blocked by the opponent, Okaniwa picked up the loose ball and shot a sharp ground shot, and Hasegawa, who had moved up to the front line, slid in and scored the long-awaited opening goal.
Take the lead in a good time and go into halftime with a score of 1-0.

【Halftime】
Coach Sato
"Let's continue to create our own opportunities in the second half. However, let's be cautious of counterattacks when we push forward."
In past matches against Omiya, we have often been defeated at the very end. Let's stay focused and fight until the end.

【Second half】
Tokyo, grasping the pace from the start as instructed by Coach Sato.
In the 47th minute, Yokoyama from the right side connected with Imamura and took the first shot of the second half, but it went wide of the goal.
In the second half, Yoshida stole the ball from the opponent in a defensive play from the front line and passed it directly to Imamura in the 58th minute.
Korematsu calmly dribbles this and scores an additional point.
Tokyo, which was on a roll, broke through in the 64th minute when Imamura passed to Shinaida and took a shot. Although the opponent's goalkeeper managed to deflect it, Sugiyama, who was running in, firmly pushed it in and scored the third goal.
Tokyo continued to create chances with Shinta Hatta, but were blocked by the Omiya defense.
Omiya also creates chances from precise passes and moves towards the Tokyo goal, but the Tokyo defense also stops it with concentrated play.
Tokyo, which showed signs of fatigue from intense defense against a fierce front line, will bring in Fukino, Haga, Nakatani, and Kusasumi to create their own opportunity once again.
In the final moments of the match at 90+2 minutes, Sugiyama brings the ball into the penalty area from a counterattack and takes a shot, but it goes over the crossbar.
The match ended as it is, and we won 3-0.

Tokyo, who performed a coordinated defense throughout the game and did not allow the opponent to create any chances.
The game became a confidence booster for the players as they scored 3 points from the chances created from that defense.

Thank you very much for your warm support to the players today.
Continuing, we kindly ask for your passionate support for FC Tokyo U-18.

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