[Reserve]
GK:1 Ryuji Ohmoto
DF:3 Shinta Shinohara
MF:
FW:

○Match Report
【Challenge to the next stage】
Day 2 of the 41st Japan Club Youth Soccer Championship (U-18).
In cloudy skies, although the temperature is lower compared to usual, the match will be played in slightly humid conditions, possibly due to the rain from the previous day.
This time's opponent is Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. U-18.
Coach Sato said, "The lineup has changed since yesterday, but we can form combinations with anyone. Let's increase the number of finishes." He encouraged the players as they headed towards the game.

【First Half】
Tokyo focuses on pressing the opponent from the front line, resulting in a situation where they have more time in the opponent's territory.
Create a chance from the right side with Okaniwa as the starting point.
3 minutes, Okaniwa puts in a cross and threatens the goal, and in the 5th minute, he entrusts it to Arakawa from Okaniwa and dribbles while sticking to a deep position.
From there, Perotti crosses the ball along the ground, but the opponent's defender blocks it even though Hirata connects with a one-touch pass to Kobayashi (Miki) near the goal.
In addition, in the 8th minute, when the ball flowed vertically from Okaniwa to Sugiyama, he dribbled into the middle and Kobayashi (Miki) had his first shot blocked, resulting in a left corner kick.
Hineta jumped into the near post and Hasegawa scored the opening goal with this corner kick.
Continuing from yesterday, I made the most of the first chance.
Tokyo, which is further intensifying its offensive, had a breakthrough in the backline after 15 minutes with Hasegawa's long ball, and Haru became the starting point, resulting in a negative cross.
When Sugiyama shoots, the goalkeeper blocks it, and Hirata tries to aim for the loose ball but it goes outside the frame.
23 minutes, Kusumi runs into the opponent's defense behind after Kosumi kicks it big behind the opponent's defense from the DF line build-up.
When I put my body in front of the opponent's defender, I calmly looped the shot after seeing the goalkeeper come out, and scored the second goal.
Continue to take control of the game.
In the final stage, although Matsumoto was threatened in front of the goal, the defense team defended the goal with their bodies and turned it around with a score of 2-0.

【Halftime】
Coach Sato
"We are holding onto the ball while the opponent is looking for a counterattack. However, we need to be careful as we are missing opportunities. Let's not forget that we are leading by 2 points and continue the game."

【Second half】
Tokyo wanted to take control of the game just like in the first half, but they were unable to grasp the rhythm due to the opponent's sharp start and some minor mistakes.
45 minutes, the ball is stolen by the DF line, giving the opponent a chance, but Takase's excellent defense. Not allowing the opponent to score.
Tokyo's Kobayashi (Miki) created scoring opportunities in the 48th and 49th minutes, but failed to score. In the 52nd minute, Shinaida also had a scoring opportunity, but the goal was far away.
In the midst of intense changes in offense and defense, the Tokyo defense remains focused and does not allow the opponent to score.
To change the flow, Tsubasa TERAYAMA and FukiNO will be introduced to increase the movement from the front line and put pressure on the opponent.
71 minutes, Hirakawa dribbles up the center of the opponent's field and connects with Terayama, who ran up the left side.
Tsubasa TERAYAMA narrowly misses connecting with this sharp cross.
After that, Fubino, Terayama, and Kobayashi (Miki) continued to apply pressure from the front line, not allowing the opponents to move freely.
In the 78th minute, the right side was broken through and a sharp cross was lifted near the goal, but Takase made a brave catch.
Tokyo, who fought until the end while encouraging each other, did not allow the opponent to score and the game ended.
Earned 3 points with 2 consecutive wins.

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.

【Other Matches】
Kyoto Sanga F.C. U-18 (4 points) 0 - 0 FC Machida Zelvia Youth (1 point)

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