[Reserve]
GK:1 Ryuju Ohmoto
DF:
MF:
FW:22 Ryoichi IMAMURA

○Match Report
【Challenge to the next stage】
Contrary to the bad weather caused by the typhoon the previous day, the U-18 Emperor's Cup Soccer League 2017 Premier League EAST Sec. 13 was held under sunny weather with a temperature of 33℃.
Home match against Omiya Ardija Youth at Tokyo Gas Musashino-En Multipurpose Ground.
Coach Sato said to the players, "It will be a total battle including the reserves in the high temperature game. I think set plays will be the key. Let's focus on quantity in everything."
Today, many fans, supporters, and parents came to support and challenge Omiya with the players.

【First half】
In the opening, it was Omiya who had possession of the ball, but it was Tokyo who made the attacking move towards the goal.
2 minutes, Hasegawa passes a vertical pass to Hara, who connects it to Kobayashi (Miki), and then to Okaniwa who sprinted up the right side.
Arakawa heads this cross but it goes wide of the goal.
In addition, in the 5th minute, Kubo steals the ball in the opponent's territory and passes it to Hara, but Arakawa fails to connect with a heel pass and is unable to take a shot.
In the following 6 minutes, Haru dribbles from Kubo, but is unable to shoot while carrying the opponent on his back in the center of the penalty area.
On the contrary, although the opponent almost broke away after receiving a counterattack from here, Sugiyama, who made a desperate effort, made the interception.
Respond firmly even in the intense exchange of offense and defense.
After that, Omiya moves the ball to the FW with a long ball from the DF line while building up.
Tokyo, on the other hand, launches counterattacks from balls stolen by short counters or the defensive line.
In addition, by connecting precise passes in the center and gathering the opponents, they launch a varied attack such as side attacks from both sides.
However, both defensive lines are putting their bodies on the line around the penalty area to protect the goal, resulting in a stalemate.
In the 39th minute, amidst such a situation, Harada and Arakawa, who were positioned in the center after receiving the ball from Kusumi on the left side, connected passes intricately, and finally Harada took a shot.
This hits the opponent's defender and earns a right corner kick, and Shinohara scores a high heading goal on the far side from Hitada's right foot kick, leading 1-0 at halftime.

【Halftime】
Coach Sato: "In the second half, we will be facing a headwind. Let's be careful with our set plays and how we lose the ball in our own half. We must not show any weaknesses and be mindful of how we start the second half."

【Second half】
Shinohara, who scored a goal at the start, is lively in both attack and defense.
At 46 and 52 minutes, he created opportunities from long feeds, and defensively, he blocked a shot from a left cross at 50 minutes with his body.
Elevate the team and enhance concentration.
After that, both teams maintained a strong defensive stance, resulting in a stalemate, with the game continuing without losing concentration.
Tokyo accelerated the momentum of the attack by bringing in Yokoyama in the 60th minute. When he entered the right side, he launched an offensive from the right side.
In the 63rd minute, he dribbled vertically on the right side and crossed near the goal. In the 69th minute, he also crossed to the back of the right side and Minoru KOBAYASHI attempted to score, but the goalkeeper made a good save.
Tokyo continues to send substitute players one after another to maintain control.
Maintain possession of the ball without rushing, and launch an offensive with a varied pace while utilizing the pitch widely.
Omiya also launches side attacks to take points, but the defense remains calm and responds, and midfielder Sugiyama also locks the goal without losing to the opponent in one-on-one situations.
The chance for an additional point came in the 90+2 minute of added time.
From Yokoyama's dribble, Okaniwa goes around the outside and crosses the ball, but despite three players jumping into the goal area towards the end of the game, it does not result in a goal.
We accumulated 3 points by playing a game without reducing our physical activity until the end, being conscious of playing in high temperatures and not creating any opportunities for the opponent.

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

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