[Reserve]
GK:21 KINJI IIZUKA
DF:4 KOKI HASEGAWA
MF:26 YUKI AMANO, 38 KASHIF BANGNAGANDE
FW:

○Match Report
【Challenge to the next stage】
The 2nd Round of the 2017 J-League Youth Championship was held at the Musashino-En Multipurpose Ground, Tokyo Gas.
Coach Sato tells the players, "Let's surpass the opponents who come to win. Unexpected things may happen, but let's demonstrate our everyday abilities."
The opponent, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo U-18, is a team that advanced to the 1st Round by winning 5-1 against Shiogama FC Youth.
The match kicked off at 15:00 amidst heavy rain pouring down due to the influence of a typhoon.

【First Half】
In the midst of many puddles on the pitch due to the rain, Tokyo utilized a lot of lofted passes and launched simple attacks from the beginning.
The first shot came at the 5th minute, Yokoyama directly aimed for the direct free kick obtained from a high position on the left side, but it was deflected by the goalkeeper.
On the contrary, in the 17th minute, our team faced a pinch when the opponent picked up a loose ball in front of our goal and took a shot, but Shinohara blocked it with his body.
28 minutes, Tokyo welcomes a big chance. Fukino, who has the ball near the halfway line, sends an early cross.
Once rejected by the opponent, Takahashi, who was up front, picked up the ball and controlled it, then shot without hesitation.
Unfortunately, it hits the bar and fails to score a goal.
Tokyo had been gradually getting closer to the goal, but in the 34th minute, they gave away a direct free kick on their own left side, and everyone threw themselves to defend the ball that was lifted in front of the goal.
However, when the opponent connects a loose ball and takes a shot, Takase initially saves it but the opponent follows up with a second ball and scores the opening goal.
Tokyo immediately counterattacks.
43 minutes, connect the ball from a high position on the right side throw-in to Sugiyama in front of the goal.
Sugiyama sends a lob pass to Kobayashi (Sato) with the ball.
Kobayashi (Sato), who received the ball with his back to the goal, skillfully turned his body around from a chest trap and swung his right foot to score the equalizing goal.
The first half ends in a 1-1 draw.

【Halftime】
Coach Sato
"Let's be careful of the opponent's quick restart. Let's win with everyone, including substitute players."

【Second half】
Both teams continue to fiercely collide in aerial battles and physical contests from the start of the second half.
Tokyo, who eagerly sought opportunities to score, unfortunately conceded a goal in the 61st minute when the opposing team converted a corner kick from the right side.
After allowing a lead, Tokyo made substitutions in the 63rd minute, replacing Kobayashi (Sato) and Imamura with Shinaida and Hara.
Then, in the 74th minute, just after coming on as a substitute, Shinaida took a right corner kick and Takahashi headed it in to equalize the score at 2-2.
In addition, in the 75th minute, Tokyo launches a fierce attack as Kobayashi (Miki) replaces Kusasumi.
In the 88th minute, Yokoyama dribbled on the right side and passed to Hara in front of the goal.
Hara swings his right foot but unfortunately misses the goal to the right.
Tokyo was unable to score a goal and the game entered a 10-minute overtime.

【Extra Time】
Both teams are engaging in a back and forth battle amidst heavy rain and the beginning of strong winds.
In the extended second half, both Hara and Yoshida had scoring opportunities in front of the goal, but unfortunately they were unable to score and the match was decided by a penalty shootout.

【PK shootout】
The PK shootout, which started with Sapporo.D taking the first kick, saw Sapporo.D miss their fourth kick.
On the other hand, Tokyo advanced to the 3rd Round by all five kickers scoring perfectly and winning a fierce match.

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.