First match of the ACL group stage, facing the away game with a fighting spirit!

Tokyo, Hudson is out of the squad. Therefore, the lineup is as follows: Tokunaga on the right side of the defense, Komano on the left side. In the midfield, Hashimoto and Yonemoto as a double pivot, with Mizunuma and Higashi on the wings. Abe and Maeda as the two forwards. Jeonbuk has a 4-3-3 formation with midfielder Patral as the anchor.
 

The match started with a kickoff from Jeonbuk. Both teams showed a focused approach and fought hard, but the game was a back-and-forth battle.

16 minutes: East breaks through the front line and receives a through pass from Maeda who dropped back. Although it was cut off, Mizunuma followed up and East moved up to a high position on the right front line and crossed. Maeda was in the near post and Abe supported from the center, but they were crushed by the tough defense of the Jeonbuk DF.

21 minutes: Komano is forced to be substituted due to injury... As a result, Kono moves to defensive midfield. Hashimoto moves to right full-back. Tokunaga shifts to the left.
Yukino made his first official appearance in Tokyo last season after returning.

26 minutes: Next, Jeonbuk FW Ricardo Lopez charges into the goal area, but the Tokyo DF escapes to the right corner kick just before a decisive shot.

35 minutes have passed: We had a good start to the game, but we are unable to finish due to the intense defense from Jeonbuk. After Komano's accident, the pressure gradually decreased, and during this period, we tend to be pushed back by Jeonbuk.

39 minutes: A mistake occurred when trying to attack from their own territory, and Jeonbuk took the ball. They were unable to stop the passing play centered around FW Ricardo Lopez in the center. They attracted Tokyo DF and expanded to the left area. The shot from Jeonbuk FW Komuyol, who became free, went beyond Akimoto's extended hand and into the far net.... They were decisively scored against and conceded the first goal.

Fought until the end with all our hearts, but lost 1-2.

47 minutes: A counter attack is launched, with Nakasumi moving to the right flank. Abe, who has moved up, sends a perfect cross between the goalkeeper and the DF. Yonemoto makes a run but just misses the ball, showing persistence as the ball goes to the east side. East changes the timing to get past the DF and takes a decisive shot, but it is saved...

49 minutes: Jeonbuk FW Hyun Soo JANG breaks through vertically on the left front line and crosses from a high position to the right area. DF Young Gwon KIM jumps in and also creates a decisive opportunity, but the shot goes wide.

56 minutes: Abe in the center drops the right throw-in with one touch, and Yonemoto runs in and advances with a speedy dribble. He evades the opposing DF who confronts him in the area and takes a decisive shot... but it narrowly goes over the bar...

61 minutes: From the left throw-in, Yukino in the front center sends it to the right, and Hashimoto, who has energetically moved up the middle, takes a powerful shot. It was blocked by the GK, but we won a left corner kick.
However, the finish cannot be made from this corner kick and it is taken to a counterattack by Jeonbuk.

77 minutes: Hashimoto's foul is judged as a yellow card, giving a free kick to Jeonbuk.
Nathan BURNS replaces Mizunuma here.

78th minute: A low, powerful header from FW Kim Shin-wook, who met a cross from the left side of the box, sent in from the outside. It was on target, but Akimoto made a great save! The rebound fell to FW Lee Dong-gook, but he couldn't react in time and his shot went wide.

83 minutes: Tokyo is pushed back by Jeonbuk, FW Kim Shin-wook's vertical pass hits Tokyo DF and becomes loose in the area. Tokyo is unable to react to this. MF I Je-seong on the right side makes a last pass to FW Lee Dong-gook who is free on the left. Lee Dong-gook skillfully controls the ball and slides past Tokyo DF, then shoots with his right foot. A beautiful shot that hits the target, and Tokyo concedes their second goal...

87 minutes: Picking up the second ball quickly and moving forward, Abe gets on the speed from the one-two with Maeda and goes to the front line! He breaks through to the left area, controls the shot and sinks it into the net for a GOAL!!

Additional time: The defense, led by Akimoto, puts their bodies on the line to withstand the continuous attacking waves in front of the goal, and they do not allow the third goal!
There were scenes where we continued to receive wave-like attacks, but everyone threw themselves forward to defend. We lost the first match of the ACL group stage 1-2.

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