GAME RESULTGame Result

Sec. 3 2016/4/03 (Sun)
Audience 2,491 people 
Weather cloudy, weak temperature 10.8 degrees, humidity 79% 
Referee: Yuzo SUTANI Assistant Referee: Yusuke SHIOTSU / Makoto IMANO Fourth Official: Shinya SATO

J3 Sec. 3

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Blaublitz Akita

1-0

Match Finished

First half1-0

Second half0-0

AWAY

FC Tokyo U-23

Blaublitz Akita FC Tokyo U-23
14' Keita HIDAKA
Scorer
76' Masaya YUMA → Shunki SAKAI
82' Takahiro URASHIMA → Kazuhiro KAWADA
90'+2 Ken HISATOMI → Yuki HATANAKA
Player Substitution 42' Yuichi KOMANO → Yoshitake SUZUKI
55' Tasuku HIRAOKA → Rimu MATSUOKA
72' Yohei KAJIYAMA → Wataru SASAKI
9 Shoot 6
4 CK 6
6 FK 16
34' Masaya YUMA
48' Takahiro KOGA
68' Takahiro URASHIMA
Warning 79' Kazunori YOSHIMOTO
Ejected
Blaublitz Akita Starting Lineup
GK 21 Takuya MATSUMOTO
DF 5 Hirata Shuhei
DF 24 Naoyuki YAMADA
DF 13 Shohei Niizato
MF 32 Takahiro Urashima
MF 6 Keita HIDAKA
MF 8 Kumagaya Tatsuya
MF 9 Kure Tairiku
FW 11 Hisashi Tomi
FW 16 Masaya YUMA
FW 7 Kyohei MAEYAMA
Blaublitz Akita Substitute
GK 1 Osamu MASATAKA
DF 20 Takuma Aoshima
MF 14 Kazuhiro Kawada
MF 15 Hatanaka Yuki
MF 25 Teruyoshi ITO
FW 17 Sakai Toshiaki
FC Tokyo U-23 Starting Lineup
GK 13 Tatsuya ENOMOTO
DF 26 Takahiro YANAGI
DF 29 Kazunori YOSHIMOTO
DF 40 Makoto OKAZAKI
DF 50 Yuichi KOMANO
MF 19 Tasuku HIRAOKA
MF 10 Yohei KAJIYAMA
MF 34 Hideyuki NOZAWA
MF 32 Insoo YU
FW 28 Yukino Shiyuto
FW 39 Shoya NAKAJIMA
FC Tokyo U-23Substitute
GK 41 Go HATANO
MF 24 Wataru SASAKI
MF 43 Yoshitake SUZUKI
FW 45 Rimu MATSUOKA

【Player/Coach Comments】

Match against Blaublitz Akita in the 3rd round of the 2016 Meiji Yasuda J3 League, played away.

Four players, Enomoto, Yoshimoto, Komano, and Kajiyama, are playing in the starting lineup of FC Tokyo U-23, which is currently on a losing streak, as overage players.
We will face the front line with the same formation as the previous match, with Yukino and Nakajima positioned and challenging with a 4-4-2 formation.
The opponent, Blaublitz Akita, has earned 2 points from 2 consecutive draws so far.
Given HTML snippet: This round is the home opening game, so Yutaka AKITA, the vice governor of Akita Prefecture, and many other officials are attending to aim for the first victory of this season.
The match started with a kickoff by Blaublitz Akita amidst the unstable weather of intermittent rain.

【First Half】
In the early stages, it was Akita who took an active approach to the game.
Akita connects passes from the defensive line, including the GK, and waits for an opportunity.
Tokyo approaches the ball that comes into the midfield and does not allow it to easily advance forward.
Akita created the first chance. In the 8th minute, they lost the ball on the right side of their own field and were dribbled into the middle.
The first shot is blocked by Enomoto, but the ball that spilled to the far side is shot again, and Okazaki blocks it with his body on the goal line.
Do not allow the opponent to score.
However, in the 14th minute, they received a counterattack and when the opponent dribbled up the center of their own field, their approach was delayed for a moment, allowing a mid-range shot and conceding the first goal.
Tokyo, which allowed the lead, immediately launches a counterattack. Komano, who broke through deeply on the left side, supplies a minus ground cross.
Insoo YU adjusts this but it goes over the frame.
Tokyo, which gradually began to hold the ball, made a vertical pass to Insoo YU from the DF line in the 24th minute and connected it to Nakajima.
During this vertical pass, Yanagi competes with the opposing DF while Nakajima breaks through behind the opposing DF line and receives a through pass.
Yanagi crosses the ball from the sideline to the near side. Hiraoka jumps in, but it is deflected by the opposing defender.
Furthermore, Tokyo, who is intensifying their offensive, had a chance in the 37th minute when Nakajima cut inside from the deep left side throw-in and took a shot with his right foot, but the goalkeeper saved it.
Tokyo had started creating chances, but in the 42nd minute, Komano got injured in a collision with an opponent player. Suzuki was substituted in and Nozawa was positioned on the left side.
Then, in additional time, they were completely beaten on the left side and allowed a shot from an angleless position, but Enomoto saved it with his foot.
Without allowing any additional points, they go into halftime with a score of 0-1.

【Halftime】
Coach Yasuma's comment
"Defense is about picking up loose balls. Take control in both offense and defense, and continue to challenge for the remaining 45 minutes."

【Second half】
Both teams entered the second half without any player substitutions during halftime.
Akita created the first chance in the second half.
48 minutes, the right side is broken through and allows a decisive shot, but Enomoto deflects it with his left hand.
Tokyo, which does not allow additional points with Enomoto's good defense, gradually takes control of the game and waits for a chance by connecting passes from the defensive line.
Akita also firmly blocks in his own territory and looks for opportunities from the counterattack.
Among them, Nozawa tries to find a way out by repeatedly receiving the ball on the left side and surpassing it.
At 56 minutes, Nakajima created an opportunity on the left side, with multiple players intricately passing the ball and moving inside.
In the end, Suzuki takes a middle shot but it is blocked by the opponent's defender.
Tokyo substituted Sasaki for Kajiyama in the 72nd minute. Sasaki made his first appearance in the J-League after turning professional.
Then, Sasaki showed an aggressive play.
In the 83rd minute, Okazaki hit a long pass to Insoo YU from the center of his own left side, and he dropped it to Sasaki with a header.
Takumi Sasaki tries a long shot, but it is saved by the goalkeeper.
After that, Nakajima and Nozawa on the left side of Tokyo. Yuki and Yanagi aggressively attacked on the right side, while Matsuoka aimed for a goal from a central breakthrough, but the game ended without giving up.
Lost 0-1 and suffered a third consecutive defeat.

Thank you very much for your passionate support for FC Tokyo U-23 today.
Thank you for your continued warm support.

[Summary of Manager Yasuma's Press Conference]
"Regarding our attack, we entered the game with the intention of trying to break through the opponent's last line. We want to see players who have the determination to make the final decision, such as the last pass or the ball behind the defense line, after we have controlled Akita's momentum and are able to launch our attack. In terms of defense, we have made significant progress compared to the first match, but there are still situations where we lose the ball again after regaining possession and make mistakes by trying to force plays in unnecessary situations, resulting in being bypassed. We still need to gain more experience. I have conveyed to the players that I want them to continue trying, and I hope to see their growth. Despite the difficult conditions, we have fans and supporters who have come all the way to Tohoku, so I want to show them a winning performance. We will continue to work hard."

【Player Comments】
《Nozawa》
"I didn't want to give up the first goal. It was difficult during the time when the opponent took the lead and gained momentum, and we couldn't really find our shape. As time went on, we had more possession and created chances, but we still lacked the ability to finish them. When we concede the first goal, the game becomes challenging, so we need to be aware of that and keep going. (I also changed positions during the game) It was an unfamiliar position, but it was a position that I have practiced before, so I had some idea about positioning and how to handle the ball. I tried to pass the ball to the player in front of me and make runs after passing, but it didn't lead to a goal, so that's something I need to work on. I want to become a player who can perform at a high level in any position. (Looking ahead to the next match) It's a home game, and we need to break the streak of three consecutive losses, so we absolutely have to win and aim higher from here."