The 7th round will be the only home game for FC Tokyo U-23 during Golden Week.

The temperature will rise up to 28℃ and the weather will be sunny.
In the previous match, Tokyo, who achieved their first victory in the 2016 Meiji Yasuda J3 League, will face Tochigi SC, who is also aiming for consecutive victories, in order to secure their first home victory and continue their winning streak.
Tokyo has Riku NOZAWA as the goalkeeper. The defensive line, just like the previous match, consists of Yanagi, Yoshimoto, Makoto OKAZAKI, and Riku NOZAWA from right to left.
In the midfield, Kono and Sasaki are in the position of defensive midfielders. Hiraoka is on the right and Insoo Yu is on the left.
And as the two top players, Hayashi and Muriqui, who is an overage player, made their first J-League starting lineup.
Tochigi, who scored their first goal in the previous match, has Jean Mozel, who has scored 3 goals in 6 matches, joining the front line to form a two-top with Ko OISHI.
In the midfield, there are veteran players Hirose and Homma, and the defensive line adopts a 4-4-2 formation with experienced players.
The match, with 3,517 fans and supporters in attendance, started with the kickoff of Tochigi SC.

【First Half】
Tokyo took the initiative at the start.
Shortly after the start, YANAGI sends a low early cross from the right side into the center, but it narrowly misses connecting with MURIQUI and HAYASHI, and the final pass to INSOO YU.
Tochigi.G connects the ball with the defensive line, increasing the time of ball possession. However, Tokyo raises the defensive line, mainly with Yoshimoto, and compact the entire team to prevent the ball from being moved forward.
Time passes without finding a breakthrough.
When Tokyo's Yukino and Sasaki start creating the rhythm of receiving the ball in the midfield, it is the 13th minute.
HAYASHI, who was in the center of the midfield from the Tokyo goal, delivers a long ball and connects it to SASAKI.
Takumi Sasaki dribbles and takes a shot. The blocked ball is followed by Hirayama and Hayashi attempting shots, but it does not result in a goal.
Furthermore, in the 15th minute, Yukino dribbled through the center and connected a negative pass to Insoo YU with a heel kick.
When Insoo YU took a shot, the goalkeeper made a save. Insoo YU tried to aim for the rebound but couldn't find the target.
Then, Tochigi.G took the initiative in the game.
19 minutes, when the ball was held in the center of the midfield, it was cut inside from the right and a mid-range shot shook the goal net.
Tokyo, which was taken the lead, immediately launches a counterattack.
24 minutes, Nozawa threw a throw-in to Muriqui, who was positioned along the left side of the midfield, along the line. Muriqui then entered the penalty area from the left side alone.
Sends a minus last pass to Hayashi, but it doesn't quite connect.
Tokyo, who launched a further offensive, reached the 28th minute.
Yoshimoto intercepts the opponent's vertical pass near the center line.
Lins picks up this loose ball and passes it to Insoo YU. Insoo YU dribbles into the penalty area from slightly left of center and is fouled by the opposing defender, earning a penalty kick.
Muriqui calmly observes the movement of the opposing goalkeeper, despite the loud boos from the opposing supporters, and skillfully passes the ball to the right side, equalizing the score.
Muriqui scored his first goal in the J-League.
Afterwards, both teams try to launch attacks while holding onto the ball, but they struggle to find a breakthrough.
In the 38th minute, Muriqui, who responded to Nozawa's vertical pass, attempted to break through the left side alone but was surrounded by two opposing defenders and had the ball taken away.
The first half ends in a 1-1 draw.

【Halftime】
Coach Yasuma's Comment
"Let's confirm the timing to apply pressure on defense. Let's be proactive in our attacks. Let's deepen communication once again with everyone and continue to fight in the second half."

【Second half】
Both teams enter the second half without any substitutions and the game starts with an open and lively play.
The kicker is Yukino, who earns a free kick in the opponent's central right side within 20 seconds of the start.
Yoshimoto, who entered the far side, is blocked by the Tochigi defense.
In addition, in the 49th minute, Muriqui dribbled through the center and connected with Insoo YU. Insoo YU evaded the opponent and took a shot, but it was blocked by the opponent's defender, resulting in a left corner kick.
This CK is deflected by Tochigi DF.
Tochigi also approaches the Tokyo goal from set plays and the sides, but the defense is responding by putting their bodies on the line.
The chance was seized at the counter in the 52nd minute.
When Hayashi clears the opponent's right corner kick with a header near the goal, Hiraoka picks it up.
Hiraoka skillfully blocks the opposing defender with his body and then initiates a counterattack from the center of his own half.
With this, Muriki also runs alongside and creates a 2-on-1 situation with the opposing defender, causing the stadium to erupt in cheers.
Hiraoka passes the ball to Muriqui in front of the penalty area, but he gets caught by the opponent's defender and misses the chance.
Tokyo, who continue to push forward, create a chance from the left side even in the 61st minute.
When Nozawa faces the opponent's defender on the left side, he uses a kick feint to get past him and breaks through vertically.
When a low cross is sent near the goal, Insoo YU reacts but it goes wide to the left of the frame.
Tokyo, who missed the chance, began to lose the momentum to Tochigi.
In the 63rd minute, the opponent broke through from the left side and evaded Yoshimoto's sliding tackle as he tried to cover.
When a shot is taken in the center of the goal, Okazaki and Yanagi show their determination by making a sliding tackle to block the shot and show their spirit.
In the 64th minute, the opponent created an opportunity on the right side and took a shot, but it missed to the right of the goal.
Pressing in the midfield becomes difficult for both teams, leading to an open game.
67 minutes, Yukino steals the ball in the central area of their own field and returns it to Okazaki. Okazaki dribbles up and evades the opponent, then passes to Hayashi who drifted to the left.
Hayashi tries to dribble and shoot, but the opponent's defender blocks it.
Furthermore, in the 71st minute, Muriqui connects with Hiraoka running on the right side. Hiraoka tries to break through vertically with a dribble and attempt a cross, but the opponent's defender blocks it and earns a right corner kick.
Tasuku Hiraoka receives a big applause from the stadium as he is substituted. Tokyo intensifies their attack.
The battle for dominance continues as both teams aim to take the lead.
Then, in the 82nd minute, Tokyo gave away a left corner kick and allowed a completely unmarked player to make a header, but it missed the target.
Tokyo also earned a free kick in the 86th minute on the left side of the central midfield.
Okazaki skies the ball after kicking a low cross from Yukino, and sends the ball into the goal area, but it is ruled offside.
Substitute from Yukino to Suzuki in additional time, aiming for a goal until the end but the game ended like this.
Earned 1 point with a 1-1 draw.

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

[Summary of Coach Yasuma's Press Conference]
"In this rising temperature, when the U-23 players conceded a goal, they didn't look down and instead said to themselves, 'It's still okay. Let's not concede continuously.' I think it's very important for this team that the players were discussing what they should do next, and I hope it will be conveyed to the entire team."
I think the atmosphere of the last stadium was hoping for a comeback of 2-1, so I want to train well and push forward to the next game.

【Player Comment】
《Sasaki》
"We wanted to win today's match as well after our victory in the previous match, but it wasn't easy to make it happen. It would have been great if we could have scored one more goal, but we will switch our focus to the next match and do our best. (About your own play?) I think I made too many simple plays and I wish I could have made more plays that would have been a threat to the opponent. (What are your thoughts for the next match?) The next match is against Y.S.C.C. Yokohama, and I definitely want to win and improve our position."