FC Tokyo U-23, which will be playing away games in succession.

This round is the Oita Trinita match at the Oita Bank Dome in Oita Prefecture.
Tokyo is surrounded by GK.
The DF line consists of Komano on the right and Namiji on the left. In the center back position, two young players, Yanagi and Okazaki, form a partnership.
In the midfield, Suzuki (Yoshi) is positioned as an anchor, with Sasaki and Yukino as inside halves.
FW adopts a 4-3-3 formation with Hiraoka, Hayashi, and Uchida lining up from the right.
The captain's armband is worn by Hayashi.
Substitute Maruyama will make his first appearance in the J3 League.
Oita plays a 4-4-2 double pivot system. Experienced former Japan national team player Yamagishi is at right back in the defense line. In the middle, Daniel is positioned.
The match, which was watched by 6,232 supporters, started with Oita's kickoff.

【First Half】
Oita dominated the ball.
Tokyo keeps the whole team compact around Yanagi and Okazaki to respond to Oita's attacks.
Three minutes into the game, a long ball is played behind towards the left side. Yagi covers it well and blocks it, resulting in a left corner kick.
Yanagi also deflects this corner kick and prevents a goal.
Lost the ball in the opponent's half and received a counterattack in the 12th minute.
Facing a tie of 2-2, YANAGI and OKAZAKI respond firmly and in the end, OKAZAKI blocks the opponent's forward who broke through with a through pass with a sliding tackle.
Makoto OKAZAKI shows determination.
Afterwards, both teams try to create chances from both sides, but they are unable to score due to a solid defense in front of the goal.
21 minutes, Tokyo expands the ball from the left side to the right side, and Hiraoka receives the ball around the outside corner of the penalty area.
Komanomoto runs up the sideline to provide support, but Hiraoka chooses a low early cross.
The ball was sent to the near side forest, but it didn't connect.
When the ball is received by the left side outside at 30 minutes, Uchida goes around the outside.
Pass the ball diagonally through the forest in the middle using this fabric as bait.
Hayashi receives the ball inside the penalty area and quickly passes it back to Suzuki (Yoshi) in the center, who attempts a long shot but misses the target.
The scene that seemed to be the opening goal was at the 36th minute.
The player who received the ball on the left side switches it inside and cuts in.
Hiraoka jumped and shook the net after putting a soft cross with his right foot to the far side, but it was ruled offside.
In the latter part of the first half, the situation becomes one where we are being pushed back, but the defense calmly responds. Everyone falls back, leaving Lin on the front line, and withstands Oita's attacks, reaching halftime with a 0-0 score.
Although there were few opportunities, the defense team stood out in scenes where they bravely defended against Oita's attacks.

【Halftime】
Coach Yasuma's comment
"In defense, we need to be patient and continue with our current shape, and keep picking up second balls. In attack, instead of dropping the ball back, let's connect it forward. Let's be proactive in the attacking third."

【Second half】
Tokyo substitutes Uchida with Maruyama.
Changed the DF line from Komano, Okazaki, Maruyama, and Yanagi from the right.
Place Yoshiatsu OIJI in Uchida's position and prepare for the second half.
Oita did not make any player substitutions and the second half started with Tokyo's kickoff.
Tokyo was the first to approach the goal.
48 minutes, pick up the opponent's pass miss in the center of the midfield and launch a short counterattack.
In a situation of numerical advantage of 6 to 4, Yukino keeps the ball around the left PA inner corner and turns outside.
The ball is passed to Yukino who crosses it, but it is cleared by the defender.
As a result, the momentum gradually shifts to Oita, and they start to push us back by allowing breakthroughs from the right side.
56 minutes, gave the opponent a free kick on the right side of the midfield, allowed a header in the center and shook the net, but it was ruled offside.
However, at the 60th minute, Oita's right corner kick was passed freely outside the far side penalty area and crossed inside.
The ball was headed in the center, but the goalkeeper made a great save and deflected it. However, the loose ball was pushed in, resulting in the first goal being conceded.
Furthermore, in the 74th minute, they were scored an additional point as they were jumped into freely from the left corner kick and robbed.
In the 75th minute, we were put at a numerical disadvantage in the center and ultimately conceded a goal from around the left diagonal 45-degree area, resulting in a score of 0-3.
Tokyo, who had been dominated by Oita, started pressing from the front line with Matsuda and Hiraoka, who replaced Hayashi, in the 70th minute.
Tokyo changed to a 4-4-2 formation after substituting Matsumura. Matsumura and Hiraoka are in the front line, while Sasaki, Suzuki, Kono, and Ikichi are in the midfield from right to left.
80 minutes, YANAGI received the ball on the left side and dribbled past the opponent in a one-on-one situation, entering the penalty area.
The cross from Grander does not match the center.
Connect to Komano, who took a big right side deep from Maruyama of the DF line in the 87th minute.
Komano puts a direct cross to the far side, but the header goes wide of the goal.
Furthermore, in the 89th minute, when Komano received the ball on the right side of the opponent's midfield, he passed the ball to Sasaki, who was waiting for the ball in the defensive gap.
Sasaki tries a long shot as soon as he receives it, but it goes over the frame.
In additional time, Yanagi broke through the left side and Hiraoka, who was free in the center of the goal, missed the shot above the frame, and the game ended.
It was a defeat with a score of 0-3.

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

[Summary of Coach Yasuma's Press Conference]
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the fans and supporters who came all the way to Oita and cheered for us. In order to respond to their support, we will continue to work hard every day, reflect on the areas where we fell short today on the field, and strive for the next match.
The match, Oita was stronger and our own strength was still insufficient. I think that's all.

【Player Comments】
《Yanagi》
"It was my first time playing as a center back since joining the top team, so there were some things I didn't understand, and I decided to be cautious in the game. (In the first half, what was the triangle relationship with Okazaki and Suzuki like?) Okazaki covered me a lot. I was often caught off guard, but he covered me well and helped me out. Suzuki also did a good job of pressing up front. (You have played mostly as a right back, did you learn anything from playing as a center back?) Playing as a right back, I was able to understand the mindset of a center back and there were plays that I wanted to do, so when I went back to playing as a right back, I was conscious of my positioning and wanted to use it to continue growing. (About the consecutive goals conceded?) Throughout the game, we were defending well, but after conceding one goal, we became too aggressive and our style of play fell apart. If we had continued playing our own style of soccer even after conceding, we might have had a different result. (In the second half, you attacked from the left side, did you change your mindset?) I don't have much experience playing as a left back, but I was conscious of making plays when I had the ball, but I wish we could have created more scoring opportunities. (Looking towards the next match) I want to continue growing and contributing to the team in every game."