GAME RESULTGame Result

Sec. 19 2019/7/14 (Sun)
Audience 42,401 people 
Weather cloudy, no temperature 23.2 degrees humidity 90% 
Referee: Ryuji SATO Assistant Referees: Takumi TAKAGI / Toshiyuki TANAKA Fourth Official: Yoshiro IMAMURA

J1 Sec. 19

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FC Tokyo

0-3

Match Finished

First Half0-1

Second half0-2

AWAY

Kawasaki Frontale

FC Tokyo Kawasaki Frontale
Scorer 20' Yu KOBAYASHI
54' Manabu SAITO
69' Hiroyuki ABE
53' Yojiro TAKAHAGI → Kotaro OMORI
70' Na SANGHO → Kiichi YAJIMA
85' Kensuke NAGAI → Takuya UCHIDA
Player Substitution 78' Saito Manabu → Tatsuya Hasegawa
85' Yu Kobayashi → Kei Chinen
90'+1 Kyohei Noborizato → Kazuya Yamamura
5 Shoot 14
5 CK 4
9 FK 12
Warning 40' Shintaro KURUMAYA
44' Hiroyuki ABE
Ejected
FC Tokyo Starting Lineup
GK 33 Akihiro HAYASHI
DF 2 Sei MUROYA
DF 32 Tsuyoshi WATANABE
DF 3 Masato MORISHIGE
DF 25 Ryoya OGAWA
MF 10 Keigo HIGASHI
MF 8 Yojiro Takahagi
MF 18 Kento HASHIMOTO
MF 17 Na SANGHO
FW 9 Diego OLIVEIRA
FW 11 Kensuke NAGAI
FC Tokyo Substitutes
GK 1 Tsuyoshi KODAMA
DF 29 Makoto OKAZAKI
MF 28 Takuya UCHIDA
MF 36 Shuto ABE
MF 39 Kota MORI
MF 45 Arthur SILVA
FW 23 Kiichi YAJIMA
Kawasaki Frontale Starting Lineup
GK 1 Sung Ryong JUNG
DF 2 Kyohei NOBORIZATO
DF 4 Jesiel
DF 5 Taniguchi Shogo
DF 7 Shintaro Kurumaya
MF 25 Aoi TANAKA
MF 22 Hokuto SHIMODA
MF 14 Ken Takashi NAKAMURA
MF 8 Hiroyuki ABE
MF 19 Saito Gaku
FW 11 Yu KOBAYASHI
Kawasaki Frontale substitute
GK 21 Shota ARAI
MF 34 Kazuya YAMAMURA
MF 28 Yasuto WAKIZAKA
MF 16 Tatsuya HASEGAWA
MF 41 Akihiro IENAGA
FW 9 Leandro DAMIAO
FW 20 Kei CHINEN

[Highlight Video]

【Player/Coach Comments】

"Masato MORISHIGE Player"
"After conceding a goal from a set piece, the momentum shifted to the opponent's side. We need to accept this loss firmly. After today's match, while watching Kawasaki celebrating, I think we have to continue fighting in the upcoming matches."

(The start was very good)
"I think that by allowing a goal from a set play at that time, the opponent was able to fight with ease."

(In the second half, we conceded 2 goals)
"We also lost possession of the ball in our own throw-in and were caught off guard by a quick attack. There may be some aspects that we won't understand until we look back, but it's possible that our defense wasn't working well. In order to win the game, we need to play better. I think it was a lack of experience."

(We need to build on this game)
"The aftermath of a loss is very important. We are still in first place, so the upcoming games will be crucial. We need to accept today's result as a team and fight through the next 15 games. It is important how mentally strong we can be."


Kensuke NAGAI
"I couldn't receive the ball in a very positive state. I need to improve so that I can extract the ball a little more. I want to fix it properly and connect it to the next one."

(There were many scenes where we applied pressure from the front in the defensive part, but couldn't take the ball away)
"After conceding the second goal, we had to go for goals. We wanted to make proper adjustments. We want to look ahead and prepare for next week's match."

(What kind of conversation is happening within the team?)
"We want to accept today's loss and crawl back up together. There is no doubt that there are still areas where we are lacking, so we want to work together in the same direction."

"Tokyo - Summary of Coach Kenta HASEGAWA's Press Conference"
"I couldn't score a goal despite the support of many fans and supporters. It's a frustrating result. The game ended as planned by Kawasaki. Some players were able to fight, but there were still players who have a long way to go. We fought fair and square and lost. Today's defeat shows that we still lack strength. However, the points we have accumulated so far have been earned by our own efforts. I think the next 15 games will be the real battle, so we will fight with all our hearts in each and every match."

(Kawasaki has been studying Tokyo's way of playing)
"I don't know what Coach Oniki was thinking, but he changed the lineup and showed us respect. We couldn't bring out the power to defeat the opponent. Kengo Nakamura controlled the game well and we were done in until the end. Such high-quality players are truly amazing. However, even if the opponent came in that way, we have been aiming to overcome it since the start of this season. Sangho also played against such a tough opponent for the first time. I hope he can make use of this experience."

(We were beaten by the opponent even in the team's strengths, such as the intensity of play and switching between offense and defense)
"Kawasaki came aggressively. We need to develop the ability to win in such intensity. Kotaro OMORI, who came on as a substitute, played confidently. Of course, there are areas where we are lacking. Kawasaki is also competing in the ACL, and they have toughness in that aspect as a team. We cannot surpass Kawasaki without breaking through this. We have to fight in the remaining 15 matches to surpass Kawasaki."

"Kawasaki - Toru ONIKI Coach Press Conference Summary"
"First of all, the fans and supporters of both teams created a great atmosphere, and in that atmosphere, we were able to play our game without fear, and the players really pushed forward."
Regarding today's match, I have always been saying only from the emotional aspect. Even if we had lost, I wouldn't have regretted it, so in the end, we won. Anyway, I hope we can build on this victory for the next match."

(The first goal today was from a set play)
"First of all, we haven't been able to score many goals from set plays, so this week we spent a lot of time talking, including the coaching staff. Especially in big games like this, we recognized that these aspects are important. I think it was very good."