GAME RESULTGame Result

Sec. 21 2020/10/10 (Sat)
Audience 8,166 people 
Weather: Rain, Low Temperature 18.0 degrees, Humidity 79% 
Referee: Minoru TOJO Assistant Referees: Osamu NOMURA / Toshiyuki TANAKA Fourth Official: Naoya OKAWA

J1 Sec. 21

Ajinomoto

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FC Tokyo

0-1

Match Finished

First Half0-1

Second half0-0

AWAY

Gamba Osaka

FC Tokyo Gamba Osaka
Scorer 41' Edmilson
63' Hirotaka MITA → Kyosuke TAGAWA
63' Hotaka NAKAMURA → Takumi NAKAMURA
75' Arthur SILVA → Yojiro TAKAHAGI
83' Diego OLIVEIRA → Kiichi YAJIMA
Player Substitution 75' Takashi USAMI → Kosuke ONOSE
75' ADILSON → Kazuma WATANABE
13 Shoot 9
9 CK 2
18 FK 17
Warning 78' Young Gwon KIM
Ejected
FC Tokyo Starting Lineup
GK 33 Akihiro HAYASHI
DF 37 Hotaka NAKAMURA
DF 3 Masato MORISHIGE
DF 32 Joan OUMARI
DF 6 Ryoya OGAWA
MF 7 Hirotaka MITA
MF 45 Arthur SILVA
MF 31 Shuto ABE
FW 9 Diego OLIVEIRA
FW 15 Adailton
FW 20 Leandro
FC Tokyo Substitutes
GK 13 Go HATANO
DF 5 Daiki NIWA
DF 22 Takumi NAKAMURA
MF 8 Yojiro Takahagi
MF 28 Takuya UCHIDA
FW 23 Kiichi YAJIMA
FW 27 Kyosuke TAGAWA
Gamba OsakaStarting Lineup
GK 1 Masaaki HIGASHIGUCHI
DF 3 Gen SHOJI
DF 19 Kim Yong-gwon
DF 27 Ryu TAKAO
MF 10 Shu KURATA
MF 14 Yuya FUKUDA
MF 15 Yosuke Ideguchi
MF 29 Yuki YAMAMOTO
FW 9 Ademilson
FW 18 PATRIC
FW 33 Takashi Usami
Gamba OsakaSubstitute
GK 25 Kei ISHIKAWA
DF 13 Suganuma Shunya
DF 24 Keisuke KUROKAWA
MF 8 Kosuke ONOSE
MF 21 Shinya YAJIMA
MF 34 Shuhei KAWASAKI
FW 39 Kazuma WATANABE

[Highlight Video]

【Player/Coach Comments】

"Ryoya OGAWA"
"Today, the pitch condition was not suitable for playing our usual soccer."
We were discussing how to fight in such a situation as a team.
The content itself wasn't that bad, and we were able to fight for the ball well, so it's just that the results didn't come along with it.

(It was a match in two days, but there was fatigue)
"Since it was a match today, two days after the Kawasaki game, I think each player was a little fatigued."
Today was a stressful situation with this pitch condition, but even so, it would have been mentally good if we could win today's game, but unfortunately we lost. We have no choice but to switch to the next one."

(Although there was no result, the consecutive battles will continue)
"Another game is coming in 3 days."
I want to reflect on what needs to be reflected on and switch to the next step, and prepare with the whole team.

《Kiichi YAJIMA Player》
"It was a home game, so I entered the pitch with the desire to win, not settle for a draw."
However, it was very frustrating because we couldn't score a single point.

(There were also some close shooting scenes)
I think it was a situation where it was easy for cross balls to come in after I entered the game.
I was expecting something to happen, including the pitch condition.
In the scene where I took a shot, Adailton was marked in front of me and the ball fell to my position.
"I think I need to become a player who can finish that, and as for the part of being able to shoot, I think it came from daily training, but I think I need to level up even more."

(Today's game impression)
I played in today's game because I was asked to be the starting point.
I wanted at least a tie in that.
I think even if the play is good, the forward is strongly expected to score goals, so it would have been good if that one had gone into the goal, but I still feel that more effort is needed.

"Tokyo - Summary of Coach Kenta HASEGAWA's Press Conference"
"I think the players fought well and the content was not bad either. I think we just had bad luck."

(Coach Miyamoto seems to have told the players before the game, "Let's play with a clear mind today," but what instructions did Coach Hasegawa give?)
"I also thought that we would be in this situation."
It's not just about using Adailton and Hotaka NAKAMURA as starters, but also about assembling a team that can fight on this kind of pitch and telling the players to connect passes. We didn't give the opponent any chances except for the penalty kick, and Gamba Osaka also did well in some aspects."

(If it were not for the bad conditions like today, it would have been unavoidable to have an unpredictable development regardless of the team's tactics and playing principles.)
"Since both teams were in this kind of pitch condition, it's hard to say anything, but I don't think there were many dangerous scenes. It was only when Usami touched the ball near the goal from Edmilson and Hayashi made a save. On the contrary, I think there were moments where we threatened the opponent's goal, so there were also some chances where it wouldn't be strange if it went in with a little more luck. In various ways, I think we lacked luck today."

"Summary of G Osaka Manager Tsuneyasu MIYAMOTO's Press Conference"
(Today, the pitch conditions were quite challenging, but I instructed the players on what to do and entered the game)
"In terms of putting the ball into the opponent's penalty area, rather than playing the usual soccer that we want to play, we decided to focus on penetrating behind the opponent's defensive line and putting the ball into the box where it would stop. I conveyed this thoroughness to the players."

(It seems that it was difficult to play while looking ahead today, so I emphasized playing with a clear mindset.)
"That's right, I conveyed the message of playing with a clear mindset in the pre-match meeting."
The players indeed did it well on the pitch.

(The victory in the Tokyo match at Ajinomoto Stadium is the first since 2001 when Manager Miyamoto was still an active player in the league.)
"When I was asked the question, I realized for the first time that I hadn't been winning that much. Looking back, I do think that during my last period at G Osaka, where I was playing, I wasn't able to win.
However, players change and there are various changes in personnel. But today, we were able to win with the efforts of everyone, and I feel that it was a good thing for the club."