match Match Schedule & Results

[Reserves]
GK: 25, Katsuya MATSUSHIMA
DF: 15, Hikaru NARITA
MF: 6, Tsuyoshi WATANABE, 5, Yuta FUKUMORI, 12, Hiroto ARAI
FW: 7, Kosho HIRAYAMA, 17, Masaki HIRATA

○Match Digest
The Kanto Youth (U-15) Soccer League features the Kashima Antlers Junior Youth.
This is a game where 3 points are needed to secure a spot in the main tournament of the Prince Takamado Trophy. The match kicks off at 1:00 p.m.

From the start of the first half, the Antlers took a high position, and there were many moments when the defense was slow to respond to long balls, but DF Onishi and Watanabe mainly repelled them.
On the counterattack, Horikawa and Hasukawa took positions behind the opponent, creating potentially promising balls, but they struggled to mount a full attack. The game featured many long balls, and they had difficulty recovering second balls.
At the 22nd minute, MF Sawai's clearance mistake was picked up by the opponent who took a shot, and then from a corner kick, consecutive dangerous situations arose, but GK Ito's saves and committed defense prevented any goals.
At the 30th minute, from Ohnishi's exquisite clearance, Hasukawa broke behind the opponent's defensive line and touched the ball just in front of the advancing goalkeeper, then released a looping shot that was drawn into the goal, scoring the long-awaited opening goal.
Towards the end of the first half, FC Tokyo took control of the pace. At the 35th minute, from a corner kick, Onishi crossed the ball that broke through to the front side, but the opposing defender cleared it. The loose ball was shot by Watanabe Ryu, but it went well wide of the goal.
At the 37th minute, Arai made a through pass to Sawai. Sawai carried the ball forward, was surrounded by opposing defenders, but broke free and took a shot. Unfortunately, it missed the target, and they could not add another goal.
We wanted to score one more goal in the first half to gain a greater advantage in the match, but the first half ended 1-0.

In the second half, we confirmed to start again with defense, to win the second balls, and to actively restrict the opponent’s key players from playing long balls by pressing from the front-line FW, then proceeded to the second half.
The second half started with the same back-and-forth situation as the first half. Both teams looked for chances from set pieces.
At the 18th minute, Sawai’s corner kick caused a blind spot among the players crowded near the near side, resulting in a direct goal.
The score became 2-0, bringing FC Tokyo U-15 Fukagawa significantly closer to victory.
At the 64th minute, Fukumori was brought on, followed by Yanagi at the 65th minute, and they played dedicated defense.
However, at the 73rd minute, from a corner kick, the opponent scored with a header. Although GK Ito initially blocked it, the rebound hit the bar and was scored, making it 2-1.
Riding the momentum, the Antlers launched an offensive and scored again at the 75th minute, leveling the score at 2-2.
Then, at the 77th minute, Hirayama was brought on to invigorate the attack.
At the 79th minute, Hasukawa penetrated into the penalty area, passed to Hirayama who drew the opponent in, then to Okuma. Okuma took a one-touch shot but missed the target.
They tried to actively push the ball forward to regain the lead until the end of the match, but the game ended.

A 2-2 draw.
The current situation is that we couldn't secure the win in the last 10 minutes, and there are still many challenges ahead.
Aiming to qualify for the Prince Takamado Cup finals, we want to prepare well over the next week to earn 3 points in the upcoming match against Kawasaki Frontale.
There are 3 matches remaining, but we want to approach each one with a must-win mindset.
Thank you for your support today as well.