match Match Schedule & Results

[Reserves]
GK:1, Ryuji OHMOTO
DF:3, Masakazu SANO, 5, Kyosei KATAYAMA
MF:10, Ren TACHIKAWA, 14, Shunya SUZUKI, 22, Dai IRIZAWA
FW:11, Ryusei KENTO, 24, Kazumi MIYATA

○Match Report
Fukagawa finished the 2015 Kanto Youth (U-15) Soccer League Division 1 with 14 matches played (2 fewer than other teams), recording 3 wins, 4 draws, and 7 losses, placing 12th.
This week's opponent is Kashima Antlers Junior Youth.
Tokyo wants to win especially since they lost to this opponent in the first half of the season.
Coach Okuhara encouraged the players, saying, "We have undergone tough training. Let's show what we've built up on the field."
The match started at the Tokyo Gas Musashino-En Multipurpose Ground under occasional light rain.

《First Half》
Tokyo lost control as Kashima was awarded a right corner kick just 15 seconds after the match started.
In the early stages, Kashima maintained ball possession, while Tokyo launched counterattacks mainly using long balls.
At 4 minutes, Tokyo broke down the right side with passing play, delivered the ball in front of the goal, and Taya took a middle-distance shot with one touch.
The opposing GK makes a save.
Immediately at the 5th minute, Kashima launched a counterattack, sending the ball behind the DF line and took a long shot exploiting a brief gap, resulting in a goal conceded.
Tokyo quickly counterattacked and at the 7th minute earned a left corner kick. The kicker was Taya. He delivered a pinpoint pass to Ohira, who had moved into the center in front of the goal, leveling the score.
At the 12th minute, Banguna attempted to break through the left side with individual skill and earned a corner kick.
At the 21st minute, Takahashi and Kusazumi exchanged passes on the defensive line and delivered the ball to Taya, who was positioned deep in midfield. Facing forward, Taya fed the ball to Komatsu, who had made a run behind the opponent's defensive line.
They just missed, but created a scoring chance.
After that, while Kashima controlled the ball, Tokyo’s FW Komatsu pressed from the front line, and everyone pressed in coordination, preventing Kashima from creating chances.
The first half ended with the score tied as it was.

《Second Half》
At 39 seconds into the second half, Haga took a mid-range shot, bringing momentum to the team.
At the 48th minute, Fukazawa advanced up the left side with a dribble and passed to Taya, who dribbled inside, drew in the opponent, and connected to Tanio on the right side.
Tani'o made a vertical dribble and delivered a cross in front of the goal, but the opposing DF cleared it.
At the 53rd minute, Ohira slowly advanced with a dribble in midfield and sent a sharp through pass to Komatsu, but it was just slightly off.
Tokyo, further intensifying their offensive, showed a sharp counterattack.
At the 57th minute, Banguna stole the ball in front of his own goal and dribbled up to the center of the halfway line, then made a vertical pass to Komatsu.
He then laid it off to Haga, who passed it to Tani'o running down the right side and crossed in front of the goal. Komatsu made a run to the far side and connected with a header, but was denied by the post.
Tokyo brought on Yogai, Sakai, and Yachida. Immediately after, Yogai added an accent to the attack by dribbling in from the left side and cutting inside to take a shot.
Tokyo showed a quick transition from coordinated defense to rapid offense.
This bore fruit at the 71st minute.
On a counterattack, Tokyo passed the ball from the center to Taniwo on the right side, who dribbled deep into the opponent’s half. He delivered a sharp, liner cross in front of the goal, and Komatsu finished with a diving header to complete the comeback.
After that, FC Tokyo defended as a whole team centered on the defenders against Kashima's attacks, and in the 80th minute and stoppage time, Yachida and Sakai advanced on counterattacks, creating chances near the opponent's goal. Tokyo maintained their concentration until the end and secured a come-from-behind victory.

[Staff Post-Match Comment]
Coach Okuhara
"The match development was somewhat anticipated in advance. Even in a tough ranking situation, what we practice regularly is expressed in both offense and defense during the match. Since the interval before the next match is short, we want to properly condition ourselves and aim to earn points."

Thank you very much for your warm support to the players today.
We sincerely appreciate your continued passionate support for FC Tokyo U-15 Fukagawa.