match Match Schedule & Results

[Reserves]
GK: 1, Hane Nao
DF: 5, Tamiya Aoto
MF: 19, Shinohara Riki, 6, Tada Kazuharu
FW: -

●Match Report
2011 Season, 4th Round, Tokyo Youth Soccer League Sec. 3, VS FC Toccano U-15 match was held at Gakugei University Affiliated Koganei Junior High School.

Both teams fiercely contest the ball right from the start.
Yamaguchi breaks forward on a pass from Shimodaira. The opposing DF clears it.
The opponent also breaks through from the left side and sends in a cross, but Ishihara makes a nice save.
At 6 minutes in, Musashi's passing work shines! Connecting Sasaki → Shimodaira → Koizumi → Murakami, they deliver a superb cross! Akatsuka meets it but narrowly misses the goal.
Connecting from Kuramoto, who has boasted a stable DF line in recent matches, to Takada, then delivering a long feed to Yamaguchi.
At 10 minutes, from Shimodaira's quick restart to Akatsuka, the opponent also tightly marks and cuts the ball.
Sasaki quickly covers a free kick from the opponent near the left side penalty area and averts the danger.
At 15 minutes, from Takahashi's wonderful side change, Murakami made a vertical pass, which Sasaki received and broke through by dribbling, with three opponents pressing intensely.
At 20 minutes, Shimodaira intercepted the ball near the opponent's penalty area, dribbled through, and took a shot, with the opposing GK desperately making a save.
Conversely, at 23 minutes, the opposing forward attempted a lob shot, which Ishihara caught with ease. In front of the opponent's goal, Koizumi intercepted a pass and made a through pass to Yamaguchi. It was a decisive chance, but the ball went over the crossbar.
At 27 minutes, the ball was passed along from Mitsui → Takahashi → Koizumi → Shimodaira, then reached Sasaki. Sasaki dribbled past two opponents and passed in front of the goal, but the opposing defenders desperately cleared it.
29 minutes: The opposing MF takes a long shot! Everyone thought it was going in, but Ishihara makes a super save! He prevents a decisive crisis. The opposing attack is firmly defended by the defenders Mitsui, Kuramoto, Takada, and Murakami.
33 minutes: Free kick from about 30 meters in front of the opponent's goal, the kicker is Shimodaira, but it hits the opponent's wall.
In the final moments, the opponent broke through on the left side on a counterattack, resulting in an unexpected goal conceded. The first half ends here. It was a truly regrettable goal, but we reset our mindset and look forward to the second half.

Right at the start of the second half, Musashi makes a move. From a free kick on the right side in front of the opponent’s goal, the kicker is Koizumi. He delivers a perfect ball to the near side, and FW Yamaguchi leaps in for a header! It pierces the net for the equalizing goal! This gives Musashi momentum.
At 41 minutes, Sakamoto comes in for Mitsui, Shimodaira moves to right side back, and Sakamoto takes the forward position.
At 45 minutes, SASAKI receives a yellow card.
At 47 minutes, from Takata's feed, Akatsuka bursts forward and dribbles, using his skill to get over the opposing defender's head and crosses inside. Yamaguchi connects again and finally takes the lead! All players on the field and the bench explode with joy!
The opponent also launches a counterattack. They aim directly from a free kick in front of the goal, but the ball goes over the crossbar.
At the 49th minute, the ball is passed through Takahashi → Sakamoto → Murakami → Sasaki, breaking through, but it does not lead to a goal.
At the 50th minute, Sasaki receives a second yellow card and is sent off. Losing their captain, who leads the team's attack, is truly painful for Musashi! However, the team unites to cover this gap.
Even with one player less, Musashi launches good attacks. Starting from Yamaguchi's hold-up play, Akatsuka breaks through and crosses to Koizumi, and Takahashi shoots from Koizumi's layoff! Unfortunately, the shot misses the goal.
55th minute: Yellow card to Akatsuka.
57th minute: Tada is brought on to replace Akatsuka.
From about the last 13 minutes, the opponent's attacks continued, but Kuramoto showed excellent coverage and prevented any goals. Takada maintained the overall team balance with precise coaching.
A pass was made from Shimodaira, who received the throw-in, to Tada. Tada firmly kept possession of the ball and did not give it to the opponent.
68 minutes: Yanagizono is brought on. Energetic Yanagizono firmly goes after loose balls.
There are 4 minutes of stoppage time in this match! The opponents launch a fierce attack without giving up until the very end!
Just before the end of the match, Ishihara blocks a volley shot from the opponent right in front of the goal in a desperate situation, and the match ends here.
It was an extremely tough match, but today’s victory was secured through the collective strength of all Musashi players, including Enomoto, Hane, and Shinohara, who did not play in the match.
To all who love Musashi, thank you very much for your passionate support today as well!