[Reserve]
GK:20 Ken MURAKAMI
DF:15 Sogo SHINOZUKA, 24 Reona ISHII
MF:23 Rin YAMAZAKI, 14 Hayato INAMURA, 22 Yuki KAJIURA
FW:17 Daiki MOTOMIYA

Match Report
The 32nd Japan Club Youth Soccer Championship (U-15) Kanto Qualifying Tournament will begin.
I want to progress one by one in order to secure a ticket to the national tournament, just like last year.
The first match of this tournament, which is conducted in a knockout format where losing means the end, kicked off amidst a unique atmosphere.

【First half】
In the early stages, perhaps due to tension, the lack of rhythm caused by the disorder of passes and controls continues the offensive and defensive battles in the middle stage.
12 minutes, Tokiwa, who received the ball in the middle, checks the position of the opponent's goalkeeper and shoots a mid-range shot, but misses the target.
The opponent also comes towards the goal with a long ball and quick transition between offense and defense, stealing the ball and shooting boldly towards the middle.
Gradually settle the game around the 20th minute and enter the opponent's territory, but unable to break through the solid block formed by the opponent.
31 minutes, Tokiwa steals the ball in the midfield and carries it with a dribble. Here, Sugawara receives the ball with an overlap support and advances to a deep position in the opponent's court.
However, the cross goes directly over the line.
In the 33rd minute, Miura from the right side successfully crosses the ball but is blocked by the goalkeeper.
Unable to create scoring opportunities due to the opponent's strong defensive concentration, despite gradually finding the rhythm as time passed, and the first half ended.

【Second half】
We will approach the second half by sharing tactics during halftime.
Fukagawa, who launched a fierce attack from the start, shook the net with Aoki's volley from Miura's cross in the 42nd minute, but it was ruled offside.
In the 43rd minute, Sugawara, who broke through with a one-two with Yasuda, advanced from the left side to the penalty area and took a shot, but it was deflected by the post.
Occasionally, Fukagawa, who strengthens the offensive despite occasionally receiving the opponent's counterattack, shoots in the 53rd and 55th minutes, but Aoki is blocked by the post and the goalkeeper, respectively.
The breakthrough came in the 58th minute when Yasuda dribbled past the left side and sent a pass to the center, and Sato ran in and scored with a direct shot.
The game from here will intensify due to the increasing impact of the rain that started.
In the 69th minute, a free kick was awarded near the penalty area, and Kuma-kura made a great save from the direct shot. Furthermore, Kuma-kura quickly reacted to the opponent's shot from the loose ball and protected the goal.
Fukagawa managed to survive this pinch, but in the 78th minute, they were countered and a powerful shot shook the net, equalizing the score.
The match ended as it is and entered into a penalty shootout.

[PK Shootout]
The first kicker for the PK shootout, who is the captain, is Tokiwa.
When he firmly decides this, the second player Satoru SAKUMA also scores a goal.
And when Kumakura saved the third kicker of the opponent, Fukagawa secured the victory by scoring reliably with the subsequent players: Shin, Sato, and Aoki.

It was a big game that made me feel the tension of the first match, the difficulty of the tournament, and the toughness of the Kanto qualifiers once again.
The next game will be a match for the best 16, and even tougher battles are expected.
I want to build up from the challenges and daily practice and life that came out in the 1st round, and step up the stairs one by one.

Thank you for your passionate support for FC Tokyo U-15 Fukagawa today.
Thank you for your continued passionate support.