[Reserve]
GK:1 Ryuji OHMOTO
DF:24 Kounosuke KUSUMI, 29 Ryo TAKAHASHI
MF:20 Taichi NAKATANI
FW:

○Match Report
【Challenge to the next stage】
The 2017 Prince Takamado Cup U-18 Soccer League Premier League EAST will kick off again this year.
Last year, Tokyo finished in second place after losing to Aomori Yamada High School in the final match. The players and staff aim to continue last year's goal of "fighting for the triple crown."
There is no U-23 match this round, so all U-18 players will come together and challenge the opening match.
The opening match opponent is Shimizu S-Pulse Youth, following last year.
Coach Sato said, "Let's play passionately and calmly for 90 minutes. I think there will be many challenges, but let's work together with unity especially when things don't go well," and sent the players onto the pitch.

【First Half】
As the cherry blossoms on the back stand side bloom beautifully, the match, which started with Tokyo's kickoff, begins with both teams making a cautious start.
Tokyo searches for opportunities from long passes targeting the forward line while maintaining possession of the ball.
However, Shimizu took the lead.
17 minutes, when facing forward near their own center circle, a surprising long shot shakes the net.
Tokyo, which conceded the first goal, quickly regained possession with a free kick near the opponent's right corner of the penalty area in the 18th minute. However, Kubo's attempt missed the top left corner of the goal.
Furthermore, in the 24th minute, Kubo was fouled after dribbling past an opponent, and they were awarded a free kick from a position slightly to the right of the center, about 25 meters away from the goal. Kubo himself then scored directly to the right side of the goal, equalizing the score.
Tokyo, who took the lead, but in the 27th minute, although it seemed that the wall had defended against the free kick, they ended up giving another free kick due to a handball decision.
Allowing this to be directly stabbed into the top left corner of the goal again, allowing the opponent to take the lead.
Tokyo, who wants to catch up with the tie, aims for the goal with a header by Hara, who drops the high pass from Shinaida in the penalty area, but it goes over the frame with a right-footed direct shot in the 36th minute.
In the 44th minute, Harada dropped the floating pass from Kobayashi and Kobayashi (Minoru) jumped in, but the goalkeeper came out and caught it.
Trailing at halftime.

[Halftime]
Coach Sato: "Let's dominate the ball and aim for the opponent's back. Let's increase the tempo of our passes a little more. Let's face the game of soccer and fight until the end."

【Second half】
Tokyo took the initiative from the start.
In the 61st minute, as they controlled the ball and launched an attack from both sides, Okaniwa carefully crossed from the right side, but Hara's header was deflected by the left post.
Tokyo, riding on momentum, equalized in the 66th minute when Hirata passed to Kubo and Hirakawa, who then dribbled up and scored with a controlled right-footed shot.
The game will now enter a fierce exchange of offense and defense.
In the 70th minute, when allowing Shimizu to advance deeply on the right side, the header from the cross hit the bar and the loose ball also allowed a free header, but it went over the frame.
In the 71st minute immediately after, Kobayashi (Shin) stole the ball deep on the left side and crossed it to Grander. Kubo lifted the ball and aimed for a jumping volley, but it went over the frame.
At 80 minutes, Takase bravely blocked the opponent's scoring opportunity with his body.
In the 84th minute, Kubo carried the ball up the left side alone and made a last pass to Kobayashi (Miki), but the goalkeeper caught it just ahead.
In the 90+3 minute, as both teams were aiming for the final goal, the right side was breached and the opponent scored in the far side, making it 2-3.
This became the final goal and the opening match ended with a loss.

Thank you very much for your warm support to the players today.
Continued, we kindly ask for your warm support for FC Tokyo U-18.

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