U-18GAME RESULTMatch Results

2017 U-18 Match Results

7/01 (Sat)
Nissan Field Kozukue
(Kickoff 15:00)

Prince Takamado Trophy U-18 Soccer League 2017 Premier League EAST

FC Tokyo U-18

2-3

Yokohama F.Marinos Youth

FC Tokyo Scorer

7 Reo SUGIYAMA (17 minutes), 22 Ryoichi IMAMURA (54 minutes)

FC Tokyo Players

GK 16 Takase Kazunaga
DF 5 Shuto OKANIWA, 3 Shinta SHINOHARA, 24 Kounosuke KUSUZUMI, 6 Kota ARAKAWA
MF 11 Rui Yokoyama → 9 Ryuju Fukiya (73 minutes), 8 Masataka Kobayashi, 17 Tsubasa Terayama → 25 Tomoya Suzuki (86 minutes), 7 Reo Sugiyama
FW 13 Yoshida Kazutaku → 33 Kubo Seiichiro (73 minutes), 22 Imamura Ryoi

Commentary

[Reserve]
GK:1 Ryuju Ohmoto
DF:29 Ryo Takahashi
MF:12 Seongmin Kim, 19 Asahi Haga
FW:

○Match Report
【Challenge to the next stage】
Last week, the Takaomiya Cup U-18 Football League 2017 Premier League EAST resumed.
This week's opponent is Yokohama F.Marinos Youth, who have struggled so far with 3 wins and 3 losses, placing them in last position.
This week, 7 players will accompany the U-23 team due to overlapping matches, while challenging the FC Tokyo U-18 all-out battle.
Coach Sato said before the game, "The opponent is in a situation where they can't afford to lose anymore. I think they will fight desperately."
However, if we can win the ball and collect second balls better than the opponent, we will definitely win. Let's continue to put pressure on the opponent for the full 90 minutes and prioritize set plays in our game.
Let's fight until the end with a mentality for victory and a clear sense of purpose for each individual. " and sent the players onto the pitch.

【First half】
Marinos come attacking from the start.
There are moments when the players are tripped up on the slightly slippery ground conditions, with occasional light rain. It's difficult to establish a rhythm.
Then, in the 6th minute, a free kick is given near the goal, and in the end, the opponent pushes it in and scores the opening goal.
Tokyo also puts pressure on the opponent from the front line, aiming for a chance to attack while passing the ball in the defense line against Marinos.
From there, gradually create an attacking shape focused on the right side, and the 17th minute arrived.
Rui YOKOYAMA ran into the center with a perfect ball from Okaniwa from the right corner kick. YOKOYAMA headed it in, and Sugiyama neatly pushed in the rebound off the crossbar to equalize.
Tokyo, aiming for a sudden comeback, responded to a long ball from the defense line, with Yoshida carrying the opponent on his back and connecting it to Imamura.
Koremade Imamura dribbles into the penalty area and takes a shot, but unfortunately it goes wide to the left of the goal.
At the 35th minute, in the midfield where the game was tightly contested, Kobayashi (Minoru) dribbled past and found himself one-on-one with the GK, but was stopped by the opponent GK's excellent defense.
Afterwards, they created several chances from side attacks and set plays, but were unable to score, and the first half ended in a 1-1 draw.

【Halftime】
Coach Sato
"Let's not ease the pressure in the second half. Let's shoot even from the middle in our attacks."
Shoots can change the course of the game, so let's be proactive with shots from the middle range. Let's also focus on set plays both in attack and defense and concentrate until the end.

【Second half】
In the 48th minute of the start, Rui YOKOYAMA takes a middle shot when he sees the opponent's goalkeeper positioning himself forward.
The opponent GK barely deflected this, but it shows determination.
However, in the 50th minute, they allowed the opponent to equalize from a corner kick on the left and take the lead.
The game starts with the opponent taking the initiative, but in the 54th minute, the ball is passed from Shinohara to Okanote on the right side, who then makes a vertical run and crosses it to the center.
Koremade Imamura skillfully avoids the mark and heads it to immediately equalize.
From here, the back and forth development continues and neither side can create a decisive opportunity. As time goes on, it reaches the 69th minute.
Caught off guard for a moment, a long shot is taken from the midfield and hits the crossbar, being sucked into the goal.
Tokyo, who is launching a counterattack, substitutes Yokoyama with Fukino and Yoshida with Kubo (Sei), and launches an offensive.
Okaniwa on the right side and Arakawa on the left side initiate side attacks, but they are unable to shoot due to the opponent's desperate defense.
In the 86th minute, Suzuki was substituted for Terayama and continued to press forward towards the goal, but the final whistle blew.

Unable to open the goal despite equalizing twice due to the opponent's passionate play.

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.