[Reserve]
GK:30 Yuhito Takahashi
DF:29 Ryo Takahashi
MF:19 Asahi Haga, 20 Taichi Nakatani
FW:

○Match Report
【Challenge to the next stage】
The opponent for the 9th section, which is the final match of the first half of the 2017 Prince Takamado Cup U-18 Football League Premier League EAST, is the arch-rival Aomori Yamada High School, who competed for the championship in the Premier League EAST last year and was defeated in the final match.
The match of this round, where both teams are tied with 16 points, is a direct confrontation between the top-ranked Shimizu S-Pulse Youth, who are closing in on a 1-point difference.
We want to win by any means necessary.
The rain that has been falling since morning occasionally intensifies as the kickoff takes place at 11:00.

【First Half】
We are being overwhelmed by a powerful attack mainly consisting of long kicks from the opponent right from the start, and we are struggling to find our rhythm. As a result, we have conceded the opening goal.
6 minutes, near the central penalty area, a handball is judged and a free kick is given, which is directly scored.
The game continues without finding a way to increase my ball time, as I am being pressured by the opponent and struggling on the slippery ground due to the rain, without finding a clue for a counterattack.
In the 25th minute, due to a defensive line coordination mistake, the offside was not caught, and GK Takase faced a decisive one-on-one situation, but Takase's brave dive made the opponent's shot go wide.
From around the 30th minute, they gradually started to possess the ball but couldn't score and went into halftime behind.

[Halftime]
Coach Sato
"The best situation to test our own strength. Let's enjoy being able to compete against such a high-pressure team. We can definitely turn the game around."

【Second half】
As Tokyo gradually increases their ball possession time, Yoshida and Imamura actively press the opponent's goal with Sugiyama as the starting point.
However, due to the opponent's strong defense, it is difficult to bring the ball to a shooting position.
Tokyo, which continues to attack, tries to break through multiple times from the right side of Yokoyama and Okaniwa and the left side of substitute players Suzuki and Arakawa, but cannot create a decisive chance.
The development continues where they are unable to approach the goal while holding the ball.
In the 83rd minute, Kobayashi (Sato), a first-year student who made his first appearance in the Premier League, was substituted for Imamura to further activate the attack.
In the 88th minute, Fukino breaks through the defensive line with a through pass from Sugiyama and faces the goalkeeper one-on-one despite having no angle.
When the shot, which was hit with all his might, was deflected by the goalkeeper, Yoshida quickly reacted to the loose ball and his shot was blocked by the opposing defender, resulting in no goal.
Despite continuing to aim for a goal until the end, we were unable to score against Aomori Yamada's strong defense, and the game ended with a score of 0-1.

It was a disappointing defeat following last year.
Towards the 41st Japan Club Youth Soccer Championship (U-18) Tournament starting next week.
Furthermore, it became a valuable match with a lot to learn, even for the Premier League second half.
First of all, we want to challenge the upcoming Club Youth Championship with full force as a united team.

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