[Reserve]
GK:1 Ryuju Ohmoto
DF:5 Shuto Okaniwa
MF:
FW:

○Match Report
【Challenge to the next stage】
The 41st Japan Club Youth Soccer Championship (U-18) is about to begin.
Tokyo, who won last year's tournament, aims to defend their title and head to AJINOMOTO FIELD NISHIGAOKA from Gunma.
The tournament will be held in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture until the quarterfinals, and the group stage will have 80-minute halves and be unconventional.
And the team's overall strength will be tested as they face consecutive matches.
Players who played in the previous day's FC Tokyo U-23 match will also join, and we will unite as one and take on the challenge.
The first opponent is FC Machida Zelvia Youth.
Coach Sato told the players, "The first game is often a difficult match. It is important to balance intensity, composure, and precision. Set plays will be key." and sent them onto the pitch.
The match kicked off at 9:00 amidst slippery ground conditions due to rain.

【First Half】
The game is moving from the beginning.
2 minutes, Terayama takes a direct middle shot from the loose ball of Sugiyama's ground cross on the left side outside the penalty area.
He successfully takes the lead with a first shot that pierces the net.
Score more points by taking advantage of set plays.
6 minutes, Sugiyama earns a FK after being fouled. Yokoyama takes a direct shot but hits the wall.
When Sugiyma picked up this second ball, he broke through and calmly observed the opposing goalkeeper who had come out, and floated the ball for the second goal.
Tokyo wanted to continue their momentum, but they were dominated by Machida. However, they regained their freedom with a coordinated press led by Yoshida and Imamura.
Then, in the 17th minute, Yokoyama was fouled on the right side and won a free kick.
When Yokoyama sends this free kick to the center, Yamamura heads it back and Yoshida shakes the net with a powerful jumping direct volley.
Tokyo widened the point difference, but was dominated by Machida and spent a lot of time in their own half due to the midfield battle.
Unable to keep the defensive line high against the opponent's offensive pressure, the second ball also becomes a 50-50 situation, making it difficult to create attacking opportunities and time passes.
Tokyo, who made the most of their few chances in the first half, leads 3-0 at halftime.

【Halftime】
Coach Sato
"Let's compact the whole team from ourselves. Let's all work together to take one more step and close the gap."

【Second half】
Tokyo, who substituted Suzuki for Imamura at halftime, started the second half with Suzuki making moves on the left side.
45 minutes, Yoshida sends a long ball deep into the left side, and Suzuki makes a vertical run to earn a left corner kick.
In the 54th minute, Hirakawa received the ball on the left side and passed it to Suzuki who was making a vertical run, but his shot from a difficult angle was saved by the GK.
As we struggle to score additional points, Machida gradually begins to dominate the ball.
The defense responds as Tokyo is threatened with a goal from the right side in the 65th minute and from the left side in the 68th minute.
As a result, Tokyo scores an additional point. In the 71st minute, Sugiyama passes to Arakawa on the left side.
When Arakawa sends this vertically to the center to Yoshida, Sugiyama shoots a direct middle from the post-play, and the controlled ball is sucked into the goal.
Tokyo, which widened the lead to 4 points, immediately sent in Hara, Sakaguchi, and Hasegawa to close out the game.
However, we will face Machida's counterattack from here.
In the 83rd minute, they conceded a goal from a penalty kick, and then in the 84th minute.
When the ball enters from the left side to the center, it is volleyed with a half bounce and draws a beautiful arc, resulting in the second goal being conceded.
The game ended immediately after the second goal was conceded.
Won the first match of the tournament and accumulated 3 points.

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

[Other Matches]
Kyoto Sanga F.C. U-18 (3 points) 1 - 0 Matsumoto Yamaga FC U-18 (0 points)

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