[Reserve]
GK:1 Ryuju Ohmoto
DF:
MF:
FW:15 Takefusa KUBO

○Match Report
【Challenge to the next stage】
The point difference with the top team Aomori Yamada High School is 5 (Tokyo is currently in 4th place).
Tokyo, who wants to accumulate 3 points after hearing about Aomori Yamada High School's defeat before the match.
Coach Sato said, "Let's play a full-scale battle for 90 minutes. Play soccer while observing the opponent's situation. Let's do things we don't like for the sake of things we want to do."
In the pleasant breeze, the match started at 15:00 at the home ground "Musashino-En Multipurpose Ground" of Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

【First Half】
Tokyo, standing against the wind, enters the game with a strong start.
Just 13 seconds after the start, Yokoyama shoots the first shot to give the team momentum, and in the 5th minute, Terayama connects with Kobayashi (Miki) and passes it to Yokoyama, who unleashes a powerful shot just above the frame.
Furthermore, Yokoyama broke through the right side vertically with speed in 6 minutes, and Hara, Yoshida, and Kobayashi jumped in.
This is the last shot by Kobayashi, but it goes wide of the goal.
Then, in the 8th minute, the first big chance comes as Hara and Sugiyama press deep on the left side of the opponent's field and steal the ball.
In the end, Sugiyama is blocked by good defense when facing the opponent's goalkeeper one-on-one.
After that, the opponent kept possession of the ball and continued to develop in our own territory, leading to situations where we invited trouble due to our own mistakes.
The defense around the PA area remains focused and does not allow any goals.
As the stalemate continues, the 29th minute arrives.
When Sugiyma picks up the loose ball from the right corner kick, he successfully controls the shot with his right foot and scores the opening goal on the right side of the goal.
However, Urawa also has a big chance.
32 minutes, when the left side was broken through, Takase faced a one-on-one situation. Takase quickly reacted and deflected the opponent's shot, aimed at the right side of the goal, with his right hand, and the first half ended.

[Halftime]
Coach Sato: "Let's go into the second half with the intention of 0-0. Continue with risk management for the next 45 minutes. Keep facing football until the end."

【Second half】
Tokyo, which became downwind, has been pushed back into a defensive position by Urawa's momentum from the start.
48 minutes, when a free kick was given on the right side, a ball was kicked directly into the goal without anyone touching it.
This hits the post and the loose ball is headed in to equalize.
After that, Urawa took the initiative and we couldn't connect the ball easily.
Urawa continues to approach the goal with fast dribbles when the ball enters the front line, while Tokyo continues to fight tenaciously.
At 61 minutes, a cross is sent in from the left side, and although a decisive opportunity is created on the far side, Arakawa blocks it with his body.
In order to calm the game down, at the 64th minute, Hirakawa was substituted for Yoshida. The midfield composition was changed.
71 minutes, substitute Yokoyama with Okaniwa, and Okaniwa gives momentum to the team.
In the 76th minute, when connected from Fuki-no to Okaniwa, he made a vertical move and crossed from the deep right side to Kindergarten near Grander.
Control this and shoot with the right foot after controlling the opponent to reverse the situation.
Still, Urawa has the momentum.
Tokyo sends Hata, Imamura, and Hasegawa to regain control.
In the 88th minute, a counterattack was launched, and Imamura held on in the center to create an opportunity, connecting with Kobayashi (Miki).
Kobayashi (Miki) dribbles up the center and passes to Okaniwa who runs on the outside, but the opponent blocks the shot.
On the other hand, in the 90th minute, the opponent's powerful middle attack came in a blind manner, but Takase punched it away.
The match ended after enduring an additional 4 minutes of injury time.
Chasing the top with 3 points accumulated.

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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