[Reserve]
GK:1 Ryuju Ohmoto
DF:29 Ryo Takahashi
MF:9 Ryuju Fukino, 17 Tsubasa Terayama
FW:

○Match Report
【Challenge to the next stage】
The 12th section of the Prince Takamado Cup U-18 Football League 2017 Premier League EAST will be held at 'Douglas GROLLI'

Playing against Funabashi High School.
In the midst of the temperature rising to nearly 30℃, Coach Sato said, "We need to show what we have built up so far and compete against FC Tokyo U-18."

Let's make this organization stronger. I haven't won since I took command here. Let's win and go back to Tokyo to rewrite history," he encouraged the players and sent them off to the pitch.
Both teams' fans, supporters, and parents gathered in large numbers, enhancing the atmosphere, and the match started at 11:00 with a kickoff in Tokyo.

【First Half】
The battle for the championship and the battle to avoid relegation. Both teams want to accumulate 3 points, so from the beginning, there is a fierce exchange of offense and defense, and they are approaching the goal.
The first chance was for Ichifune. In the 4th minute, they broke through the left side and Sandaza delivered a cross.
The ball was like a goal if touched, but it passed through the goal area and escaped the danger.
In the 14th minute, Tokyo, who attacked from the right side, had the ball taken away by Ichifune, and then faced a one-on-one situation with Takase after being caught offside with a long vertical pass.
However, Takase blocks the opponent's scoring opportunity with a great defense.
In the next 15 minutes, Tokyo quickly threw the ball in from the left side of the opponent's field to Haran, who quickly passed it to Kubo, who ran behind the defense.
Kubo enters the left PA and crosses the ball from a deep position to Arakawa, but fails to convert the scoring opportunity.
In the 19th minute, there was a close call as the left side was broken through again and the net was shaken, but the previous play was offside.
Then in the 21st minute, Hirakawa pressed fiercely on the throw-in deep on the left side of the Ichifune team.
Kubo calmly evades the goalkeeper after poking the opponent's ball and scores the opening goal inside the penalty area.
The game starts here with Ichifune holding the ball, and Tokyo launching short counters from the midfield press.
Ichi Funabune attempts to build up from GK to CB.
In response to this, Haru and Kubo put pressure on the opponent's CB and limit their options, not allowing them to have freedom with the ball. Although they occasionally face attacks, Shinohara and Hasegawa calmly respond and go into halftime with a 1-0 lead.

[Halftime]
Coach Sato: "This is not a game that should end like this. Let's step up our game. Let's create our own opportunities and communicate closely in both offense and defense."

【Second half】
We had a close call right from the start.
46 minutes, a right free kick was given, and the ball kicked into the far side seemed to result in a goal, but it was offside.
Furthermore, in the 48th minute, when the opponent dribbled up about 40 meters in the center, a powerful shot was caught by Takase in front.
Just like the flow from the first half, although the opponent had possession of the ball, we defended with organized defense and did not allow easy access to our own goal.
As the tense time continued in the 76th minute, Kobayashi (Hiroshi) created an opportunity on the right side and passed it back to Arakawa, who cut inside.
The shot aimed at the far side by Kubo, who ran freely on the left side, was saved by the goalkeeper.
Tokyo continues to change the rhythm and wait for a chance while making player substitutions.
In the 85th minute, as a counterattack was launched, Sugiyama faced a scoring opportunity from a dribble, but was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper's excellent defense.
In the final stage, not only do we solidify our own defense by using time wisely, but we also increase the time spent in the opponent's territory by pressing from the front.
The match ended without showing any gaps until the end.

They won a fierce match, marking the first victory for Coach Sato at "(Funabashi City Houtoku Park (Graspo) Ground)" and accumulating 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.

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