[Reserve]
GK:1 Ryuji OHMOTO, 30 Yuhito TAKAHASHI
DF:28 Tetsuhei OKA, 42 Soya YUMOTO
MF:
FW:

○Match Report
[Challenge to the Unknown! Go Beyond the Limits!]
The second match of the 19th Tokyo Club Youth U-17 Soccer Championship of the Heisei 29th year held at "Fukagawa Ground" was against Tokyo Musashino City Football Club U-18.
Tokyo, who wants to secure a spot in the final round by winning two consecutive matches, considering that there are three matches in the qualifying league.
Before the match, Coach Sato told the players, "There is no such thing as an easy game. Instead of trying to play for 90 minutes, let's give our all from the beginning and be proactive." The match started with the kick-off at Musashino-En, while a thin layer of snow remained at the edge of the field.

<First Half>
Musashino-En took control of the game.
Struggling with aggressive and sharp pressing from the front line, unable to carry the ball into the opponent's half easily.
Unable to receive the ball due to intense pressure, a long ball is sent from the defensive line to the front line in order to evade the opponent's press.
Furthermore, they are often at a disadvantage in second ball contests, making it difficult to find their rhythm and resulting in an unsettled development.
However, Tokyo created the first chance.
6 minutes, Kobayashi enters the PA on the right after competing with the opponent's DF for a long ball from the DF line, and puts a negative cross to the near side.
Tsubasa jumps in here, but misses. Rin follows up on the ball that went past, but it is cleared by the opponent.
On the contrary, in the 18th minute, Musashino-En consecutively gave CK, and in addition, in the 20th minute, they were directly targeted with FK from the front of the goal, but Iizuka calmly caught it.
Without losing concentration, as the game progressed, at the 44th minute, they gradually gained control of the second ball and started attacking the left side.
Kobayashi is fouled near the left corner kick and earns a free kick. Haga kicks a low ball near the goal.
Kusumi adjusts his balance and scores with a volley, making it 1-0 as we head into halftime.

<Half Time>
Manager Sato
"We should continue because everyone is actively communicating. Let's increase the tempo while maintaining our quality."

<Second half>
John HIGASHI replaces Rin MORITA. Tokyo takes control in the second half by making some positional changes.
Although Musashino-En was put under pressure to concede a goal in the early stages, gradually, substitute player Kakue managed to break through the opponent's defensive line and collect the ball.
In addition, Kobayashi, who dropped back to the midfield, carried the ball forward and created a rhythm, leading to Yokota's goal in the 53rd minute.
In the 58th minute, the corner took a shot, but was unable to score an additional point due to the opponent's GK's excellent defense.
Tokyo, who does not let up the attack, further in the 62nd minute, Yokota dribbles vertically on the right side and connects to the corner, then passes it to Kobayashi who ran into the right penalty area.
When kicking this sharp ball near the goal, Imamura jumps in but the opponent touches it slightly earlier. Terayama aims for this second ball but the goalkeeper saves it. Then, we score an additional point in the 66th minute.

Yokota dribbles vertically on the right side and kicks a ball with an early cross style. The ball goes straight into the goal, making it 2-0.
In the 68th minute, Insoo YU, who had run behind the opponent's defensive line, won the battle against the oncoming goalkeeper and kicked the ball into the unguarded goal, making it 3-0 while losing balance.
The corner celebrates their official debut in FC Tokyo with their own goal.
Tokyo continued to send substitute players onto the pitch one after another, not giving the opponent the initiative, and the game ended.
Won two consecutive league matches and heading into the third match.

Thank you for your passionate support for FC Tokyo U-18 today.
Continued, thank you for your warm support.