Approach the first match of the ACL group stage with a fighting spirit in the away game!

Tokyo, Hudson is out of the squad. Therefore, the lineup is as follows: Tokunaga on the right side of the defense, Komano on the left side. In the midfield, Hashimoto and Yonemoto as a double pivot, with Mizunuma and Higashi on the wings. Abe and Maeda as the two forwards. Jeonbuk has a 4-3-3 formation with midfielder Patral as the anchor.
 

The match started with a kickoff from Jeonbuk. Both teams started the game with focus and showed a fighting spirit, but the attack and defense continued to go back and forth.

16 minutes: Higashi breaks through the front line and receives a through pass from Maeda, who drops back. Although it was cut off, Mizunuma follows up and Higashi advances to a high position on the right front line and crosses. Maeda is in the near post area, and Abe supports from the center, but they were crushed by the tough defense of the Jeonbuk DF.

21 minutes: Komano is forced to be substituted due to injury... As a result, Kono moves to defensive midfield. Hashimoto moves to right full-back. Tokunaga shifts to the left.
Yukino made his first official appearance in Tokyo last season after returning.

26 minutes: Next, all-Jeonbuk FW Ricardo Lopez rushes into the goal area, but the Tokyo DF escapes with a right corner kick just before a decisive shot.

35 minutes have passed: We had a good start to the game, but we are unable to finish due to the intense defense from Jeonbuk. After Komano's accident, the pressure gradually decreased, and during this period, we tend to be pushed back by Jeonbuk.

39 minutes: A mistake occurred when trying to attack from their own territory, and Jeonbuk took the ball. They were unable to stop the passing play centered around FW Ricardo Lopez in the center. They attracted Tokyo DF and expanded to the left area. The shot from Jeonbuk FW Komuyol, who became free, went beyond Akimoto's extended hand and into the far net.... They were decisively scored against and conceded the first goal.

We fought until the end with all our heart, but we lost 1-2.

47 minutes: Launching a counterattack, Mizunuma in the center moves to the right flank. Abe, who moved up, sends a perfect cross between the goalkeeper and the defender. Yonemoto, who rushed in, just missed reaching it, but showed persistence, and the ball went to Higashi on the outside. Higashi evades the defender by changing the timing and takes a decisive shot, but... it is blocked by a save...

49 minutes: Jeonbuk FW Hyun Soo JANG breaks through vertically on the left front line and crosses from a high position to the right area. DF Young Gwon KIM jumps in and also creates a decisive opportunity, but the shot goes wide.

56 minutes: Abe in the center drops the right throw-in with one touch, and Yonemoto runs in and advances with a speedy dribble. He evades the opposing DF who confronts him in the area and takes a decisive shot... but it narrowly goes over the bar...

61 minutes: From the left throw-in, Yukino in the front center sends it to the right, and Hashimoto, who has energetically moved up the middle, takes a powerful shot. It was blocked by the GK, but we won a left corner kick.
However, the finish cannot be made from this corner kick and it is taken to a counterattack by Jeonbuk.

77 minutes: Hashimoto's foul is judged as a yellow card, giving a free kick to Jeonbuk.
Nathan BURNS replaces Mizunuma here.

78th minute: From the left area near the outside, a kick was sent and FW Kim Shinwook in the area connected with a powerful header in a low position. It flew towards the goal, but Akimoto made a great save! The loose ball fell in front of Jeonbuk FW Lee Donggook, but he couldn't react in time and the shot went wide of the goal.

83 minutes: Pressed by Jeonbuk, FW Kim Shin-wook's vertical pass hits Tokyo DF and becomes loose in the area. Tokyo is unable to react to this. MF Lee Jae-sung in the right area delivers a final pass to FW Adriano, who is free on the left. Adriano skillfully controls the ball, sliding past Tokyo DF, and shoots with his right foot. A splendid shot that finds the target, and Tokyo concedes the second goal...

87th minute: Picking up the second ball and quickly moving forward, Abe, with the speed from the one-two with Maeda, advances to the front line! Breaking through to the left area, he controls the shot and sinks it into the net, GOAL!!

Additional time: The defense, led by Akimoto, puts their bodies on the line to withstand the continuous attacking waves in front of the goal, and they do not allow the third goal!
There were scenes where we continued to receive wave-like attacks, but everyone threw themselves forward to defend. We lost the first match of the ACL group stage 1-2.

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