The 23rd match of the 2016 Meiji Yasuda J3 League took place at the Kagoshima Prefectural Kamoike Athletic Stadium, which offers a view of Sakurajima, and featured a match against Kagoshima United FC.

In the previous match, it ended in a 0-0 draw at home.
Kagoshima, which is good at quick short counters from high press. FW number 9 Fujimoto is a player with high scoring ability, ranking top in the J3 League scoring ranking with 10 goals in 19 matches.
Tokyo had a registered formation of 4-5-1, but the formation changed to 4-4-2 once the game started.
GK Enomoto will make his first appearance since Sec. 19. The defensive line will consist of teenage players again this section, with YANAGI, OKAZAKI, KOYAMA, and OGAWA from right to left.
In the midfield, Nozawa and Suzuki are positioned at the bottom, with Mizunuma on the right and Hayashi on the left. Up front, Insoo YU and Tasuku HIRAOKA are lined up.
This round was held at the same time as the J1 Gamba Osaka match, but approximately 75 Tokyo supporters rushed to the stadium to challenge this match.

【First Half】
Tokyo dominated the ball.
Sharp start and reaction to second balls. And the defense repeatedly intercepts aggressively, not giving Kagoshima any freedom.
In the attack, after stealing the opponent's ball, quickly send the ball behind the defensive line to take advantage of the strengths of Hiraoka and Insoo YU in the front line.
In addition, when launching a late attack, use both the left and right sides from the build-up and launch an attack with a change of pace.
In the 3rd minute of the start, Hiraoka jumped behind the opponent's defensive line, and in the following 4th minute, Insoo YU dived with a diving header to meet the early cross from Mizunuma, but narrowly missed.
They create opportunities to approach the goal from a counterattack by taking the ball inside the Tokyo team at the 12th and 15th minutes.
When Kagoshima started changing their formation from high press to a defensive block in their own half, the game continued with Kagoshima being pushed back into their own half.
However, I am not allowed to bring it to a shot easily.
However, in the 29th minute, Insoo YU won the ball in front of his own penalty area and Riku NOZAWA picked it up. NOZAWA evaded the approaching opponent and passed it to Mizunuma, then dribbled up the right side.
Yanagi also supports running outside here, but Mizunuma uses this as a decoy and cuts inside to take a shot, but it goes to the right of the frame.
31 minutes, Lin who had the ball in the center midfield passed a middle pass to Yanagi who ran up the right sideline.
DF clears the cross with a left-footed cutback after luring Mizunuma, who entered the support.
Although this loose ball is picked up by Kagoshima, Yanagi immediately applies pressure and recovers the ball.
Despite continuously surpassing the opponent in switching between offense and defense and in ball contests, it is proving difficult to break down the Kagoshima defense, and Kagoshima is starting to create chances.
Enomoto makes a save as a shot is taken from slightly right of center at the 34th minute.
In addition, in the 38th minute, the left side behind the forward line was exploited. Despite being in a numerical disadvantage in front of the goal, the cross flowed to the far side and YANAGI, who had made a desperate effort to get back, cleared the ball.
Furthermore, a decisive shot was allowed from a one-two play after the ball was passed to the center from a loose ball situation, hitting the left post.
Tokyo continues to send crosses from both sides for 40 minutes, but they are blocked by the opponent's defenders and face counterattacks.
Cut in from a 2v2 situation and the shot controlled with the left foot hits the bar.
Although Tokyo had possession of the ball for a long time, they only managed to take one shot in the first half, while Kagoshima had four shots, resulting in a scoreless first half.

【Halftime】
Coach Nakamura's comment
"In the attack, let's increase the variations by using sideways and diagonal passes."
In defense, let's make sure to manage the risk during attacks. Since the opponent's chances are often on the counter, let's stay focused.
And run until the end without fail. We will definitely win and come back.

【Second half】
In the halftime, Tokyo replaces HIRAOKA with ISHIKAWA. LIN is replaced by KOBAYASHI. They both enter the field in their respective positions.
Kagoshima will face the second half with one substitution, and Kagoshima will take the initiative.
Kagoshima starts to launch an intense high press from the beginning.
Tokyo tries to build up the attack, but they are completely pushed back into their own half without being able to carry the ball forward.
For about 10 minutes from the start of the second half, the game mainly took place in our own territory, with the defensive line putting in a strong effort to defend near the penalty area.
In the 55th minute, Insoo YU flew out to the right side and aimed for the goal from a half bounce, but it went wide of the frame.
As time passes, the game settles down a bit, but Kagoshima continues to maintain control.
58 minutes, a decisive shot to the left of the frame as the ball comes out to the center from the flow of a deep throw-in on the right side.
In the 61st minute of Tokyo's chance, Mizunuma crosses the ball early from the right side into the center, but Insoo YU's header goes over the frame.
In the midst of a battle for dominance in the midfield, Okazaki was substituted due to injury and Uchida came on in the 70th minute.
Uchida will take the position of right SB and become the CB alongside Yanagi and Koyama.
Immediately after the 72nd minute, a free kick was awarded on the right side, and a trick play resulted in a minus pass in front of the goal, allowing a free shot.
Saved by the offside decision despite being pushed into a fierce battle from here.
In the 73rd minute, the ball was returned to Enomoto inside the penalty area, but the opposing forward pressed and the ball was dropped, but Yanagi cleared it.
Tokyo had been holding on by a thread, but in the 76th minute, they had the ball stolen from them in the opponent's central area and a long pass was played to the right side.
If this is allowed to break through vertically, a goal will be conceded as it is jumped into freely in the center.
Tokyo, under intense pressure from Kagoshima, who have integrated with the game venue, withstands the attack without losing concentration in their defense.
In the final stage, Kagoshima effectively used up time and had few opportunities for a counterattack, resulting in the end of the game.
Lost 0-1.

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[Summary of Coach Nakamura's Press Conference]
"Since supporters from Tokyo have come all the way to Kagoshima, I entered the game with the determination not to disappoint them."
Although we won the previous match, this time we will be playing with a different set of players. We will approach the game as a team with a concept in mind, while also showcasing each individual's abilities.
I approached the game with the feeling of going to the stage of J1.
In the first half, we aggressively tried to supply the ball to the goal area from the beginning and tried to take control with early crosses and balls to the back.
The start was not bad, but there were many simple attacks and mistakes afterwards, and we couldn't create our own opportunities.
In the second half, we changed the members and increased the possession rate to try to attack while moving the ball, and entered the game.
The players were aware, but it was difficult to execute the plan as intended and we ended up conceding a goal first.
I wanted to show that we could go for more goals in the end, but unfortunately, our legs stopped due to today's conditions and we ended up losing 0-1.

【Player Comment】
《Yanagi》
"In the previous match, we wanted to continue our winning streak by winning against Akita, but it's disappointing that we couldn't achieve consecutive victories."
(What did you keep in mind when approaching the match?) I wanted to be proactive in overlapping and delivering crosses to create opportunities from the beginning of the first half.
We were able to do it to some extent, but in the second half, there was a lot of time when we were attacked, and we were attacked from our own mistakes.
We had to stay focused from the beginning of the second half.
(After Okazaki player was substituted, the position changed) The coach told us to hold them at 0. In the midst of that, we conceded a counterattack from our own mistake, and I think that's when the vulnerability appeared towards the end of the second half.
It is the responsibility of the center back as well as my own responsibility that we were unable to hold them back even though we were told to do so at 0.
I hope to be able to concentrate until the end and be able to defend until the end.
(What are your thoughts on the next match?) I have been able to gradually show my play, so I want to continue to play actively and show my own play.

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