GAME RESULTGame Result

Sec. 21 2017/8/09 (Wed)
Audience 11,115 people 
Weather cloudy, middle temperature 28.1 degrees, humidity 65% 
Referee: Hajime MATSUO Assistant Referees: Toshiyuki NAGI / Takahiro OKANO Fourth Official: Hideaki NISHIO

J1 Sec. 21

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Omiya Ardija

1-2

Match Finished

First Half0-1

Second half1-1

AWAY

FC Tokyo

Omiya Ardija FC Tokyo
70' Kaue
Scorer 30' Ryoichi MAEDA
77' Yoshito OKUBO
63' Yokotani Shigeru → Segawa Yusuke
63' Barada Akimi → Oyama Keisuke
83' Okui Ryo → Iwakami Yuzo
Player Substitution 73' Ryoichi MAEDA → Yoshito OKUBO
85' Shoya NAKAJIMA → Keigo HIGASHI
90'+3 Takuji YONEMOTO → Masayuki YAMADA
7 Shoot 4
4 CK 8
15 FK 22
34' Ryo OKUI
38' Akimi BARADA
79' Kaue
Warning 35' Ryoichi MAEDA
37' Hyun Soo JANG
Ejected
Omiya ArdijaStarting Lineup
GK 1 Junta KATO
DF 19 Ryo OKUI
DF 3 Hiroyuki Kawamoto
DF 2 Mitsumasa Kikuchi
DF 22 Takuya WADA
MF 17 Yokotani Shigeru
MF 33 Marcelo Toscano
MF 40 Akimi BARADA
MF 37 Kawae
FW 7 Ezaka Ren
FW 16 Matheus
Omiya ArdijaSubstitute
GK 21 Hitoshi SHIOTA
DF 4 Kohei YAMAKOSHI
MF 15 Keisuke OYAMA
MF 28 Ariajasuru HASEGAWA
MF 47 Yuzo IWAKAMI
FW 44 Yusuke SEGAWA
FW 10 Genki Omae
FC Tokyo Starting Lineup
GK 33 Akihiro HAYASHI
DF 4 Kazunori YOSHIMOTO
DF 5 Yuichi MARUYAMA
DF 14 Hyun Soo JANG
MF 8 Yojiro Takahagi
MF 2 Sei MUROYA
MF 37 Kento HASHIMOTO
MF 7 Takuji YONEMOTO
MF 6 Kosuke OTA
FW 20 Ryoichi MAEDA
FW 23 Shoya NAKAJIMA
FC Tokyo Substitutes
GK 1 Yu OKUBO
DF 36 Masayuki YAMADA
MF 10 Yohei KAJIYAMA
MF 15 Kensuke NAGAI
MF 38 Keigo HIGASHI
FW 9 Peter UTAKA
FW 13 Yu KAJIN

[Highlight Video]

【Player/Coach Comments】

"Hyun Soo JANG"
(What are your thoughts on wearing the FC Tokyo uniform and playing after a long time?)
"Today, I was able to wear the same uniform as my teammates and achieve victory. It was a day that I will never forget. I am also really happy that I was able to deliver a victory to the fans and supporters."

(Regarding collaboration?)
"I had injuries and couldn't participate in games easily, but I watched the games from the outside and imagined my own play. Today, I am glad that I was able to embody that play image myself."

(What is the collaboration with player Maruyama and player Yoshimoto like?)
"Without reviewing the footage, I can't say anything specific, but not just those two, everyone is fighting desperately and running desperately to win, so I think it's a big step forward for the team to be able to achieve victory as a team."

"Ryoichi MAEDA"
(This season, it was my first goal in the league match)
"Of course, I am happy, but the most important thing is that the team won."

(It was my first start in a while, how do you think I performed throughout the game?)
"If I had to say, I wanted to score one more goal. There are various areas for improvement in my performance, but I think the most important thing is that we were able to win today."

(Looking back at the goal scene)
"I think it was a lucky goal."

(I think it's truly remarkable how he positions himself there)
"Hirokazu's pass was really good, and I think it's thanks to Kazu for effectively blocking."

(Will today's victory be a turning point?)
"We have to make this a turning point. We want to continue to impress from practice and aim to start in the next game."

"Summary of Yoshiyuki SHINODA's press conference"
"The players really showed their patience and hard work in training, and although there were good and bad moments, we were able to secure these 3 points together."
I will have consecutive matches, but I will make sure to prepare my condition well and do my best to deliver victory to the fans and supporters at home.

"Q&A"
Q=There were scenes where the positions of the players were changed during the game, but "Omiya took a shape where four players were positioned in the front line, and various players came down from there fluidly, and they ran diagonally to fill the empty spaces well. I feel that we were able to respond well. In the second half, we have to reflect on allowing scoring opportunities."
In terms of controlling the line, Hyun Soo JANG was very good, and we were able to do what we have been training for, such as Maruyama's build-up and Yoshimoto's bouncing power. However, there are times when we are able to play with our own sense of distance, like in the scene where (Kosuke) OTA was almost left behind by Okui, and times when we are not able to do so, so we need to work on that more. As for defense, not just the three players in the back or the wide players like Muroya and Ota, but the whole team moved selflessly, so I want to continue this."

"Finally, it's a special day as player Atsushi Maeda has played his 400th J1 match. It's been a while since we won, so we'll continue to do our best at home."

"Summary of Omiya Akira ITO's press conference"
"First of all, I am very sorry that we couldn't deliver a victory despite the support of many fans and supporters who came to the weekday night game. I am truly sorry. At first, we put in a lot of effort and created a good flow, but after conceding a goal from a set piece in the middle of the game, we were focused on tightening our defense. In the second half, we tried to increase our power and took the initiative to control the game and aim for a goal. It was great that we were able to score, but the time until we conceded another goal was still immature. I keep saying the same thing, but I think we need to improve on that. It's partly my instructions and also the players' mindset. We were caught off guard in a situation where we should have taken care of Yoshito Okubo, who recently joined the team. If we don't make solid improvements, I feel like we won't accumulate points. Let's not look down and adjust ourselves firmly for the next game."

"Q&A"
Q=What were the factors that led to conceding goals even though the defense was working well in a 4-4-2 formation?
"I think one of the reasons is that the players are able to score and become more motivated, but they are not able to use their power to return to the defensive position after attacking. I felt that it becomes difficult to control the flow of the game without the key players discussing and doing such things on the pitch. In the next game, I think we need to continue to challenge ourselves in various ways."