GAME RESULTGame Result

Sec. 4 2018/4/18 (Wed)
Audience 8,320 people 
Weather: Sunny, Temperature: 15.0 degrees Celsius, Humidity: 80% 
Referee: Koei KOYA Assistant Referees: Shuichi MAJIMA / Yusuke HAMAMOTO Fourth Official: Yoshikazu MATSUZAWA

YLC Group Stage Group A Sec. 4

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FC Tokyo

2-2

Match Finished

First Half2-0

Second half0-2

AWAY

Yokohama F.Marinos

FC Tokyo Yokohama F.Marinos
01' Cayman TOGASHI
38' Yohei KAJIYAMA
Scorer 67' Sho ITO
84' Sho ITO
64' Yohei KAJIYAMA → Taichi HARA
70' Ryo TAKAHASHI → Lipe VELOSO
86' Cayman TOGASHI → Kiichi YAJIMA
Player Substitution 46' Davy Babounski → Kaina Yoshio
46' Taiga Nishiyama → Ryo Endo
72' Yuki Otsu → Masashi Wada
7 Shoot 13
1 CK 5
14 FK 20
49' Kazunori YOSHIMOTO
Warning 58' Ippei Shinodzuka
Ejected
FC Tokyo Starting Lineup
GK 1 Yu OKUBO
DF 41 Ryo TAKAHASHI
DF 4 Kazunori YOSHIMOTO
DF 22 Masayuki YAMADA
DF 6 Kosuke OTA
MF 15 Takefusa KUBO
MF 44 Manato SHINADA
MF 7 Takuji YONEMOTO
MF 27 Sotan TANABE
FW 17 Cayman TOGASHI
FW 10 Yohei KAJIYAMA
FC Tokyo Substitutes
GK 50 Go HATANO
DF 42 Kashif BANGNAGANDE
DF 47 Seiji KIMURA
MF 19 Tasuku HIRAOKA
MF 51 Lipe VELOSO
FW 23 Kiichi YAJIMA
FW 24 Taichi HARA
Yokohama F.MarinosStarting Lineup
GK 31 Daichi SUGIMOTO
DF 38 Kota YAMADA
DF 13 Takashi KANAI
DF 34 Taiga NISHIYAMA
DF 23 Sho Shimohira
MF 8 Kosuke Nakamachi
MF 9 Yuki OTSU
MF 33 David Babunski
FW 19 Teruhito NAKAGAWA
FW 16 Sho ITO
FW 26 Ippei Shinodzuka
Yokohama F.MarinosSubstitute
GK 30 Ayaki SUZUKI
DF 36 Jin IKOMA
MF 35 Kaina YOSHIO
MF 37 Hori Kenta
FW 11 Keita ENDO
FW 29 Masashi WADA
FW 39 Shuto MACHINO

[Highlight Video]

【Player/Coach Comments】

Cayman TOGASHI Player
"(Regarding the opening goal)
It was a lucky goal."
 Yokohama FC knew that they would come attacking even at the risk of taking chances.
 We were talking about taking advantage of that opportunity, so in that sense, I think it was a goal that we were able to aim for and score together.
With each having high motivation, in the Levain Sendai match, they were unable to integrate it and became scattered.
 We will make use of that reflection and try to fight as a team today.

(We took the lead in the early hours, but?)
Everyone was talking about "Let's calm down."
 "Moreover, the fact that I couldn't score the second goal in a chance led to this result. That is something I should reflect on."

"Sotan TANABE"
"We had reflections from the Sendai match, and today we talked about 'fighting as a team and winning'."
 Hasn't the attitude of working together and helping each other been shown by the team?
 There are many young players, and everyone was creating an atmosphere so that they can play freely.
 However, there should have been situations where the team could have responded to the conceded goals. It is also a frustrating two goals conceded.
 In the first half, the defensive time was relatively long, and we tried to create chances from counterattacks.

 I wish we could have passed the ball a little more in the midfield, but we ended up using our energy on defense.
 I personally lost the ball several times. That is something I want to work on for the next time.
 "I couldn't play in my own style, but being able to fight for 90 minutes is also a gain."

"Summary of Tokyo - Kenta HASEGAWA Coach's Press Conference"

"It was disappointing that we couldn't win, but I think the players who participated today really showed their fighting spirit."
There was a chance to score one more point, including the last scene, so it was a game with a possibility of winning.
In the second half, we were under a lot of pressure from the opponent's attacks and couldn't move the ball forward easily, so it turned into a situation where the opponent's strength came out.
However, I think Takahashi, a high school student, also responded well until the end, and there were players who showed hard work until the end. Niigata also won, and there is still a chance to advance to the qualifiers with two games remaining.
Today, I think the players gave all their strength, and I want to do my best in the Levain Cup to be able to advance to the playoffs."

《Q&A》
Q: Did you see signs of fatigue in player Kubo? Did you intentionally play him for the full 90 minutes?
"That's one thing, and also because there weren't many players on the side in today's lineup, I wanted them to keep trying until the end and create a situation where we could somehow score."

"Summary of Yokohama FM Ange POSTECOGLOU's press conference"

"It wasn't a good game."
It was a very disappointing first half with content that was somewhat unacceptable.
Regarding the second half, the players showed a good response and were able to create chances, so I think it was good, but overall it was a disappointing game.

《Q&A》
Q=What was the intention behind swapping the players on the left and right in the first half?
"It was not about the position, but rather, it was a disappointing performance. The tempo of the play was slow and the movement was also minimal, it was a terrible performance."

Q=What instructions were given at halftime?
"Rather than each individual mistake, I am approaching this job with passion."
Players and the club also have strong feelings. So I told the players that I want them to have the same feelings.
We should be able to play more dynamic and high-tempo football, but we couldn't do that.
That part may be a mental issue, but we have to grow from there.