GAME RESULTMatch Results

Sec. 2 2021/3/06 (Sat)
Attendance 4,768 people 
Weather: sunny, with a low temperature of 20.7 degrees and humidity of 32%. 
Referee: Yuichi NISHIMURA Assistant Referee: Kota WATANABE / Akihiro TAKEDA Fourth Official: Masahiro HORIKOSHI

J1 Sec. 2

Ajinomoto

HOME

FC Tokyo

3-2

Match ended

First Half0-1

Second half3-1

AWAY

Cerezo Osaka

FC Tokyo Cerezo Osaka
54' Kyosuke TAGAWA
71' Leandro
90'+3 Masato MORISHIGE
Scorer 14' Yoshito OKUBO
58' Riki HARAKAWA
46' Arthur SILVA → Joan OUMARI
59' Kyosuke TAGAWA → Adailton
72' Keigo HIGASHI → Hirotaka MITA
72' Diego OLIVEIRA → Kensuke NAGAI
90'+4 Leandro → Ryoma WATANABE
Player substitution 59' Seko Ayumu → Shindo Ryosuke
59' Okubo Yoshito → Matsuda Riki
77' Toyokawa Yuta → Takagi Toshiyuki
17 Shoot 7
6 CK 4
19 FK 16
37' Arthur SILVA
79' Masato MORISHIGE
Warning 19' Tatsuki SEKO
69' Riki HARAKAWA
Expulsion
FC Tokyo Starting
GK 13 Go HATANO
DF 37 Hotaka NAKAMURA
DF 4 Tsuyoshi WATANABE
DF 3 Masato MORISHIGE
DF 6 Ryoya OGAWA
MF 10 Keigo HIGASHI
MF 2 Arthur SILVA
MF 31 Shuto ABE
FW 27 Kyosuke TAGAWA
FW 20 Leandro
FW 9 Diego OLIVEIRA
FC Tokyo Substitute
GK 1 Tsuyoshi KODAMA
DF 25 Sodai Hasukawa
DF 32 Joan OUMARI
MF 7 Hirotaka MITA
FW 11 Kensuke NAGAI
FW 15 Adailton
FW 23 Ryoma WATANABE
Cerezo Osaka starting lineup
GK 21 Jin Hyeon KIM
DF 2 Riku MATSUDA
DF 14 Yusuke Maruhashi
DF 15 Sego Ayumu
DF 33 Ryuya NISHIO
MF 4 Riki HARAKAWA
MF 10 Hiroshi KIYOTAKE
MF 17 Sakamoto Tatsuhiro
MF 25 Hiroaki OKUNO
FW 20 Yoshito OKUBO
FW 32 Yuta TOYOKAWA
Cerezo Osaka Substitute
GK 50 Kenya Matsui
DF 3 Ryosuke SHINDO
DF 26 Yuta KOIKE
MF 5 Naoyuki FUJITA
FW 13 Toshiyuki TAKAGI
FW 22 Riki MATSUDA
FW 29 Mutsuki KATO

[Highlight Video]

[Player and Coach Comments]

"Masato MORISHIGE Player"
"During the match, player Tokyo took the lead and encouraged us. Even after conceding a goal, the team did not fall apart and was able to fight patiently."
I think experienced players have brought stability to the team.

(2 consecutive goals. Looking back at today's winning goal)
"Leandro provided a good ball. I thought about kicking it towards the goalkeeper."
I thought that if I ran there, it would be a chance, and it was a goal that matched my image and Leandro's ball.
"Winning with that goal was very significant."

(In the second half, it was in the midfield, but based on the first half, what were you conscious of?)
"How to catch Kiyotake in the crowded midfield, and how to grasp Okubo's fluid movements."
"I couldn't catch it well in the first half, so in the second half, I organized that and played with the consciousness of settling the ball in the midfield."

(Evaluation of today's performance)
"Although there were some good moments in the second half, it cannot be compared to the first half, which was too bad. I hope to be able to play aggressively like in the second half, holding onto the ball and constantly attacking the opponent's weak points."

(Message to the fans and supporters)
"We have started this season in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but we are grateful that you have come to Ajinomoto Stadium and have been watching us on TV. It is because of this situation that we wanted to bring victory to Tokyo. We are happy that we were able to achieve that today."

Leandro player
"Cerezo Osaka is always a very good team no matter when they play."
That's why I always feel that the game becomes difficult when we compete.
I think it was very good that we were able to calmly play the game even in a situation where we allowed goals, and as a result, we were able to achieve a come-from-behind victory.

(Looking back at my second goal scene)
"I always practice free kicks."
I think we had a good result today.
I would like to express my gratitude once again to Morishita GK Coach and the goalkeeper team for always working together with me in practice.

(Was it the intended course?)
"I can't talk about the tactics in detail, but in that scene, Adailton and Abe players hid the ball well."
I don't think I could see the opponent's GK, and I think I was able to kick it in a good direction myself."

(Did you feel that it was significant that player Kaua entered as an anchor?)
"In the second half, we were in a situation where we were losing, so it was necessary for the team to move forward."
I think the team was able to play positively as a whole when OUMARI entered as a center back and MORISHIGE entered as an anchor.
"I feel that players like Mita, Adailton, and Nagai, who joined in the middle, have raised the team's gear."


"Tokyo - Summary of Coach Kenta HASEGAWA's Press Conference"
"The start was stiff, and C Osaka had a tough schedule with back-to-back away games in just two days, but despite the good results, we couldn't play our own soccer. However, as time went on, we were able to gradually form our shape, and since Morishige entered the anchor position, the ball started moving like it did in the good times of last year, and we had many chances in the second half."
The team scored 2 goals from set plays, but I think we were able to play aggressively and towards the goal in the second half."

(In the second half, with Morishige as the anchor, but was it according to the plan?)
"It was one of the plans. However, it was not something that we necessarily intended to do."
Today, I challenged myself from the middle of the camp and changed my standing position a little.
Although there was an impression that the time was short and the start was not going well, I think it gradually stabilized over time.
I thought about pushing through until the end, but it wasn't necessarily dependent on Morishige as an anchor.

(Player Morishige scored an important goal and talked about the trust within the team)
"We couldn't have intense games against Urawa and Tokushima, so I think winning today's game in this way will give us momentum as a team."
Morishige showed his presence in such a situation.
This season, there is a very tough position battle. We are able to have good training even in the midst of the difficulty of getting into the top 18. I want to continue to raise the team's strength while competing within the team, and I also want to continue to use Morishige as an anchor in the future."

(Evaluation of Tagawa, who scored the tying goal)
"I think it's a sign of growth that I was able to produce results in games this season. I hope he continues to prioritize results and keeps producing them."

"Summary of C Osaka Levir CULPI Press Conference"
"It was a very impressive game, showing a strong determination to score goals."
Unfortunately, it was a disappointing result, but I think both teams showed an impressive attacking attitude.

(The reason why there were only three substitute players in the tight schedule of two consecutive away matches in two days)
"Since the season has just started, there is a difficulty in getting the team to work together, and I think that if there are too many substitute players, the balance will be disrupted."
Of course, there are also pluses, but regarding today's match, instead of disrupting the balance, it became a substitution where the players who were playing could fight until the end.

(I think we had a good fight until the middle, but I think the defense suddenly became disorganized from the middle. How do you think about the cause?)
"As you said, there was a lack of stability in the end."
However, since the season has just begun, there are still areas where the foundation has not been established, so we would like to improve the defensive adjustments by playing a few more games from now on."

(Is it because we still can't execute the coach's tactics for the full 90 minutes?)
Considering that there are changes in the lineup for each game and new players joining, I think it's inevitable that there will be some instability in the first few matches of the season.
However, I think that as we continue to play games, communication will develop among the players and become more stable.