GAME RESULTMatch Results

Sec. 6 2021/3/21 (Sun)
Audience 4,402 people 
Weather: Rain, low temperature 20.1 degrees, humidity 82% 
Referee: Yudai YAMAMOTO Assistant Referees: Yosuke TAKEBE / Soichi IWASAKI Fourth Official: Noriyuki SUZUKI

J1 Sec. 6

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FC Tokyo

2-1

Match ended

First half2-1

Second half0-0

AWAY

Vegalta Sendai

FC Tokyo Vegalta Sendai
26' Kyosuke TAGAWA
43' Diego OLIVEIRA
Scorer 24' Koji HACHISUKA
64' Kyosuke TAGAWA → Ryoma WATANABE
71' Hirotaka MITA → Takuya UCHIDA
71' Adailton → Kensuke NAGAI
90'+3 Ryoma WATANABE → Arthur SILVA
Player substitution 71' Shimao Mate → Shuhei Akasaki
76' Koji Hachisuka → Takayoshi Ishihara
76' Takuma Nishimura → Yusuke Minagawa
84' Takumi Mase → Chihiro Kato
84' Ryoma Kida → Hisashi Appiah Tawiah
10 Shoot 6
5 CK 4
17 FK 10
36' Tsuyoshi WATANABE
Warning 11' Martino's
31' Yasuhiro Hiraoka
81' Takumi Mase
83' Rikiya Uehara
88' Hisashi Appiah Tawiah
Expulsion
FC Tokyo Starting
GK 1 Tsuyoshi KODAMA
DF 37 Hotaka NAKAMURA
DF 4 Tsuyoshi WATANABE
DF 32 Joan OUMARI
DF 6 Ryoya OGAWA
MF 7 Hirotaka MITA
MF 3 Masato MORISHIGE
MF 10 Keigo HIGASHI
FW 27 Kyosuke TAGAWA
FW 15 Adailton
FW 9 Diego OLIVEIRA
FC Tokyo Substitute
GK 41 Taishi Brandon NOZAWA
DF 22 Takumi NAKAMURA
DF 29 Makoto OKAZAKI
MF 2 Arthur SILVA
MF 14 Takuya UCHIDA
FW 11 Kensuke NAGAI
FW 23 Ryoma WATANABE
Vegalta Sendai starting lineup
GK 27 Jakub SLOWIK
DF 25 Takumi MASE
DF 23 Shimaomate
DF 13 Yasuhiro HIRAOKA
DF 4 Koji HACHISUKA
MF 16 Kyohei YOSHINO
MF 8 Yoshiki MATSUSHITA
MF 20 Martinos
MF 6 Rikiya UEHARA
MF 32 Ryoma KIDA
FW 15 Takuma Nishimura
Vegalta Sendai Substitute
GK 1 Yuma OBATA
DF 5 Hisashi APPIAH TAWIAH
MF 14 Takayoshi ISHIHARA
MF 17 Shingo Tomita
MF 26 Chihiro KATO
FW 11 Akasaki Shuhei
FW 19 Yusuke MINAGAWA

[Highlight Video]

[Player and Coach Comments]

Diego OLIVEIRA
(Intention of the goal performance)
"I love playing the game and I often play, but I had made a promise with a friend."
"I told them to do this performance when they score a goal."

(He showed a play to prevent goals near his own goal in the late stages of the match)
"I practice standing in front during corner kick practice, but after it goes over my head, I also practice covering the goal. I am very happy when I can prevent a goal like that."

(4 matches, 3 goals, on a scoring streak, but what about your own feeling?)
"I always play with the desire to score goals. However, I cannot always record goals."
I am very happy to be able to contribute to the team by consistently scoring goals.
The result of a goal is not only good for oneself, but also because teammates show great plays. It's not just about scoring goals by oneself. Both the team and I are able to score at the moment, but I think there are also times in a long season when goals are hard to come by.
"Among them, I want to contribute to the team through team play, and my ideal is to score goals."

(What we are more conscious of than last season)
"We are currently able to do high-quality and rigorous training, which is leading to goals. We want to continue maintaining this good situation."

Kyosuke TAGAWA
"I carried the ball with a dribble and tried to swing my leg simply to get past the defender. Then, I focused on putting power only at the moment of impact, without letting the ball go too far, and aimed to hit it into the goal."
I think it was a good goal as the trajectory was good, although I didn't feel it hit my foot but rather caught the core of the ball.

(Won two consecutive games with two consecutive goals)
"I want to score goals and contribute to the team's victory even in the U-24 national team with this momentum."

(Goal immediately after conceding. What was I conscious of after conceding?)
"I didn't feel that nervous, and I didn't panic that much myself. I didn't think too much about it and focused on the plays I should make."

(After receiving the ball with a one-two combination with Morishige, Dawhan decided when to shoot)
"I didn't think too much, I just hit it with a sense of here."

(I heard that there were many practice sessions aiming for the course, but what specific exercises were there?)
"We have been working on exercises like dribbling with feints and shooting, similar to today's practice. I think the practice has paid off."

(What I am conscious of is that it looks like the condition is good)
"I haven't changed anything special."

(What do you think is the reason for scoring 3 goals so far this season?)
"I feel like I'm riding the momentum and my sense of goal is also good. I'm not sure exactly."

Tsuyoshi WATANABE
"I wanted to keep it at zero as we needed to win, but I slipped and conceded a goal, making it a tough situation."
We need to improve on that and I want to express my gratitude to the team for achieving a come-from-behind victory.

(The play that the team's defensive leader made by putting his body on the line was impressive)
"Since we had been conceding goals for a long time, I couldn't afford to concede any more today. It was a tough game, but it was good that we were able to withstand it by tightening the center and not conceding the second goal."

(Regarding the fact that we often concede the first goal despite winning)
"It is best to keep a clean sheet in defense and score multiple goals to win, but 1-2 years ago we would concede and then collapse. Now we have the ability to come back from that and turn the game around. The attacking force is definitely working hard, so we want to make sure the defense improves as well."
"And I want to make the game play easier."

(I think there are still difficult times when it is difficult to escape, but I think it is important that we have been able to escape firmly)
"Today, we were pushed back, but I think a team that can solidify the center and firmly repel is strong. I want to play with confidence in that aspect."

(Enthusiasm for U-24)
"I think it is important activity towards the Olympics, so first of all, I want to show my maximum performance and make it a time where I can give it back to the team."

"Tokyo - Summary of Coach Kenta HASEGAWA's Press Conference"
"I feel that the start of the first half was very good, and the content was not bad either."
Although we conceded the first goal, I think we were able to control the game from the beginning. We were also able to turn the game around within that.
I think there were several chances to score a third goal in the first 15 minutes after the start of the second half, but we couldn't take them. After that, we were tired overall due to playing our 7th match in 3 days and consecutive games, and Sendai, who were fresh, increased their physicality.
Although it became a little dangerous, I think the players did their best to protect the goal and win in the end.

(Takumi HASEGAWA's goal was significant in terms of development, as he dribbled the ball himself and scored. However, how does Coach HASEGAWA feel?)
"Since it was right after conceding a goal, I think he scored a goal that would give the team more energy."
There has always been power, but there haven't been many goals in the form of aiming. Recently, I think the results of practicing shooting with a targeted course individually have come out in today's goal. I think it was a very wonderful goal."

(Kodama and Mita's performances stood out)
"They played wonderfully."
I have known that Mita has been in good shape since the camp.
I think it was a great achievement for the team that Morishige and Higashi were able to control the midfield well in terms of using it in combination when Morishige enters as an anchor.
I have always been prepared for Jun Kodama to come out at any time. I think he did a solid job."

"Summary of Sendai - Makoto TEGURAMORI Coach's Press Conference"
"First of all, as for ourselves, we were able to make a good start by scoring the first goal in the away game, which was a game that symbolized a fresh start."
However, it is a matter of reflection that we conceded 2 goals against the individual strengths of FC Tokyo's attackers, which we were cautious about. However, in the four matches we have seen so far, there were no instances where we conceded multiple goals due to lingering from previous goals.
Furthermore, it can be seen that the team has changed in terms of being able to create opportunities and potentially secure a point or even turn the game around until the end.

(About today's game plan)
"With FC Tokyo's direct play, we want to put the ball where the three forwards have power, so we want to gather numbers there and respond. It was really according to the plan until we were able to respond and score."

(Regarding 2 goals conceded)
"(We were) punished precisely because our defense was weak."
"We have to boldly take on the timing, interval, and width of the challenge when there are that many people."