GAME RESULTMatch Results

Sec. 37 2021/11/27 (Sat)
観衆 11,252人 
Weather: Clear, weak temperature 14.9 degrees, humidity 26% 
Referee: Masaaki IEMOTO Assistant Referees: Hideaki NISHIO / Mikiya NISHIMURA Fourth Official: Hirokazu OTSUBO

J1 Sec. 37

EDION Stadium.H

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

1-2

Match ended

First half1-0

Second half0-2

AWAY

FC Tokyo

Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC Tokyo
12' Tsukasa SHIOTANI
Scorer 58' Adailton
86' Kazuya KONNO
51' Kosei SHIBASAKI → Yusuke CHAJIMA
66' HAINER → Toshihiro AOYAMA
66' Ezequiel → Junior Santos
81' Shun AYUKAWA → Yuya ASANO
81' Yuki NOGAMI → Jelani Reshaun SUMIYOSHI
Player substitution 63' Keigo HIGASHI → Kensuke NAGAI
71' Takuya UCHIDA → Hotaka NAKAMURA
71' Adailton → Kazuya KONNO
83' Shuto ABE → Manato SHINADA
9 Shoot 7
6 CK 1
6 FK 12
Warning
Expulsion
Sanfrecce Hiroshima starting lineup
GK 1 Takuto HAYASHI
DF 2 Yuki NOGAMI
DF 4 Hayato ARAKI
DF 19 Sho SASAKI
MF 15 Tomoya FUJII
MF 3 Tsukasa SHIOTANI
MF 27 ハイネル
MF 24 Shunki HIGASHI
MF 30 Kosei SHIBASAKI
MF 14 Ezequiel
FW 23 Shun AYUKAWA
Sanfrecce Hiroshima substitute
GK 38 Keisuke OSAKO
DF 21 Jelani Reshaun SUMIYOSHI
MF 6 Toshihiro AOYAMA
MF 18 Yoshifumi KASHIWA
MF 25 Yusuke CHAJIMA
MF 29 Yuya ASANO
FW 37 Junior SANTOS
FC Tokyo Starting
GK 13 Go HATANO
DF 14 Takuya UCHIDA
DF 4 Tsuyoshi WATANABE
DF 3 Masato MORISHIGE
DF 50 Yuto NAGATOMO
MF 10 Keigo HIGASHI
MF 21 Takuya AOKI
MF 31 Shuto ABE
MF 23 Ryoma WATANABE
FW 8 Yojiro TAKAHAGI
FW 15 Adailton
FC Tokyo Substitute
GK 1 Tsuyoshi KODAMA
DF 28 Junya SUZUKI
DF 34 Rio OMORI
DF 37 Hotaka NAKAMURA
MF 18 Manato SHINADA
FW 11 Kensuke NAGAI
FW 38 Kazuya KONNO

[Highlight Video]

[Player and Coach Comments]

"Kazuya KONNO"
"The shot from that dribble is my favorite move. I have been practicing it for a long time."
"I'm really happy to finally be able to connect to the goal."

(The first goal in an important situation)
"I really wanted to win and I had a strong desire. I had a major injury this season and I haven't been able to contribute to the team."
I had a frustrating feeling, and I wanted to produce results at all costs in the last two matches and finish.
I think that strong feeling led to today's goal."

(In the past few games, we have been struggling, but I want to talk about how we approached those games.)
"I think the games from now on will lead to next season, and even though we had a change in coach and various things happened this season, we as professionals must strive for victory."
"I really wanted to win today because all the fans and supporters, including Seok Ho HWANG, Juan ALANO, and Akira FANTINI, came all the way to Hiroshima. I'm really glad we won."

(Next is the final match at home)
"I want to aggressively go forward and score many goals."
I hope many fans and supporters will come to Ajinomoto Stadium to watch, so that we can finish this season with a victory."

"Takuya UCHIDA"
(He was talking about how he had the strongest desire to play in the game, and he actually started the game as he had promised)
"I was conscious of how much I could appeal in the limited time of this season, starting from my usual practice."
"I think it was necessary to be able to express how much I wanted to play in the game through practice, and because I was thinking about it more than anyone else, I was able to start today."

(Reflecting on my performance today)
"There were moments today where I was broken down from my own corner kicks and defensive situations."
There is a need for reflection there, but on the other hand, it can also be seen as a positive that it could be a starting point in terms of the attacking aspect.
"I think it was good for both the team and individually as we were able to win the game today."

(I got both the result and the content in a game that I played for the first time in a while)
"It was a difficult situation both as a team and as an individual."
That's why it was important for the team to bring the victory. It gives me a lot of confidence that we were able to bring the team to victory in the first game after returning, and I want to continue moving in a better direction from now on."

(As time passed, the feeling of the game returned)
"Since I had just returned, I couldn't grasp the feeling of the game at first."
I have gradually grasped it and have been able to enter the game. I want to prepare from practice again so that I can enter the game firmly from the start in the next match."

(Regarding the fact that the players who struggled this season came back and won)
"I understand well how much frustration Hotaka NAKAMURA and Kono player felt during their injury period, as I have witnessed it myself. It was really great that we were able to express that together today."

(Next match enthusiasm)
"The final match against Fukuoka at home. I want to fight with the team, including myself, and end the season with a victory."

"Adailton"
(The opening goal that sparked the comeback, but what were your thoughts while playing?)
"It was a tough game in a situation where we couldn't win easily, but in the end, I was able to score a goal myself."
In the recent match, the team did not score any goals, so we were able to snatch a goal that brings momentum to the team and ultimately achieve a comeback victory. I think it's a victory that we won together.
"I want to share the joy in front of the fans and supporters at home in the final match."

(During the match, I noticed the forward moving multiple times and playing selflessly)
"As a FW, there are times when I start moving but the ball doesn't come, but that's unavoidable."
"Among them, the goal scene was like that, but I believed that the ball would come and ran, and as a result, I was able to take it to the finish."

"Tokyo - Coach Shinichi MORISHITA Press Conference Summary"
"We were scored against in the restart and I thought we might panic, but we started to play very well after the first 30 minutes of the first half. We increased the number of times we went to the goal and managed to score a goal in the second half, which I wanted to make our rhythm. Adailton scored the goal for us at that moment."
After that, it became this rhythm, and in the end, Konno scored a goal from his own style, which I think was an ideal development."

(What were the differences as a team compared to the previous match?)
"In the previous match, we lost against Tokushima in terms of 1-1 and the emotional aspect."
I think today we were superior to the opponent in terms of ball control, shot blocking, and also mentally.
I think the change from the previous game is the greed for victory.

(I chose players who have had fewer opportunities to play, such as Konno who scored the winning goal and Uchida who started as a right back)
"I believe that I have to choose players who have been preparing diligently from day to day in practice."
"I believe that it is my job to trust and send out players like that onto the field, so I carefully assess and make decisions based on that."

(Regarding Takahagi's evaluation)
"A player who truly understands the crucial moments of the game, makes clever plays, and is truly reliable."
"One of the players I want to use in every game if they have 90 minutes of physical fitness."

(We were talking about wanting to steal the ball before the game and move it forward, and it went according to plan)
"After the first 30 minutes, good balls started to be supplied from Uchida on the right side, and in the second half, Aoki and Takahagi joined in and moved the ball forward, which led to Adailton's goal. And I think it led to the final goal by Konno."

(Although it was my first victory as a coach, my current feeling is)
"I am extremely happy."
However, we still have one more game at home, so my mind is currently occupied with that.

"Hiroshima - Kentaro SAWADA Coach Press Conference Summary"
"We lost."
I thought we could score in the first half and continue like this, but it wasn't that easy.
Although the time when we were pushed back a little increased in the first half, there were no dangerous scenes, and we were able to settle down to some extent as we pushed back a little in the second half. However, there were mistakes and scenes where it would be tough if we lost there, and we were taken advantage of in that situation.
"I realized once again that it is difficult to win without eliminating this gap."

(It felt like our concentration was broken at the moment of the first goal conceded)
"I was watching that moment, but I haven't been able to analyze the overall situation in detail yet. There are still some things that cannot be said, but I think you are right."
I think there were multiple mistakes starting from the throw-in due to the pressure from the opponent, and the defense formation was delayed in response to the throw-in.
I think it was because there was a lot of pressure, or maybe it was simply because the switch was slow, but I think I need to see it again to understand. However, I believe it is a fact that the preparation was late."