今季のスタートはアジアへの挑戦！

Jリーグに先がけて、AFCチャンピオンズリーグ2016が開幕。東京はプレーオフから参戦し、チョンブリFC（タイ）と対戦。この試合は今季の東京のスタートとなるだけでなく、Jリーグとしてのアジア挑戦の幕開けでもある。

今季より城福新監督を迎えた東京は、新加入の秋元、駒野、ハ デソン、水沼、阿部もスタメンに名を連ねる。布陣は前田と阿部の2トップ。右サイドに水沼、左に東。米本とハ デソンがダブルボランチを組む4-4-2で臨む。チョンブリの布陣も4-4-2。

風は少し強いものの、ここ数日ほどの厳しい寒さは感じられない東京スタジアム。ACL本戦をめざして、勝利のみを追い求める一戦は、19時30分にチョンブリのキックオフでスタートした。

Tokyo Challenge Asia In 2016 Opening Game

F.C.TOKYO kicked off the new season with an AFC Champions League playoff game against Chonburi FC of Thailand. Not only was the game the first competitive match of the season for Tokyo but the first appearance of a J.League club in the tournament this year. Newly appointed manager Hiroshi Jofuku named five of the new signings to his starting eleven: Akimoto, Komano, Ha Daesung, Mizunuma and Abe. Abe partnered Maeda in attack while Mizunuma played on the right of midfield and Higashi on the left. Yonemoto and Ha Daesung filled the central midfield positions in a 4-4-2 formation. Chonburi also lined up in a 4-4-2. Despite the fairly strong wind Tokyo Stadium felt less chilly than the recent bitterly cold weather. Only a win was an acceptable result from the game as Tokyo aimed to make the group stage of the AFC Champions League. Chonburi FC kicked off shortly after 7:30pm.

躍動感のある戦いをみせ、怒涛のゴールラッシュ

試合開始直後：相手のボールを奪って前に運び、ほぼ相手陣内でプレーをした。

6分：右CKを獲得。キッカー水沼のキックは、ニアの森重と競り合った相手DFがクリアしようとしたが、それに重なる形で前のチョンブリDFの足元に当たってネットにイン。チョンブリのオウンゴールで先制を果たした。

9分：左サイドで東が起点を作り、さらに左前線に飛び出した水沼がキープ。タイミングを見極めて、後ろの阿部に戻し、阿部はエリアに進入。ワンフェイクを入れて相手DFを揺さぶり、そのまま右足を振り抜いてゴール!! 畳み掛けるように阿部が東京での初ゴールを決めた。早い時間帯に追加点を奪い、その後は危なげない試合運びに。チョンブリにボールを持たれても、前線や中盤でプレスをかけてことごとくボールを奪い、そこから切り替えの早い攻撃を仕掛けた。
 

34分：自陣右サイドの徳永→水沼が相手DFに囲まれながらも巧みにかわして右前線へパス。ここに徳永がオーバーラップし、さらにスペースを前進。高い位置から、中央に狙い澄ましたグラウンダーのクロスを送る。これを東が右足のダイレクトで豪快に突き刺した！
躍動感と一体感のある戦いでリードを広げて前半を終了した。

Dynamic Tokyo Surge Into Early Lead

Tokyo set the pattern for the game straight from the kick off by winning possession and moving forward into the Chonburi half. 6th.minute: Tokyo won a corner on the right and Mizunuma swung the ball in to the near post. Morishige and a Chonburi defender both went for the ball but failed to make contact; the ball struck a defender on the shin and deflected into the goal. Tokyo took the lead thanks to an own goal. 9th.minute: Higashi prompted a move down the left before finding Mizunuma in the channel. Mizunuma took the ball to the byline then played it back to Abe inside the Chonburi area. Abe faked past a defender and drove the ball hard and low inside the near post. Abe's first goal for Tokyo had given the side a two-goal cushion with less that 10 minutes on the clock. The home side then played a steady game, pressing hard to regain the ball when possession was lost and attempting to hit the visitors on the break. 34th.minute: Tokunaga found Mizunuma inside the Tokyo half on the right. Although surrounded by opposition players Mizunuma jinked past one and then chipped the ball over another as Tokunaga raced forward on the overlap. Tokunaga slid a low ball into the Chonburi box that Higashi met on the run and drove hard inside the near post. A thrilling, dynamic move had extended the lead to three. 3-0 was the score at half time.

クラブ史上最多のスコアを記録し、いざACLへ

54分：森重がDFラインから前線にロングフィードを送る。これに合わせて相手の裏・左エリアに受けた東がドリブルで相手DFを引き付け、中央を上がった前田にラストパス。前田はフリーでシュートを放ち、GOAL!!

55分：左サイドの東→オーバーラップした駒野がドリブルで前進し、左クロス。これに合わせて、左エリアに走り込んだ米本がヘディング。コースを突いたシュートは、相手GKの頭上を越えてネットに吸い込まれる。

56分：東に代えて河野をそのまま左サイドに投入。

62分：ハ デソンの展開から徳永が前進。そこからの右クロスに合わせ、左の水沼が相手DFの前に飛び出し、ジャンプして右足で合わせ、水沼もまた東京での初得点をマークした。この直後には阿部に代えて橋本を投入し、布陣を4-3-3に変更。ハ デソンをアンカーに、右インサイドハーフに橋本、左に米本。前線は前田を中央に、右に河野、左に水沼の形に。

72分：米本→左サイドの水沼が勢いに乗って前に持ち出し、クロス。河野がエリア中央に飛び込み、左足で押し込んだ。

76分：水沼に代わって羽生がインサイドハーフに入り、橋本がFWに。

84分：駒野のクリアを米本がつなぎ、中央のハ デソンが、右前の羽生に預け、自らエリアに前進。前田がクロスして右前線に走り、羽生はハ デソンにスルーパス。しかし渡る直前に相手DFがスライディングしたボールは、チョンブリゴールに向かってイン。アディショナルタイムには米本のスルーパスに合わせて、エリアに走り込んだ河野がファウルで倒され、PKを獲得。これを自らが決めて9点目を奪い、タイムアップ。

クラブ新記録となる9対0のスコアでチョンブリを圧倒し、ACLグループステージへの進出を決めた。

※選手・監督の試合後コメントにつきましては、FC東京公式ケータイサイトよりご覧ください。 

Record Score Takes Tokyo Into ACL

54th.minute: Morishige hoisted a long ball over the top of the Chonburi defence as Higashi darted between their centre backs. Higashi took the ball down coolly, neatly sidestepped a charging defender then rolled the ball towards Maeda near the penalty spot. Maeda stroked a low, first-time shot inside the near post for another goal. 55th.minute: Higashi took the ball down the left, then fed the overlapping Komano. Komano lifted a cross into the box that Yonemoto met on the run and his looping header arced gracefully over the Chonburi keeper and into the far corner. 56th.minute: Kawano replaced Higashi, taking the same position on the left of midfield. 62nd.minute: Ha Daesung moved the ball out to Tokunaga who raced down the right and hoisted a towering cross towards the far post. The ball sailed over the head of one defender and Mizunuma darted inside another before clipping a jumping volley first-time inside the near post. It was his first goal for the club. Following the goal Tokyo replaced Abe with Hashimoto and switched to a 4-3-3 formation. Ha Daesung played as midfield anchor with Hashimoto on his right and Yonemoto on his left. Maeda played in the centre of the front three with Kawano on his right and Mizunuma on the left. 72nd.minute: Yonemoto found Mizunuma down the left. Mizunuma took the ball forward before spearing a cross into the box to meet Kawano's run from deep. Kawano reached the ball before the advancing keeper and prodded it into the net. 76th.minute: Hanyu replaced Mizunuma and took a position as inside half with Hashimoto moving into the front line. 84th.minute: Yonemoto picked up a Komano clearance and moved the ball on to Ha Daesung who found Hanyu on the right. Hanyu attempted to roll a pass through to Ha but a Chonburi defender stretched out a leg and diverted the ball past his own keeper. Deep in additional time Yonemoto hit a through pass that bisected the Chonburi defence and set Kawano free inside the penalty area. Kawano went down under a clumsy challenge and the referee pointed to the spot. Kawano took the penalty himself, drilling the ball low into the left corner. It was the 9th. and final goal as the full time whistle blew shortly after. Tokyo had set a club record with a crushing 9-0 victory and qualified for the ACL group stage.