Match Report
2008 J.LEAGUE Division 1
Section 21
2008年8月16日
(Sat.)
18:34 KICK OFF
- Venue
- Ajinomoto Stadium
- Attendance
- 37,154
- Weather
- Cloudy
- Referee
- Marcin Borski
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FC Tokyo
0 - 1
0
1st Half
0
0
2nd Half
1
Urawa Reds
GOAL
- 67'
- Takahito Soma
Substitution
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Yellow Card
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Red Card
Player
- 1
- Hitoshi Shiota
GK
- 23
- Ryota Tsuzuki
- 5
- Yuto Nagatomo
- 3
- Hideki Sahara
- 2
- Teruyuki Moniwa
- 6
- Yasuyuki Konno
DF
- 2
- Keisuke Tsuboi
- 4
- Marcus Tulio Tanaka
- 20
- Satoshi Horinouchi
- 7
- Satoru Asari
- 22
- Naotake Hanyu
- 15
- Emerson
- 18
- Naohiro Ishikawa
MF
- 14
- Tadaaki Hirakawa
- 13
- Keita Suzuki
- 22
- Yuki Abe
- 16
- Takahito Soma
- 13
- Sota Hirayama
- 9
- Cabore
FW
- 11
- Tatsuya Tanaka
- 7
- Naohiro Takahara
- 9
- Yuichiro Nagai
- 31
- Kota Ogi
- 8
- Ryuji Fujiyama
- 17
- Jo Kanazawa
- 10
- Yohei Kajiyama
- 27
- Ryoichi Kurisawa
- 20
- Nobuo Kawaguchi
- 24
- Shingo Akamine
SUB
- 1
- Norihiro Yamagishi
- 12
- Shunsuke Tsutsumi
- 6
- Nobuhisa Yamada
- 3
- Hajime Hosogai
- 21
- Tsukasa Umesaki
- 10
- Ponte
- 17
- Edmilson
Stats
11
Attempts
10
12
GK
12
5
Corners
4
17
Direct FK
13
5
Indirect FK
4
3
Offsides
2
0
Penalties
0
Trial-match comments
Gert Engels
(Head Coach)
- "I think the start of the game was particularly tough. The opponents also put more players out there and had a strong defensive mindset. We defended and then suffered quick counter-attacks quite often, especially in the first 20 to 25 minutes. There were a lot of one-on-one situations, the pitch wasn't in good condition and we couldn't connect passes very well, so for the first 20 to 25 minutes it felt more like fighting than running. From around the 30th minute onwards, we started to be able to connect passes a little more after stealing the ball. Then, between the 35 and 45 minutes, Taka's (Takahara) shots started hitting the crossbar.
We were able to maintain that rhythm in the second half. We were able to play football in the opponent's half quite well. We created chances, and Tatsuya even hit a shot that hit the post. We had a lot of different opportunities, and finally scored a goal with a great goal.
There were a few issues at the end. We were too defensive for about 10 minutes. We had some close calls on the counter. I think we should have stayed a little more composed and kept the ball going, but looking at the full 90 minutes, a 1-0 win is very important. Three points is big. Not conceding a goal is also big. An away win is obviously big, so I'm happy."
Opponent team comment
Hiroshi Jofuku
(Head Coach)
- "First of all, I would like to apologize to the supporters and fans. I take full responsibility for the result, but of course the Reds fought a great battle and won, which made the Reds' fans and supporters very happy. However, I am extremely sorry for the (FC Tokyo) fans who took the time and money to come and have their Reds song sung by the opposing team, for causing them so much distress.
In terms of content, I think the players did a good job of keeping a high line and not letting the front three do their job, establishing a defensive base, and playing their own style of football. Our players were a little confused at times about whether they were offside or not. However, while our defense was a little unstable at times, I think the players did a good job defending outside of their own mistakes.
However, we made a mistake when we tried to turn a clearance into a pass, and we missed it, which was an easy mistake. It wasn't a mistake that anyone could see was inevitable, but an easy mistake in the connection, and we were caught off guard by that. The fact that we conceded a goal from such a mistake makes me realize once again that we still have a lot to improve on."
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