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[J League (J1) latest information]Round 8 of the Meiji Yasuda J1 League will be held in various locations on April 13th. Tokyo Verdy and FC Tokyo played against each other at Ajinomoto Stadium.

Round 8 of the Meiji Yasuda J1 League was held on the 13th, Tokyo Verdy vs. FC Tokyo.

The first “Tokyo Derby” in J1 in 16 years is between Tokyo V, who are undefeated in their last four league games, and FC Tokyo, who are on a winning streak. In a match between teams whose home is Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo V’s starting lineup includes Yuzuki Someno, Tomoya Miki, and Koki Morita, while FC Tokyo’s starting lineup includes Teruto Nakagawa, Kota Tawara Tsukuda, and Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa.

The match took a turn in the 28th minute. Miki ran to the left of the box in response to a pass from his teammate, and was checked by Soma Anzai and fell. When it came to the decision to award a penalty kick, Miki, who served as the kicker himself, scored the first goal.

Furthermore, in the 34th minute, Kazunari Miyahara cut off an FC Tokyo pass from a high position on the right side and launched a short counter. Someno, who was waiting for the quickly raised cross, met it with a volley with his right foot and sent it into the net.

Tokyo V were gaining momentum, but in the 39th minute Hideto Taniguchi was replaced by Kohei Yamagoe due to an accident. FC Tokyo started a counterattack in the 42nd minute when Tawara Tsukuda started dribbling with the ball near the center of Tokyo V’s camp. He moved slowly and invaded the left side of the box and delivered a cross, but Ogashiwa’s shot missed the target.

FC Tokyo tried to close the gap in the first half, but Anzai received his second yellow card of the day in the 43rd minute. Anzai was sent off, and FC Tokyo ended up playing at a numerical disadvantage for more than half of the match.

In the second half, both teams made two changes in the 61st minute, with the score unchanged from the first half. Tokyo V will send Daito Yamami and Sei Onaga in place of Kosuke Saito and Yudai Kimura, while FC Tokyo will send Keita Endo and Tsubasa Terayama in place of Tsukuda Tawara and Ogashiwa.

Then, in the 68th minute, Kosuke Shirai stole the ball on the right side of his own half, quickly rode on top speed and invaded the side of the box. Endo matched the grounder’s cross and returned one point. Aiming to further catch up, FC Tokyo appointed the experienced Nagatomo Yuto in place of Bangunagunde Kashifu in the 73rd minute.

Then, in the 94th minute, just before the end of the game, Endo, who was in the front center of the box, received a pass from Nakagawa and shot with his left foot. This shot found its way into the bottom left corner of the goal, and FC Tokyo took the game back to square one at the last minute.

In the end, the match ended with a score of 2-2. Although Tokyo V missed out on a win, they are undefeated in their last five games, while FC Tokyo missed out on three consecutive wins but avoided a loss for the first time in three games.