I think the players really stayed focused and fought until the end today, and many children came to the stands to support us, and in front of them, I think we played a more stable game than we've had recently. It's been a while since we scored three points in a league match, and I really have nothing to say about today's victory.
Maybe it was because it was an evening game, but we didn't start off well and we couldn't make good passes, but I think it was good that we got through a difficult period well. Abe scored a great goal from a counter attack, and we were able to score another goal after that. We conceded one, but we were able to score the third goal in the second half, so I guess I didn't have much to do today (laughs), and I was able to watch the game calmly. We just had to replace tired players. I'm worried about Iwashita's injury at the end, but other than that, the players who played well fought and I think we beat Reysol for the first time in a while, so I think the players had a strong will and went into the game with a great result.

Q: What is Iwashita's condition? His back?
A: Yes. I don't know how bad the bruise is. I guess it depends on the pain.

Q: It feels like Abe is finally becoming his own person. What do you think of the players in the second row, including Kurata?
A: It was worth the wait. I continued using him, and he was showing signs of recovery, and I thought he might be just a little bit better, but he delivered results today, so I hope he will keep going strong and do well.

Q The next ACL is a big game, can you tell us a bit about your enthusiasm?
A I think Guangzhou Evergrande is a very good team, but we would like to give it our all in the first match.

Q: With the match against Guangzhou Evergrande coming up, you haven't been making any early substitutions to your teammates. What is your aim in doing so?
A: There are three days between games, so this is the first game of a five-game series after a week's break, and there are three days between games. We also had a series in July, but we made some moves a little early in a game with only two days between games, and suffered a painful experience, so today we focused only on beating Reysol, and only replaced players who were tired in today's game. We didn't make any plans to play against Guangzhou Evergrande, but played until the end to win this game.