It ended in a disappointing result at home. We had a lot of supporters come out to the game and I feel very sorry that we couldn't give them a victory.
I think the players came into today's game with a fresh mindset after losing their previous match at the Nabisco Cup.
At the beginning of the first half, we used the sides very well and had some attacks from Usami. However, after the middle of the first half, we were fed some unreasonable vertical passes and started to get counterattacked from some mistakes. Just when we were deciding the outcome of the second half, we were scored on from a set piece, so we knew that Hiroshima would have a strong defense if they scored first and it would be a difficult game, but while we were chasing the game, Usami had one big chance, but I think he couldn't score a goal. With about 15 minutes left, we heard that FC Tokyo was winning, so we thought that a draw or a loss would be the same, so we decided to go for it and win at home, so we took Iwashita out and put Konno in as center back, but we couldn't score a goal until the end. However, we have one game left, so we will fight until the end as long as we have the possibility, even if it's someone else's help, and first of all, we have the EMPEROR'S CUP next week, so we will change our mindset and fight hard.

Q: What is the current status of Higashiguchi's injury?
A: It's hard to say at this point. I'm currently at the hospital and having an MRI. The team will be meeting today, but I'm currently at the hospital getting examined, including that.

Q: Where is the injury?
A The knee.