Head Coach Crupi: "I'm very happy with today's result. I also think it was very important that we didn't allow the opponent to score an away goal. I think it was a close match, but today's result shows that if we can score the opening goal away from home in the 2nd Leg, we will be in an even more advantageous position. We will use this advantage to prepare well for the next game."

Q: "I'd like to ask about today's opening goal. Nagasawa and HWANG Ui Jo combined to score a goal from a goal kick. Up until now, you've been switching positions, with HWANG Ui Jo on the side and Nagasawa in the middle, but today the two of them played close to each other, which created that situation. Was that as you intended, and do you think today was the best position for the two of them?"
Head Coach Crupi: "I don't think today's two-top formation is the best.
The team has yet to find balance through the league matches, so I'm using each player while considering their characteristics. There are still some areas to improve, but I feel like there are some areas where my concept of soccer and the players' concept are slightly different, so I'm working on those areas.
I think that making corrections will be the key going forward.

Q: "I think goalkeeper GK made a series of great saves. What is your assessment of that?"
Head Coach Crupi: "Today's performance was also one of the best performances I could say. Hayashi is a GK with a strong presence and has solid technique at his feet. Furthermore, he took the initiative in today's match and played without fear of making mistakes.
And I think that not only Hayashi, but we have a team of GK who are all of a very high level.