Q. "Why did you not change the starting line-up from the Levain Cup? And how do you evaluate Miura's goal that ended up being the winning goal?"

Head Coach Miyamoto: "I was looking ahead to this match when I chose the Levain team, and the performance of the players I chose at Levain left a good impression, so I went with these players. Miura was a right-back and hadn't quite regained his rhythm in the Levain match, but I think he got better as the game went on, and I had told him that there would be a chance to decide the game at 0-0 at the end, and at halftime we all talked about increasing our points by playing the game without conceding any goals."

Q. "You led the team to the end without making any substitutions. What was your intention behind that? What is the team's condition so far this season?"

Head Coach Miyamoto: "I didn't think there was any need to make a substitution. With less than 10 minutes remaining, it looked like we had a chance to score, but the other team was attacking with power, so I was watching the game with the feeling that we wanted to continue as we were, with no clear direction. We had conceded a lot of goals up until this point, and it wasn't the start of the season we had intended, but the players worked with a sense of urgency, and as a result, I think we won this game, and it reminded me that we need to strive for this in practice as well."

Q. "What went well and what didn't in today's game plan?"

Head Coach: "What went well was that everyone was able to concentrate and patiently push the ball back from around the penalty area even when the opponent had the ball to a certain extent. Although our short counter-attacks were good, we need to be a little more calm when we have the ball, change the rhythm around the opponent's penalty area, and improve the quality of our passes."