Head Coach: "We've had a string of losses in official matches, and we've been preparing for today's away game against Urawa, hoping to get motivated and win. In terms of the game's results, we were able to get three points and a victory. However, we couldn't overcome Urawa's offensive power and great football, and I think it was a big factor that we managed to hold on without conceding a goal in the first half. Then, in the second half, we were able to clarify our own battle once again, and I think it was really good that we were able to tenaciously snatch a point and lead to victory. In terms of the content, I think it was Urawa's game. There were many crises, and the players put their bodies on the line, and Kei ISHIKAWA's super saves also helped, and I think that tenacious defense will be very important in the future, and I hope that we can somehow create more chances in attack and increase our scoring power, even if it's just a little at a time. We were able to win one league match, but we need to keep this up and next up is the Levain Cup, and I think this was a good boost for us heading into the Levain Cup. We want to keep up that momentum and prepare well as a team to get three points again.

Q: "The second half was a different game than the first half. Two substitutions were made at halftime. What kind of changes or instructions did you give?"
Katanosaka, the head Head Coach, said, "In the first half, we had a lot of problems and our defense was not working well, so we reorganized our defense and realized that it would be difficult to stop Urawa's attacks unless we coordinated our efforts well with the 11 players on the pitch."

Q: "What was the reason for making substitutions?"
Head Coach Katanozaka: "First of all, Leandro (Matheus Sousa PEREIRA) is gradually improving his condition and trying to get into the game, and today he was quite conscious of defending from the front line, but he looked a little tired and I thought it might be better to put Yamami, who is a little more mobile, in the front line, so I replaced Leandro with Yamami. And our right wingers, Yanagisawa and Takao, as well as Onose, sometimes get broken down a little, and Yanagisawa is also playing consecutive games, so I moved Onose back to wing half again and brought in Ishige, who can defend and hold the ball, with the aim of somehow getting into our own pace, so I tried to substitute these two players and align our aims."

Q: "It was your first win since taking over as Head Coach of Gamba, but honestly, how did you feel at the end of the game?"
Head Coach Katanozaka: "At the moment it finished, I felt a sense of relief, or rather, glad that we managed to hold on, but I also realized that there was a fair amount of extra time, and that we really had to win, so I kept telling the players not to lose focus. Also, looking back on today's game, Urawa had a strong and skillful attack, and if we had conceded another goal early on, it would have been a difficult game to win, so I also reflected on that a little, and because it was an away game, there were a lot of things to think about at the moment it ended."

Q: "In terms of tactics, I think you placed Yamami at the top in the second half. Normally, I would have thought it would have been Usami, who is taller, but why did you place Yamami?"
Head Coach: "Of course, I thought about putting Usami next to Leandro. However, I thought that Yamami's mobility would be more annoying to the opponent, so I decided to put Yamami at the top."

Q: "Yamami was placed at the front and put pressure on the opponent, and Ishige was involved well. Ishige was also selected as a starter in the opening game, and I think he was effective on both offense and defense today. The goal was also initiated by Ishige's heel kick. What is your evaluation of Ishige and what are your expectations of him?"
"As Head Coach Katanozaka said, in the second half, we wanted them to play in the shadow position to check the defense, negotiate, steal the ball, and get into positions that are difficult for the opponent to attack, and we wanted them to get involved in scoring, so I think it was great that they played their own style in the second half."