Head Coach: "From the first half, I felt that we were a little under pressure and at a disadvantage, and I felt Vissel's strength, but I think everyone was able to get through that and endure the time period well, waiting for the storm to pass. We didn't let them get it at the end. So when we went into the break with the score at 0-0, I had a feeling that something good was going to happen. From there, we were able to score the first goal, and towards the end of the first half, we were able to do what we wanted, so I thought this would lead to the second half, and it was good that we were able to activate our attack in a good way and score a goal. After that, I think both sides had chances to decide where the game would be decided, and we had a chance to score the second goal, but Vissel also played their strong players, so we were in a difficult situation until the end, but I think the fact that we were overtaken meant that we were not strong enough."

Q: Regarding the substitution strategy, I would like to ask about the substitution strategy. Anderson PATRIC Aguiar Oliveira and MESHINO were brought in, but what was Head Coach Matsuda's image at that time?
Matsuda: "The side halves looked tired, but Alano was still able to do something meaningful, so we had fresh legs and we wanted to use them before he stopped Anderson PATRIC Aguiar Oliveira . Leandro was able to do something meaningful, and (Suzuki) Musashi has fresh legs, so I imagined using him to score on the counter."

Q: "In the previous games, Anderson PATRIC Aguiar Oliveira has been effective in defending set pieces, so I think that Head Coach may not have substituted him. Was the reason for substituting him this time because Anderson PATRIC Aguiar Oliveira seemed a little heavy?"
Head Coach: "Yes, I don't think Anderson PATRIC Aguiar Oliveira will remain substituted if we are thinking only about that. I don't think we would be too afraid of that and replace Leandro, and I thought that if we put in a player who is full of new energy, we could maintain the same level if (Suzuki) Musashi came in, and more than that, we have to score points, we can't just defend, we have to score points, we want to score more points, so that's why we made the substitution."