Head Coach: "It was our final home game, and I'm relieved that we were able to earn three valuable points while we're fighting to avoid relegation. At the same time, I think it's made me want to win again so that we don't waste this win in the next game. The game itself was really unfolding in a way that could have gone either way, and we had chances in front of the goal and some close calls, but in the end, it's a competition where the result is decided only by whether or not a goal is scored, so to be honest, it's really hard to explain (the reason for the victory). In that sense, I think the only way to explain it is whether the players' desire to win prevailed, or whether the home supporters' support led to the goals, or whether they motivated the players, is in those areas. However, I think it was a game that can be evaluated for the fact that we continued to do what we had to do, and above all, I think it was a game that truly represented a victory for the whole team, with MESHINO and Anderson PATRIC Aguiar Oliveira scoring goals."

Q: When deciding on the starting line-up, why did you start Anderson PATRIC Aguiar Oliveira and MESHINO on the bench this time, and what was your impression as a Head Coach when you brought them on at that time?
Head Coach: "Pato (Anderson PATRIC Aguiar Oliveira) may not be in perfect condition, but he played well, so I think it's good to have Leandro (Matheus Sousa PEREIRA) do his best and have him as a weapon. If he's in perfect condition, he can be used as a starter, and he can play 90 minutes, so that's one way to use Anderson PATRIC Aguiar Oliveira. Today's worries were largely dispelled, but if we hadn't used him because of the worries, we wouldn't have used him and we would have played the next Kashima match, so we decided to start him on the bench. I was hoping that MESHINO would perform in the same way as he did in the previous match against Yokohama F. Marinos (where he came on as a substitute). However, today we wanted to win at all costs, so we divided the load completely, or even half and half, for example, between Onose and MESHINO. However, we don't know what will happen, so if we play our cards too early, we won't be able to play our substitution cards. However, with the idea of ​​60 minutes and 30 minutes, we wanted them to stir things up with fresh legs for about 30 minutes, or rather, to put their energy on the pitch, so we decided to make substitutions at that time, especially two players. However, we hadn't decided who, but Leandro had a slight bruise around his jaw and seemed to be a little off his best, so we decided to make two substitutions at the 60 minute mark.

Q: "Since the last match, MESHINO has been involved in the goals in two consecutive games, but I think he wants to be in the starting line-up. That's why we're using him as a trump card, but what do you think of his play?"
Head Coach: "I really think he's a player who can perform well either way (as a starter or as a substitute). However, right now, he's starting and doing a decent job, and he's putting in some output, but it wasn't leading to any goals or other visible results, so I substituted him in the previous match, but now I think there's a trend where he's able to do his job when he's brought on as a trump card, so I think he went in with that kind of confidence. I think it was a great play, typical of him. If the flow changes a little, I think he'll be able to score the opening goal with that kind of play even if he's starting. So, I think that's how we're using him for now."

Q: You mentioned this during the open training session, but while we didn't have much of a sense of shooting in the first half, I think the overall mindset was high. I think that's partly what led to the two goals we scored over the course of the 90 minutes. What do you think?
Head Coach Matsuda: "After all, if you shoot, something happens, if you don't shoot, nothing happens. It's about passing the ball forward towards the goal as much as possible, and not dropping it back. There were times when I would tell them to go forward instead of backward, but generally speaking, I told them to be confident that if they shot with that spirit of challenge, it would go in, and if they thought it was the right answer, they should just go for it, so I think they were able to embody that."

Q: "There is one game left, but I think what we do will remain the same. Please tell us again how you feel about the remaining game."
Head Coach: "Whether you laugh or cry, there's only one game left, so we'll just do what we're doing now, which is to put everything into the game in front of us, but the important thing is not to be satisfied with the fact that we've won two games in a row. That doesn't guarantee anything for the next game. You never know what's going to happen in football, and we need to be fully aware of that, and there's nothing that can be achieved easily, so we need to keep our feet firmly on the ground and continue working hard, and that's the one thing we want to keep in mind as we go into the final game."