Head Coach Poyatos: "It was a very difficult game to comment on. I was really frustrated, and as I told the media yesterday, I think the result showed that we were able to take advantage of those small errors. I think that's where we needed to be really careful. I'm really disappointed that we couldn't get the three points, and I'm not happy with it. However, I think that the team was definitely superior to Kashima in terms of content, and I think we were able to show that we were doing that. But I think there are things like this in football, and the bar and other players repeatedly said that we were unhappy with them today. The players really did a good job, and I think that we really deserved to win. But I'm really disappointed, and I want all of us to continue to pursue this kind of football more and more, and to keep winning in order to get into a good flow and accumulate points."

Q: "I think one of the frustrations was the referee's decisions. Did the referee's decisions have any impact on your performance?"
Head Coach Poyatos: "I have absolutely no comments or words about what happened with the referee. I will keep quiet, accept it and move on."

Q: "You only used two substitution slots, but what was your criteria for making that decision?"
Head Coach Poyatos: "That's right. In fact, the team was in good form and we were doing some damage. We were doing a lot of damage, especially on the right and left flanks, so we freshened up those areas. As for WELTON, when he had the ball, the opposition came over, which meant that (Usami) Takashi and Denis (Humet) were able to get free, so I think he played his role well. Shinya NAKANO also came in fresh, and I thought he was a little lacking in accuracy, but I think he performed well there."

Q: "You had the ball longer and took three times as many shots as your opponent. The opponent's defense was also tight, so what kind of ideas did you have to use to turn that into points?"
Head Coach Poyatos said, "I think that Kashima's defense, which didn't allow them to score at the end, is proof that they are currently in first place. I wish that three or four shots from Alano, (Handa) Riku, and (Usami) Takashi hadn't gone in, but I have the impression that they created good goal-scoring opportunities and made it difficult for the opponents. So I think we need to practice more and improve in that area, but the current Kashima team is an experienced team, and the fact that they created good goal-scoring opportunities against a solid team is clear, and I think that was expressed by the players."