Head Coach Poyatos said, "First of all, I think we lacked enough intensity against Hiroshima at the start of the game. However, the fact that we were able to go into the halftime break with Hiroshima leading 1-0 despite the way the first half went was a good situation given the way the game unfolded. Then, as the second half began, I think we fought with a strong spirit as a team to turn the 1-0 deficit around. There were some moments where we came close to scoring, and the momentum was on our side, but then Abe got a red card. After that, we continued to show a fighting spirit even though we were one man down, and I think we fought until the end. I'm really sad about this result, and I feel sad that we weren't able to accumulate more points."

Q: "There were some moments in the second half when the flow was good. Until Abe was sent off, what was the strategy that Head Coach Poyatos instructed at that point, and what was the positioning?"
Head Coach Poyatos said, "I told the team to stick with the plan. In the first half, I think the players were motivated by what they saw and recognized on the pitch, but it ended up being a little different from what we had prepared, and I think the results we wanted didn't happen. I think it was good that we made the adjustments and went into the second half, and I realized that the first half's formation was not good enough to circulate the ball well, so we made the adjustments. However, after making the adjustments, the second half started, but we had a player sent off, just as happened at our home stadium, Panasonic Stadium Suita, and we ended up one player down."

Q: "What specifically was different from what you had prepared? Also, after a player was sent off, you changed the back line to three players and changed the system itself. What was the aim behind that?"
Head Coach Poyatos: "First of all, in terms of the first point, in terms of our preparations, our aim was to bring in Ichimori to create a free man in a situation where Hiroshima was playing a defensive game where they would bring their players forward. Our other aim was to create an advantage on the side for Shiontani and advance well. As I mentioned earlier, we had an issue where the fullbacks were going inside and we were eliminating the advantage we wanted to use. (Regarding your second question) In terms of our aim, first of all, we aimed to tighten up our defense a little. Then, we wanted the center backs on the flanks to change their formation and advance while building up the attack. From there, we hoped to be able to push Hiroshima back."