After a couple of years of above-average performances, FC Tokyo came crashing down and finished ninth in 2021. The year could not have gone any worse for the club. Having a good squad on paper and favoured by many Japanese football followers to finish in the top four, Tokyo instead dealt with distracting off-the-field incidents […]
With fans increasingly calling for change after five straight losses in the J. League’s first division, FC Tokyo manager Kenta Hasegawa went into Saturday’
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Urawa s Takahiro Akimoto (left) and FC Tokyo s Leandro vie for the ball during their match on Saturday in Saitama. | KYODO
KYODO Feb 27, 2021
Masato Morishige netted a late equalizer Saturday as FC Tokyo salvaged a 1-1 draw and denied new Urawa Reds manager Ricardo Rodriguez a winning start to his J. League first-division career.
The opening-round match at Saitama Stadium featured two teams with their sights on the title after falling short of expectations last season.
Soccer: Urawa Reds, FC Tokyo open season with 1-1 stalemate
February 27, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
FC Tokyo defender Masato Morishige, far right, reacts after scoring the equalizer against the Urawa Reds in their 1-1 draw at Saitama Stadium on Feb. 27, 2021. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) Masato Morishige netted a late equalizer Saturday as FC Tokyo salvaged a 1-1 draw and denied new Urawa Reds manager Ricardo Rodriguez a winning start to his J-League first-division career. The opening-round match at Saitama Stadium featured two teams with their sights on a title after falling short of expectations last season. FC Tokyo, 2019 runners-up, are aiming for a maiden J1 crown under fourth-year manager Kenta Hasegawa, while two-time Asian champions Urawa have big hopes for highly touted Spaniard Rodriguez, whom they lured from Tokushima Vortis after he steered the Shikoku club to J1 promotion.