It has been 12 years since the occurrence of the Great East Japan Earthquake in 11 days.
On the 12th, a soccer J2 match between Vegalta Sendai and Fukushima's Iwaki FC, both based in the disaster area, was held in Sendai City. I was.
The match between Vegalta Sendai and Iwaki FC, both based in the disaster area, was held at Yurtec Stadium Sendai in Sendai City.
Before the match, the children from Miyagi and Fukushima entered the pitch together with the players from both teams, and then offered a moment of silence for the victims of the disaster.
Immediately after the start of the match, Iwaki FC attacked, and in the 20th minute of the first half, EGAWA Keijo headed a high-floating pass in front of the goal and scored the goal to take the lead with a score of 1-0.
Vegalta found their pace in the middle of the first half, and Goke Yuta from Tagajo City, Miyagi Prefecture, who was severely damaged by the earthquake, and Endo Yasushi from Sendai City were close to the goal, but could not score.
In the second half, Iwaki FC defended against Vegalta's counterattack with their strong physicality and running ability, winning the match 1-0.
Iwaki FC, who entered J2 from this season, won their first victory in the 4th match.
Iwaki Yuto Yamashita “By doing your best, you can give energy and hope to those who are watching”
After the match, Iwaki FC captain Masato Yamashita said, “We played Sendai with the hope that we could have a hot match. I'm glad that the results came out. I want to play football that gives hope and energy to the people who are watching us, so I want to put more of my heart into it."