Kashiwa, Chiba Pref. ¨C 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¡¯s game away at Kashiwa Reysol knowing that another loss would likely leave him in the hot seat.
He needn¡¯t worry for now after his Tokyo side struck early and often in a 4-0 win at Sankyo Frontier Stadium in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, with Brazilian striker Adailton assisting the first goal before scoring the next two ¡ª all within an eight-minute span that helped to seal the visitors¡¯ first league victory since April 7.
¡°It¡¯s special to get a first win in a while,¡± Hasegawa said. ¡°After losing to Kashima, we saw that if we didn¡¯t play well on the ball we wouldn¡¯t be able to accomplish anything.
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