CHŌFU, Japan (Interstat) — FC Tokyo and Kashiwa Reysol played to a scoreless draw in their competition match on Wednesday at Ajinomoto Stadium, with the home side unable to find a breakthrough and the visiting side holding firm through a physical contest. FC Tokyo was the home team and Kashiwa Reysol was the visiting team. Neither team scored. FC Tokyo scored no goals in total, and Kashiwa Reysol scored no goals in total, leaving both sides to settle for a draw. The final score was FC Tokyo 0, Kashiwa Reysol 0. The result moved Kashiwa Reysol’s record in the competition to one win, one loss and one draw. FC Tokyo’s competition record is now two wins, no losses and one draw. The match was played at Ajinomoto Stadium in Chōfu. Both sides left with a draw.

The first half ended without a goal, but it included one yellow card for each side. FC Tokyo’s Inamura H. was booked in the 12th minute. Kashiwa Reysol’s Konishi Y. was shown a yellow card in the 44th minute. The second half brought more bookings as the match remained scoreless. FC Tokyo’s Ishihara H. was booked in the 75th minute, Kashiwa Reysol’s Koizumi Y. in the 79th, FC Tokyo’s Scholz A. in the 80th, Kashiwa Reysol’s Harada W. in the 85th and Kashiwa Reysol’s Endo K. in the 90th minute plus four. In all, the match produced seven yellow cards, four for Kashiwa Reysol and three for FC Tokyo. The cards were spread across both halves, with two before the break and five after it. Kashiwa Reysol received the final booking of the match in stoppage time. The bookings interrupted the flow of a contest that never found a goal. The match remained scoreless after the final booking. The bookings were the only disciplinary actions listed.

Both teams made five substitutions. Kashiwa Reysol changed three players at halftime, bringing on Yuruki K., Yamauchi H. and Toshima S. Kashiwa Reysol also introduced Fujio S. in the 65th minute and Kubo T. in the 78th minute. FC Tokyo brought on Bangnagande K. in the 62nd minute, Marcelo Ryan and Sato K. in the 72nd minute, Anzai S. in the 86th minute and Nagakura M. in the 87th minute. The changes did not produce a goal, and the match ended without either side breaking the deadlock. The visiting side’s late bookings and the home side’s substitutions could not alter the scoreline. The substitutions continued through the 87th minute. The changes were made in the second half except for Kashiwa Reysol’s halftime triple swap.

Kashiwa Reysol’s all-competitions record is now two wins, one loss and one draw. FC Tokyo’s all-competitions record is now four wins, one loss and one draw. Kashiwa Reysol had entered the match after a 3-1 loss to Nagoya Grampus, a 5-1 win over Port MTI FC and a 4-2 win over Vissel Kobe. FC Tokyo had entered after a 4-0 win at Verdy, a 1-0 loss at Mito, a 3-0 win over Urawa Reds, a 4-0 win over Shonan Bellmare and a 2-0 win at Ehime. Kashiwa Reysol’s next match is at Kashima Antlers in the J1 League. The draw came in each side’s third competition match of the season. It was the first draw in the competition for each club. The draw added one competition result for each side as the season continued. The result was recorded as a draw. The draw was the third competition result of the season for both sides.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of FC Tokyo 1, Kashiwa Reysol 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Kashiwa Reysol with a 50.4 percent probability to win. FC Tokyo had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 0 went over the over/under line of 2.5.