How it happened
FC Tokyo won 4-0 at home in the Emperor Cup, a margin of four goals that leaves no doubt about the outcome. The match kicked off at 10:00 UTC on 7 October in clear weather.
F. Yamada opened the scoring in the 14th minute. D. Gómez doubled the lead in the 34th, and FC Tokyo went into the break 2-0 up.
The match turned in the 61st minute, when Shonan Bellmare's H. Ishii was shown a red card. The visitors played the last half hour a player short, and FC Tokyo made it count. S. Anzai scored in the 72nd minute and T. Nakagawa added a fourth in the 77th. Shonan Bellmare did not score.
The numbers
FC Tokyo had 56% of possession to Shonan Bellmare's 44%, so the hosts controlled the ball without dominating it. The gap in shots on target was wider: six to two. FC Tokyo also won 6 corners to 4.
Four of the six on-target efforts ended in goals. Two came before the red card and two after it. No player ratings, total shots or expected-goals figures are available for this fixture.
What it means
FC Tokyo go through from Round 3 with a result that fits their recent record. Across their last 10 matches they have won 7, drawn 2 and lost 1, scoring 24 goals and conceding 8. That works out at 2.3 points per match.
Shonan Bellmare's last 10 matches brought 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats, with 13 goals scored and 13 conceded, or 1.3 points per match. This was a heavy defeat for a side whose recent goal difference was level.
The sides have met 24 times, with five draws, and their two most recent league meetings ended 2-2 on 16 August 2025 and 0-0 on 8 March 2025. Neither of those games produced anything like this margin.