On April 5th, the third day of the France expedition, we moved to a national soccer training facility in France called Clairefontaine in the morning and had lunch at the dining hall inside the facility.

Afterwards, we were guided around the facilities by Vice Principal Mikaeru from Clairefontaine.
The facilities used by the French national team during their training camps are full of history, with old buildings, numerous pitches, and cameras for analyzing games and training. It was a place where we could directly see and feel the history, as well as the latest equipment.

In the afternoon, a 35-minute training match will be held with Clairefontaine U-14.

Taking advantage of the previous day's reflection, we will not hesitate to challenge opponents with high individual abilities and techniques, and continue to fight back and forth, extending our legs persistently to steal the ball even when knocked down.

In the meantime, in the 27th minute of the first half, the opponent managed to slip behind and score. The first half ends with a score of 0-1.
Conceded another goal from a mistake in the 17th minute of the second half, making it 0-2.
Despite creating numerous scenes where they press high up the field and threaten the goal, FC Tokyo struggles to score. However, in one instance, a shot from FC Tokyo hits the hand of an opponent inside the penalty area, resulting in a penalty kick being awarded.
In the 28th minute of the second half, Riku NAKASHIMA calmly scored a penalty kick to make it 1-2, but the game ended that way.

Although we were able to play our own style of soccer against a strong opponent, it was a game where we experienced the fear of being caught off guard for a moment.

And after the match, we were able to congratulate each other on our efforts and spend a wonderful time together.

Afterwards, when I entered the dormitory of Paris Saint-Germain FC to have dinner, I encountered Ethan Mbappe (brother of Kylian Mbappe) and Warren Zaire Emery, who is only 17 years old but has already made his debut in the top team. They kindly agreed to take a commemorative photo.

It is the third day of the expedition, and we are having a very meaningful time not only on the soccer field but also off the pitch.