On April 6th (Thursday), the fourth day of the France expedition, we observed the training of Paris Saint-Germain FC's U-17 and U-19 teams in the morning.
It has become a time to receive various stimuli in aspects other than play, such as the intensity, skills, and emotional expressions after scoring of players who are close in age.
After that, I returned to the Paris Saint-Germain FC dormitory, had lunch, and while I was relaxing a bit, I was able to meet Sergio Ramos, a player from the Paris Saint-Germain FC first team.
When the players called out, "Sergio!", he kindly agreed to take photos with them.
In the afternoon, we will travel by bus for about two and a half hours to Sans, which is also the venue for the TSF International Tournament, and arrive at the police academy dormitory in Sans. We will be staying here from today.
After that, we held a practice match with the local club team, similar to the tournament regulations, with two 20-minute halves.
The match was dominated from the first half onwards.
In the 2nd minute of the first half, Ko KOBAYASHI's free kick was initially blocked by the opposing goalkeeper, but Shuto JO followed up to score the opening goal. Then, in the 5th minute, once again from a corner kick by Ko KOBAYASHI, Shuto JO scored the second goal. Continuing the momentum, in the 7th minute, Riku NAKASHIMA scored a middle-range shot for the fourth goal. The momentum did not stop, as in the 15th minute, Ko KOBAYASHI's free kick was headed in by Rento KAJIYAMA for the fourth goal, and Rento KAJIYAMA calmly slotted in the fifth goal in front of the net, ending the first half. The first half concludes with a score of 5-0.
We reaffirmed our commitment to always aim for the goal during halftime and approached the second half with that mindset.
The momentum did not stop in the second half, and in the 7th minute, Tessyo TAKAI broke through and scored by slipping the ball past the advancing goalkeeper. In the 13th minute, from a corner kick, Haruto SHIOZAKI headed in the 7th goal. In the 18th minute, following a free kick, Riku NAKASHIMA scored, sealing the victory.
The match ended with a total score of 8-0.
We have maintained our attitude of always aiming for goals, just like FC Tokyo. We confirmed that we will communicate on the pitch even against high-quality and high-intensity opponents in this tournament, and we have completed our preparations before the tournament.
Dinner will be at the venue set up by the tournament organizers.
During the tournament, you will be having meals at this venue with other participating teams.
The tournament finally starts tomorrow, April 7th (Friday).
We will fight with all our might against the world.
