We will deliver a report on the 7th day of the Spain-Portugal expedition, which is being held from April 3 (Mon) to April 12 (Wed).
On the 9th (Sunday) of the 7th day of the expedition, we started with a walk and stretching.
'The 37th Real Sociedad U-17 International Tournament' On the second day, matches were played between teams with the same ranking in each group, and FC Tokyo U-18, who placed 2nd on the first day, played against Morocco's Mohammed VI Football Academy.
Mohammed VI Football Academy was launched in 2009 with full support from the country to enhance development. It has greatly contributed to the success of the Moroccan national team, which reached the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, becoming the first African team to do so.
The match, which kicked off at 10:00 on the same "Zubietta" ground as the first day of the tournament, continued with intense play from the start, just like yesterday. FC Tokyo, who conceded two goals first, managed to score one goal back with a beautiful attack from Divine OTANI. Despite their efforts to score more goals, they were unable to equalize and lost 1-2. In the penalty shootout, which is a unique rule of the tournament where winning earns 0.5 points, GK Niibori made two saves, following yesterday's save by Kitagawa, and earned 4-3 points in the penalty shootout.
Yesterday at the La Liga Getafe match, which the players watched, Takefusa KUBO scored a goal in front of the FC Tokyo U-18 players, breaking the record for the most goals scored by a Japanese player in the league. He took advantage of his training time to come watch the FC Tokyo U-18 match and even sat on the bench to observe his younger teammates' play.
In addition, this day was a rare opportunity to observe the training of the Real Sociedad top team, but as it was Easter Sunday, they also accepted general visits and many fans and supporters came to visit. After training, thanks to Kubo's efforts, they made time to interact with the FC Tokyo U-18 players, giving their impressions and advice on their play, and kindly responding to requests for photos and autographs. Afterwards, we were able to see Kubo carefully responding to each request from fans and supporters, including young children, and the players spent a special time.
In the afternoon, we took a walk around the city of San Sebastian, enjoyed the beautiful scenery, and bought souvenirs. After that, we returned to our accommodation and prepared for the final match of the third day of the tournament against the world-renowned club, Real Madrid.
◇Please check here for information about the tournament.
https://twitter.com/RealSociedad_EN
◇Official Tournament Website
https://www.realsociedad.eus/en/news/detail/the-international-tournament-returns-1
