On the 17th (Wednesday) of the 4th day of the expedition, we started with a morning walk and exercise. After breakfast, we took a short break and then went for a longer walk to prepare for the 5:00 PM kickoff game. We stopped by churches and markets to enjoy the Italian culture with all five senses.

And in the afternoon, the long-awaited "29th edition of Abano Football Trophy" will begin. This tournament will have 16 teams participating, with a 30-minute half for the preliminary league played by 4 teams. We aim to advance to the top tournament with the top 2 teams, and we are looking forward to the first match of the preliminary round against Bologna FC.

From the start of the game, both teams aggressively fought for control, resulting in a back-and-forth battle. As the game progressed, our team was able to push into the opponent's territory, but struggled to create good scoring opportunities. The opponent threatened with corner kicks and attacks from the sides, but we were able to hold them off and end the first half with a 0-0 score.

In the second half, both teams increased their attacks in front of the goal, making for an exciting and tense match. There were two decisive moments, but GK Soki SATO made a super save and prevented a goal.

We create chances by combining crosses from the side breakthrough, but we couldn't score because we couldn't catch the frame.

After continuing to fight tenaciously, in the 28th minute of the second half, Ruka KASAHARA, who picked up the ball in the midfield, dribbled to the right side and sent a soft cross. Kaisei ITO jumped in and scored the long-awaited opening goal with his head.

In the additional time, which seemed to be the end of the game, we were caught off guard and conceded a goal from a counter attack, resulting in a tie. Despite the limited time remaining, we continued to aggressively fight for victory, but were unable to score and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.

An opening ceremony was held after the end of the match.

After that, we traveled by bus while interacting with players from Bologna FC.

Afterwards, we returned to the hotel and finished dinner, preparing for tomorrow's 20:45 kickoff against Inter.