On the 20th (Saturday), the 7th day of the expedition, the ranking match will kick off at 9:30, so we have been busy preparing since the morning.
We played a match against Dynamo Kyiv for the 13th place decision.
Since this will be the last match of the tournament for FC Tokyo U-15 Fukagawa, we will unite as one and strive to end with a victory.
The first chance came to FC Tokyo U-15 Fukagawa. Harushiro MATSUSHITA, who broke through behind the defense line, evaded the GK. However, the shot missed the goal.
Then, they faced two major crises in succession. However, GK Haruto ITO made fine saves to protect the goal.
However, we conceded a goal in the 27th minute of the first half and went into halftime with a score of 0-1.
We will fight more fiercely to turn the game around in the second half. Then, Yuto MACHIDA calmly finished a cross from the left to equalize at 1-1.
We wanted to build momentum and make a quick comeback, but we conceded a penalty and it became 1-2.
It has become a bad flow, but we will all work together to turn this around and show our growth during this expedition.
On this day, Soushi YOSHIDA, who was appointed captain, equalized with a shot, and in the dying moments of the second half, Tomoki HATAKEYAMA took a shot exploiting a gap in the opponent's defense. However, it hit the goalpost and did not result in a score. Just when it seemed the match would end in a draw, in stoppage time, Soma ARATA connected with a cross from the left to score a dramatic winning goal.
The match ended 3-2, and we erupted with joy at the long-awaited victory.
Since we could not advance to the upper tournament, there were no matches scheduled for the afternoon, but with the cooperation of Paris, who is attending, we were able to have a practice match with Juventus.
With a sense of gratitude, the players approached the match with the same motivation as in this tournament.
It was a match where we failed to convert several decisive chances, resulting in a 2-4 defeat, highlighting our issues.
After that, we finished the activities of the seventh day, savoring the reality that we were not standing there in the Semifinal Round.
