- Day 4 -

The day starts with a walk at 8:00 AM. Since today is the birthday of Takumi MATSUNO and Kaito TAKAHASHI, we celebrated together.

The morning was free time, and the players relaxed at the hotel. They recovered from the fatigue of long-distance travel and the match played yesterday, preparing for the match in the afternoon.

A training match was held with Sparta Rotterdam U-14 from 15:30, consisting of two halves of 35 minutes each.

[First Half]
The start of the match was poor, and we conceded a goal due to a mistake just 3 minutes in. The goal woke us up, and in the 6th minute, Souma UEDA's corner kick was headed in by Sosuke TAKANO, leveling the score at 1-1. After that, we created chances centered around Yuki YONEKAWA, but we couldn't convert them into goals, and the first half ended.

[Second Half]
In the second half, the match quickly changed, with goals conceded in the 1st and 19th minutes, making the score 1-3. In the 22nd minute, Sho Kitabayashi scored a powerful goal from a strong breakthrough, bringing the total score to 2-3, closing the gap to one point. Then, Sakutaro KAWADA, who had repeatedly broken through the opponent's defense since the first half, scored consecutively in the 30th and 35th minutes, turning the score around to 4-3 as the match ended. Although they were once trailing by two points, they fought hard and achieved victory without giving up.

After the match, we took a commemorative photo with the players of Sparta Rotterdam U-14.

Tomorrow will be the last training match before the tournament. The opponent is Feyenoord U-14. We will work hard to achieve a good victory and prepare for the tournament.