- Day 4 -

Yesterday's travel took about 7 hours in total, and the players seemed to be showing signs of fatigue, but they were energetically having breakfast and replenishing their energy for the match.

[Match 1]

vs ILSAN ARI FC (40×2)
【Result】
〇9-5
[First Half] 2-2
[Second Half] 7-3

In this match, players who have shown growth during the expedition to Korea were present. Many teams are fielding second-year middle school students in this expedition. Among them, significant growth was observed in battles for the ball during defensive situations. However, there were also several instances where players were overtaken by speed and power, providing an opportunity to learn how to individually excel against faster opponents.

[Match 2]
vs Tonjin Junior High School (25 minutes x 3)
〇4-3
[First Half] 0-3
[2nd Half] 0-0
[3rd] 4-0

In this match, we conceded 2 goals early in the first half against a second-year junior high school team. The coach said, "Let's challenge ourselves more. If we're going to lose like this, it's better to take many challenges, fail, and lose, as that will help us grow." Perhaps encouraged by this, we boldly took on the challenge and ended up turning the game around.
Although they were tired, there was not a single player who slacked off, and they played to the best of their ability.

The uniform exchange after the match was very lively. Despite feeling the language barrier, we made an effort to communicate through gestures and body language.
They felt the joy of being able to communicate with foreigners who do not use a common language, as well as the frustration when communication fails, and it seems that those who aspire to become professional soccer players in the future also felt the walls they must overcome.
I believe that they are daily stimulated by various environments where things like countries, temperatures, food, and languages differ, and that their values have undoubtedly been influenced by these new stimuli.