Today, the sky has been cloudy with occasional light rain since morning.
In the morning, the players of the Japan national team, including Uchida, visited the arena (stadium) of Schalke 04, a big Bundesliga club, and the players were able to see the facilities of the club and were once again filled with dreams of the world.

Travel by bus for about 1 hour from Schalke Arena to the Dortmund training ground, the venue for the match.
Second match of the Germany expedition, VS Dortmund U-19 will kick off at 6pm local time. (Today's match will be 40 minutes half)
Unlike yesterday's match against Leverkusen, we are struggling with Dortmund's build-up from the defensive line and changes in midfield positions, making it difficult to find opportunities to steal the ball.
◈In the 2nd minute, Yoshiatsu OIJI easily carried the ball in front of the goal and conceded a goal. After that, they were unable to grasp their own pace for a while, but around the 10-minute mark, they gradually began to control the flow of the game. With effective ball recovery by pressing the opponent's ball source, they created numerous scoring opportunities with quick attacks led by Kenta OKUMA, Ryo SATO, and FW Yoshiatsu OIJI, but the opponent's defense, which was tenacious and physically strong, prevented them from scoring and the first half ended without a goal.

The second half continued in the same manner, but in the 62nd minute, a counter attack resulted in the DF line being taken and a desperate struggle in front of the goal, but they were pushed back by the opponent's strength and suffered a devastating own goal. They were now down by two points.
Substitute player Daisuke Minami, who came on in the 70th minute, steals the ball from the opposing GK with a powerful press from the front line, closing in on a one-point difference.
Tokyo, riding on momentum, continues to attack the opponent's goal but is unable to score.
In the final moments, it seemed that Halfuya had scored a goal with a sliding shot from Katsuya Aihara's right side breakthrough and cross, but it was ruled offside.
The game ended with a score of 1-2.

We were able to have confidence in our own soccer even against stronger and older opponents, but on the other hand, we lacked the power and intensity in front of the goal.
As with yesterday, there is still some weakness in terms of not missing opportunities and being strong in competition, and I was able to learn a lot in these two matches.
I want to gradually accumulate such experiences and aim for further level up as a team and as an individual.

FW Kenta OKUMA's comment
"Dortmund is physically strong and has the technical ability to connect with their feet, and all of their speed was fast."
MF Shuto ABE's comment
"There were many things to learn from their possession play. Personally, I want to improve my final quality."