Today, which is the 6th day of the expedition, will be the Group Stage Sec. 3 vs PHILADELPHIA UNION.

Pre-match Meeting	Today's Starting Lineup

The match, which took place in cold weather with strong winds and no rise in temperature, was a battle in which the outcome would determine whether or not the team could advance to the top of the tournament.
7 minutes into the game, Kobayashi (Miki) heads in Hideta's free kick but it hits the post and bounces away.
Tokyo, who actively tries to steal the ball from PHILADELPHIA UNION, attempts a polite build-up.
13 minutes, 18 minutes, Hideta and Kobayashi (Miki) take advantage of the wind and aim for the goal with long shots, waiting for a chance.
In the first half, Tokyo controlled the pace throughout, but the opponent with power and speed attacked at key moments.

CK Goal Battle in Front	Kobayashi's header hits the post...

 Under the instruction of coach Tadashi NAKAMURA, who emphasized the importance of helping each other, the game quickly starts in the second half with the players being encouraged to "definitely win!"

51 minutes, Hitoda who received in the middle runs diagonally from the right side to Fuki-no who runs in. Fuki-no, who took behind the DF line, pulls the GK and passes to Imamura who is free. Imamura easily kicks the ball into the goal and scores the first point.
After taking the lead, the opponent was given chances but the DF line rose up and did not allow any goals.
◈However, in the 67th minute, they scored a header from a corner kick, equalizing the score to 1-1.
PHILADELPHIA UNION will start moving the ball after scoring, threatening the Tokyo goal.
In the 73rd minute, the ball was dribbled in from the right side and a shot was taken, resulting in a reversal.
Tokyo fought until the end for an equalizing goal, but unfortunately lost 1-2, falling short by just one point.

Fukino, who assisted the opening goal

Tokyo became second in Group 2 due to the results of other teams' matches, and will now compete in the second place tournament.
※1st place → PUMAS, 2nd place → Tokyo, 3rd place → PHILADELPHIA UNION, 4th place → COLORADO RAPIDS
(Starting from the next game, matches will be played in a tournament format based on each team's ranking.)

Coach Tadashi NAKAMURA's post-match comments
"The first half was not bad in terms of ball possession and number of shots, as we had the wind on our side. In the second half, we were able to score due to that momentum, but we couldn't keep up with the opponent's power and speed once our legs started to slow down."
Unfortunately, we couldn't make it to the top tournament, but we gave it our all and we'll do our best in the next game."

After the game ended and lunch was over, we went to a nearby shopping mall with the help of local Japanese community members.
It was the first time during the tournament to go shopping, and everyone enjoyed shopping while feeling the American atmosphere.

Afternoon to the shopping mall	Choose souvenirs as you like

We will continue to make new preparations for the ranking decision tournament starting the day after tomorrow.