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2016.8.07[Academy]

[U-15] Germany-Denmark Expedition Day 9

Tokyo has made it to the Final Round.
More and more people have become interested in and supporting FC Tokyo's games throughout this tournament, and even the host family came to cheer for them in the final round!

The opponent is Reading FA (England).
A match against a team with a proven track record of development in England.
The match started with a goal conceded from a PK in the first half, allowing the opponent to take a 0-1 lead.
However, calm Tokyo builds up the game while moving the ball, and ties the game with Sota Watanabe's middle shot!
In the second half, despite conceding an additional goal, Suto scores an equalizer.
The match went straight into a penalty shootout, and Tokyo secured the victory with 5 successful shots while the opponent missed their 5th shot, winning the championship.


 

After that, a training match was held with Sporting CP (Portugal), who lost to Reading FA (England) in the semifinal round.
Match against a powerhouse team that produces many Portuguese representatives.
Despite being overwhelmed by the opponent's high technique and physicality, Watanabe Fuuma, Kurihara Toshimasa, and Watanabe Natsuki secured a 3-2 victory with their goals.
They were confident of winning against Sporting CP, who was a candidate for the championship.
 

Participated in the closing ceremony after the training match and made FC Tokyo's name resound in Denmark as the winning team.