It's the fourth day since I came to Germany, and the weather has been sunny and warm every day, making it easy to spend time.
I am able to see cherry blossoms for the first time this year in Germany.

Today, we spent the morning resting as we had a double header, and each of us went for a walk. We are now preparing for the practice game in the afternoon.

Today's opponent is the powerhouse Kaiserslautern U19, currently in 2nd place in the U19 BUNDESLIGA.

A team that will come up with a coordinated attack, building firmly from the back line, unlike the previous opponents.
They respond to such opponents with a compact defense, but they are pushed back one after another by opponents with individual abilities, strength, speed, and a level of play they have never experienced before.
11 minutes, the ball was cleared after being dropped to the back line and a goal was scored from the loose ball.
In the 14th minute immediately after, a powerful header shot was scored by the opponent who was free from the CK that was being watched carefully.
Although we wanted to recover here, we gave away a PK from a FK and ended up conceding 3 goals in the early stages.
After conceding a goal, the players gather on the pitch to discuss countermeasures. In the 31st minute, Haru starts the attack from behind the DF line and Yoshida follows, dribbling past the DF and taking a shot that hits the side net.
Tokyo, who is on the offensive, sends Haru behind the opponent's DF line. However, Imamura's looping shot, which picked up the goalkeeper's clearance, goes over the GK but misses the frame.
When aggressively attacking, Yoshida received a pass from Shinaida at the 41st minute, but his shot lacked power and was easily caught by the goalkeeper.
Missed chances to regain rhythm and gave away a penalty in the 43rd minute, resulting in a goal.
The first half ends with a score of 0-4.
 

The second half began with the voices saying, "There is nothing to lose! We have to do it!"
Press aggressively, collide with your body, and increase the time to push in by challenging with courage.
Yokoyama's breakthrough from the second half, Yoshida's run to the back, Shinaida's distribution of long and short passes, and Kobayashi's dedication create chances.
◈At 63 minutes, after pressing the front line, Yoshida and Yokoyama took the ball from Shinaida and returned one point with a powerful shot.
In the 71st minute, Yoshida skillfully put his body in front of the ball behind Shinaida and calmly closed the gap to a 2-point difference by winning the one-on-one against the goalkeeper.
Despite facing physically strong opponents, they continued to challenge for the ball and push towards the goal, but were unable to convert their chances and ultimately lost 2-4.

It was a day where I could feel the strength, height, and speed of my body, and I was able to experience a tough opponent that I couldn't usually face. It was a day where I could realize what I couldn't do and what I could do against such an opponent.

How to fight in this kind of situation, including consecutive games and the environment.
How much dedication and single-mindedness can you show?
I hope the players will use their experiences and feelings to move forward.