Today is sunny and the warmth is increasing in Germany.
After breakfast, take a long walk to relieve the fatigue from the three consecutive matches.
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Today's opponent is RC Strasbourg, who is competing in the France CHAMPIONNAT NATIONAL U19.
It took 1 hour and 30 minutes by bus to cross the border.
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I want you to actively challenge yourself in the match, utilizing what you felt in yesterday's game, starting from the beginning.
In the 3rd minute, Yokoyama, facing forward near 30 meters from the goal, unleashed a powerful shot with his right foot that pierced through, leaving the opposing GK unable to move, scoring the opening goal.
After that, we will utilize the reflections from yesterday, maintaining a high DF line and creating a compact defense, with Haru and Imamura making runs behind to form our attacking shape.
Even in defense, they were caught off guard for a moment and faced a powerful shot, but GK Takase made a fine save.
In the first half, there were many corner kicks and free kicks, but learning from yesterday's mistakes, we focused on defending centered around Takase. In the 27th minute, Yoshida initiated a play on the left side, passing to Kobayashi and Shinohara, who then switched the ball to Okaniwa, who surged up the right side.
Imamura, who was free at the far post from Okaniwa's pinpoint cross, scored with a diving header, adding another goal as planned.
In the second half, in the 48th minute, Yoshida stole the opponent's ball at the front line and finally bypassed the goalkeeper to score a goal.
However, when faced with a counterattack from the opponent, in the 56th and 60th minutes, we encountered a decisive one-on-one situation with the GK, but Takase made fine saves in both instances.
Do not give the momentum to the opponent.
In the 76th minute, although they lost the ball on the final line and faced a crisis, the substitute goalkeeper Ohmoto quickly narrowed the angle with a swift attack, causing the opponent to miss the shot and escaping the danger.
Despite being pushed back, we managed to keep a clean sheet until the 87th minute when we conceded a goal after being caught off guard. However, we continued to play with focus and fought hard to secure a 3-1 victory.
After the match, we received a unique sausage prepared by the opposing team's staff, which can only be found in this region, and then we headed back by bus.
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Tomorrow is the last match of the expedition to Germany. I want to make thorough preparations now so that we can return home in good shape.