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2017.3.31[Academy]

[U-18] Germany Expedition Day 5

Today, Germany will be sunny and warm.
After breakfast, take a long walk to recover from the fatigue of three consecutive games.


Today's opponent is RC Strasbourg, who is playing in the French CHAMPIONNAT NATIONAL U19.
It took 1 hour and 30 minutes by bus to cross the border.

I want you to actively challenge and make use of what you felt in yesterday's game. The game is moving in the beginning.
3 minutes, YOKOYAMA, who turned forward near 30 meters to the goal, swung his right foot and stabbed a powerful shot that the opponent GK couldn't move even one step and took the lead.
Afterwards, we will use yesterday's reflection and maintain a high DF line to create a compact defense, and make attacking opportunities by making runs behind from Hara and Imamura.
Even in defense, they were momentarily caught off guard and a powerful shot was taken, but GK Takase made a fine save.
In the first half, there were many corner kicks and free kicks, but by learning from yesterday's mistakes, we focused on defending with Takase at the center. In the 27th minute, Yoshida started the play on the left side and passed it to Okanote, who ran up the right side with Kobayashi and Shinohara, resulting in a side change.
Imamura, who was left free with a far cross from Okaniwa, dives in with a header and scores an additional goal as planned.


In the second half, at 48 minutes, Yoshida steals the opponent's ball at the front line and finally passes the GK to score.
However, at 56 minutes and 60 minutes, they were caught off guard by the opponent's counterattack and faced a decisive one-on-one situation with the GK, but both times Takase made a fine save.
Do not let the opponent take control.
In the 76th minute, the ball was lost on the final line and the team was in a pinch, but GK Ohmoto quickly closed the gap with a fast attack, causing the opponent to miss their shot and avoiding danger.
Despite being pushed back, we managed to keep a clean sheet, but in the 87th minute we conceded a goal from a counter attack. However, we continued to play with focus and were able to secure a 3-1 victory.

After the game, we received a unique Wiener prepared by the opposing staff, and headed back on the bus.

Tomorrow is the last match of the Germany expedition. I want to make sure to prepare thoroughly so that we can return in good shape.