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2017.7.26[Academy]

[U-18] Day 6 of the China Expedition

Woke up at 8 o'clock today as well.
Some players are a bit tired, but overall they welcomed the morning with good expressions.

In the morning, everyone relaxed in preparation for the evening match.
During lunch, Mr. Hu, who is accompanying us on this expedition, encouraged the players by saying, "The performance of the Japanese team is wonderful. We will definitely win today. Do your best."

And the opponent for the third match of the group stage is Wolfsburg.
Struggling with a wet pitch caused by the water sprayed before the match and the rain that fell with the kickoff.
Overwhelmed by Wolfsburg's high skill and speed, we conceded three goals in the first half.
Nevertheless, the players fought without giving up, and in the 35th minute of the second half, Kazumi Miyata scored a goal to bring one point back.
However, they conceded one more goal to the opponent and lost 1-4.
As a result, we finished in 3rd place in the group stage and will move on to the lower tournament.
After the match, there were players who shed tears of regret and found it difficult to get back up.
Players who faced high-level opponents head-on and experienced world-class competition firsthand.
With this experience in mind, we will fight against Shandong Luneng, who is in 4th place in Group B, tomorrow.