The opponent for the last match of the Germany expedition is SV Werder Bremen U17
It was an absolute battle that we could not afford to lose against a team with players of the same generation.

The venue was kicked off at 16:30 at the training ground a few hundred meters from SV Werder Bremen's home base, Weser Stadium.
I want to express the game as the culmination of the expedition.

Tokyo, who is familiar with this expedition, is trying to move the ball wide in a 4-3-3 formation against the opponent's attack, but they are having a hard time taking the initiative in both offense and defense.

In addition, in the sudden rough weather, they were hit by rain and wind and lost the first goal by starting with a long ball.
As time passed, we gradually got used to the opponent's build-up and took the ball at a high position. Kim scored a middle shot and we ended the first half with a 1-1 tie.

At halftime, coach Sato told us, "Foreign players have their own characteristics, such as having long legs, but if we can play while observing our opponents, the world will open up even more." We head into the second half with renewed determination.

After being inspired by these words, they showed an aggressive attack early in the second half and Kubo scored a goal to turn the game around to 2-1.

However, immediately after taking the lead, we continued to concede goals due to mistakes and once again allowed the lead to slip to 2-3.
Afterwards, despite creating several chances from aggressive defense, they were unable to finish and were instead overwhelmed by the opponent's individual speed and strength, resulting in a 2-5 loss.
Tokyo, which never gives up, continues to launch positive attacks centered around Tanihata and Haga, and although they make a comeback with goals from Nakatani and Kubo towards the end of the game, they fall just short.
It ended in a 4-5 defeat.

It was clear that we needed to experience the sophisticated and high-level football of Germany on this expedition, and we had to continue to build on it both as a team and as individuals.
After the end of the match, the team enjoyed the traditional German dish "Schweinehaxe" together, as it was the last night in Germany.