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2018.4.02[Academy]

[U-15 Musashi] 7th day of Netherlands expedition

Today, three matches will be played in the ranking determination league.
In yesterday's qualifying league, the result was 3 wins and 1 loss, so we aim for our first victory in this tournament.

The first match is against SK Slavia Praag from Czech Republic.
Conceded a goal after losing the ball to the opponent due to a mistake in their own goal area in the 7th minute. The first half ends with the score unchanged.

In the second half, we aggressively pressed from a high position and created many opportunities to advance towards the goal, but we were unable to score and the game ended 0-1.

The second match will be against PEC Zwolle from the Netherlands, the second time in this tournament.
In the qualifying league, it was a 0-0 draw, so it's a must-win game.
Marique cut off the opponent DF's horizontal pass at 5 minutes, and drove straight to the goal, scoring the team's first goal of the tournament.
Musashi does not slow down its momentum and in the 8th minute, Mariek crosses from a deep position on the right side, and Taguchi adds a goal with a header after competing with the opposing GK, making it 2-0 at halftime.
In the second half, we endured the opponent's fierce attack from the start, and managed to hold them to one goal, securing our first victory of the tournament with a score of 2-1.

And the final match of this tournament will be against FC Utrecht from the Netherlands.
Amidst the watchful eyes of many locals, they took control of the game from the start with a fast-paced passing game.
4 minutes, Kaigai scored the first goal by following up on a cross from the right side that was deflected by the opposing DF.
They held on to this score until the end and secured a 1-0 victory.

Watch the final rounds of the U-12 and U-14 divisions after the match.
U-14 Final Round: AFC Ajax (Netherlands) vs. Laranja Mecanica (Brazil).
It seems like they were inspired by the world-class soccer played by players of the same generation.

And closing ceremony.
Each team representative is called up to receive the trophy and give a short speech.

Fujimoto received the trophy on behalf of FC Tokyo and said, "Oh, thank you!" Laughter and applause erupted from the venue.

The players continued to interact with the local people even after the closing ceremony.

After returning to the dormitory and finishing dinner, I ran into the players of Laranja Mecanica, who were about to return home.
We took a photo together at the end and promised each other, "Let's meet again next year."

The tournament schedule has ended today.
Tomorrow, I will return to Japan.