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2018.10.07[Academy]

[U-15] England Expedition Day 4

Day 4 of England Expedition.
On the second day of the tournament, the match was between Premier League powerhouses Manchester City and Arsenal.


Manchester City, the first opponent of the match, seems to be coming to take 3 points by all means as they lost to Arsenal yesterday.

Tokyo conceded a goal early in the first half due to a mistake in their own half.
Unable to stop the opponent's high-quality build-up and individual attacking abilities, resulting in a goal. A difficult situation with a score of 0-2.

However, the scene where they move in good coordination in both offense and defense has increased, gradually advancing into the opponent's court.
Then, Iwane brings the ball into the penalty area and draws a foul from the opponent. Iwane then scores the resulting penalty kick, making it 1-2.

Tokyo, who wanted to make a comeback, couldn't withstand the opponent's techniques and physicality that cannot be experienced in Japan, and ended the game with a score of 1-5 after conceding multiple goals.


Arsenal have won the first two games so far.
Six players with a height of 185cm or more appeared, and although they were a team that also required technical players, Tokyo bravely faced them.

Collective defense from the start of the first half has caused frustration for the opposing players.

However, we still concede the first goal from the opponent's cross ball.
However, immediately after, Kajiwara brought the ball up from the DF line and took it to the opponent's penalty area. He attracted the opponent's DF and passed it to Moritsugu, who ran into the space and scored with his right foot, equalizing the score.

After that, the opponent continued to push and it was a difficult time, but we managed to hold on by putting our bodies on the line.
The ball was dribbled from the goal line along the center and a goal was scored directly from an unbelievable angle, making it 1-2.

The game ended as it is, experiencing the world's top level and finishing the group league in 3rd place with 1 draw and 2 losses.

Tomorrow's 9th and 10th place final round will be against Anderlecht from Belgium, and we will fight for victory to close the gap with the world that we felt keenly in today's two matches.