SCHOOL REPORTS School Reports

It is the 4th day of the France expedition.

It was raining in the morning, so we couldn’t all go for a walk or to the bakery together, but the rain stopped after breakfast.

The parade with all participating teams in the tournament took place as scheduled in the morning, and the players were practicing the chants they would perform.

When we arrived at the venue in the morning, many participating teams had already gathered, and we were greeted with many calls of "Konnichiwa" and "Tokyo!"

The team from Saint-Étienne, France, immediately reached out and communicated with FC Tokyo and Dynamo Kyiv.

Since this is their third year participating, the local people were very proactive in reaching out, and there were many fans and supporters wearing FC Tokyo merchandise.

In the parade, local French clubs were positioned in front and behind, and although we were almost overwhelmed by their numbers and volume, the players sang chants loudly without giving in and waved to the people on the streets.

 

Local FC Tokyo fans and supporters also walked together.

The tournament is finally starting.

We will steadily improve our condition starting from the warm-up.

The matches are

First Match vs Paris FC

Second Match vs 1.FC Köln

Third Match vs FC Porto

Fourth match vs Clermont Foot

These are the matches.

We were unable to earn any points in the match.

After the final match, the players shed tears of frustration and held a meeting among themselves. They aim for victory in the final group league match the following day.

When leaving, positive comments such as "Let's look forward!", "There were parts we did well!", and "This is today's point for improvement, so let's fix it tomorrow!" were exchanged, and once again the team united to aim for victory.

During the tournament, opponents and other teams called out, "One shot! OK?" and the players quickly made new soccer friends.

* There were also times when local elementary school students asked to take photos.

 

Also, this tournament included a juggling test, and if points and total goals are tied, the results of this test will be used as the next criterion.

Since it was a challenge that Coach Tsukamoto had pointed out from the time the team was first formed, we saw improvements compared to the beginning.

Tomorrow, first of all, we will not be influenced by this result... We aim for victory!

We also stopped by Coco-san, who was serving as the overall MC during the tournament!

We will not let our frustration be temporary, but will "grow" so that it leads to the next step!

The tournament will hold the remaining one group stage match tomorrow, after which it will move on to the respective ranking leagues.

We will do our best to reach even higher!