Matchday 12 Saturday, August 31, 2024 Kick-off 11:00 AM
HOME Ibaraki Prefectural Kashima Soccer Stadium
vs Kashiwa Reysol U-18
3-2 (First Half 1-1, Second Half 2-1)
9 min Goal Conceded18 min Minato Yoshida
54 min Minato Yoshida
67 min Hayate Cho
90+1 min Goal Conceded
Kashima Antlers Youth Members
GK 21 Eita Kishino (3rd year)DF 3 Ryunosuke Dobashi (3rd year)
DF 4 Yugo Okawa (2nd year)
DF 7 Kaito Sato (3rd year)
DF 26 Amon Tamaki (3rd year)
MF 10 Seima Ogasawara (3rd year)
MF 14 Tenma Nakagawa (2nd year)
MF 19 Yuwa Fukuoka (1st year)
MF 28 Rui Onuki (1st year)
FW 11 Hayate Cho (2nd year)
FW 40 Minato Yoshida (1st year)
Kashima Antlers Youth Substitute Members
GK 41 Shota Aragaki (1st year)DF 16 Ryuku Oshima (1st year)
MF 6 Yoshiki Iwanaga (2nd year)
MF 8 Yuto Sato (2nd year)
MF 32 Daigo Hirashima (1st year)
FW 13 Homare Tokuda (3rd year)
FW 30 Teruto Takaki (2nd year)
First match back after the league break, a 3-2 victory.
Matchday 12 of the Prince Takamado Trophy JFA U-18 Football Premier League 2024 EAST was a home match against Kashiwa Reysol U-18 at Ibaraki Prefectural Kashima Soccer Stadium.
After a break of about a month and a half since the last match against Kawasaki F U-18, the Premier League finally resumed.
During the break, the team participated in the 48th Japan Club Youth Football Championship (U-18), where they finished second in Group F and failed to advance to the knockout stage.
The team has been preparing together, facing the results head-on.
The team had faced Kashiwa U-18 in the opening match of the Premier League, losing 1-3. The team's morale was even higher for this home game.
For this match's player entrance, children from the Kashima Antlers School selection served as escort kids.
In the 9th minute of the first half, a shot from in front of the goal allowed the opponent to score first.
The team continued to play with a strong intent to score, aiming to get back into the game.
In the 18th minute, after a long pass from #4 Okawa was initially intercepted, #40 Yoshida quickly won the ball back and struck it with his left foot, shaking the net to equalize.
In the 67th minute, #40 Yoshida received a pass from #10 Ogasawara on the left flank and sent the ball to #11 Cho in front of the goal. #11 Cho's shot was blocked by an opponent, but #40 Yoshida scored on the rebound, making it 2-1.
They continued to push forward, not letting up on their attacks.
In the 67th minute, #28 Onuki sent a pass from the center to #40 Yoshida in the penalty area. Yoshida's shot hit the right goalpost. The rebound was cleared, but #11 Cho pushed it in, successfully taking a 3-1 lead.
Towards the end of the match, the opponents attacked more frequently in their own half.
In the 90+1 minute, the opponent created a chance from a long pass aimed at the space in front of the goal. They penetrated deep on the left flank, resulting in a foul in the penalty area and a penalty kick.
The opponent's penalty kick was initially saved by #21 Kishino, but the rebound was pushed in, and they conceded a goal right before the end of the match.
The match ended 3-2. This was their 6th consecutive home win.
Even in the strong rain, supporters and academy players came to Kashima Stadium to cheer for the players at this match.
The team will go into the next match united, ready to repay their support.