On April 25, the TORENO INTERNAZIONALE CALCIO GIOVANILE tournament entered its fourth day. Kashima Antlers, who had lost to Ajax the previous day, played Juventus in the ranking tournament at 10:45 AM, winning 1-0.
Kashima Antlers 1-0 Juventus
Kashima Starting Lineup: Daisuke Magata, Sora Okita, Soshi Kofuda, Saihiro Tada, Taku Saito, Hayato Iida, Kai Ishizu, Kiteru Miyauchi, Sho Shibata, Hiroto Kanazawa, Soryo Maeda
Substitutes: Taiyo Suzuki, Yu Funahashi, Riku Sakurayama, Tatsuya Kiuchi, Shoei Takagi
Coach Morishima's comments: "We were able to address the team's issues from the previous day's match. The players showed their fighting spirit. They communicated with each other and were able to organize their defense. The opponent had several decisive chances in both halves. Our goal came from a free kick, an own goal from a defensive error by the opponent. I think this result came from our never-give-up attitude until the very end. We are still struggling to accurately connect passes when we have possession, so I want to correct that for the afternoon match."
After the match, the players returned to the hotel. They took a dip in the hotel's onsen pool to prepare for the afternoon match.
At 6 PM, they played Ilves Tempere (Finland), who had defeated CSKA Moscow 1-0.
Kashima Antlers 3-0 Ilves Tempere
Kashima Starting Lineup: Daisuke Magata, Sora Okita, Soshi Kofuda, Saihiro Tada, Yu Funahashi, Taku Saito, Tatsuya Kiuchi, Kai Ishizu, Kiteru Miyauchi, Shoei Takagi, Hiroto Kanazawa
Substitutes: Taiyo Suzuki, Riku Sakurayama, Hayato Iida, Soryo Maeda, Sho Shibata
Goal Scorers: Taku Saito (2), Shoei Takagi
Coach Morishima's comments: "We started the match well, maintaining a solid defensive shape while actively connecting passes and launching attacks. We scored an early goal in the first half and added more goals afterward, allowing us to control the match. In the second half, our offense became a bit sloppy. I want to correct that tomorrow. The players are growing with each match. Tomorrow will be our last match of the tournament, so I want them to give it their all."
On the 26th, the final day of the tournament, they will face Padova (Italy) at 9:30 AM.
