Kashima Youth reached their 5th day in Spain, and in the morning, they did some light running in preparation for the friendly match scheduled for 6 PM.
Afterward, they had lunch at the hotel from 1 PM. Today's dish was paella!
After a short break after lunch, they departed the hotel at 4 PM.
At 6 PM, they played a friendly match against Rayo Vallecano's U18 team.
Friendly Match vs Rayo Vallecano U18 0-2 (0-1, 0-1)
Starting Players:
Koki Matsuzaki, Koto Tangawa, Taiki Tsuneyoda, Leon Tamaki, Kenta Nemoto, Eriki Fujii, Shota Ishii, Ryota Ujihara, Eito Takahashi, Shoichi Kurimata, Shunya Yagi
Substitute Players:
Taiki Yamada, Konomu Namai, Michael Akatsuka, Yuta Ishikawahara, Juki Onuma, Masaki Yuki, Kotaro Arima, Taira Maeda, Itsuki Shinozuka
There was a slight hiccup when the referee didn't arrive on time, but the Rayo coach stepped in to officiate, and kickoff was delayed by 30 minutes.
From the start, the game was dominated by the opponent, but in the 2nd minute, Tamaki took a shot from a loose ball off a free kick, only to be denied by the goalkeeper.
In the 18th minute, they conceded the first goal from a middle shot, making it 0-1. In the 44th minute, Kurimata seized on a control error by the opponent's full-back and dribbled forward but was stopped by the goalkeeper, ending the first half 0-1.
In the second half, in the 11th minute, they lost the ball in midfield, allowing the opponent to break through the center and score an additional goal, putting them 2-0 down.
They continued to press from the front, creating a few chances, but failed to score, and the match ended 0-2.
After the match, they returned to the hotel and had dinner from 9:30 PM, marking the end of their fifth day in Spain.
