Academy Report

Today, we had breakfast at the hotel and did some light exercise at a nearby park.

In the afternoon, we moved to HKFC and had lunch.After that, the first match was played at 3:57 PM, followed by a total of three preliminary league matches.

"SOCCER SEVENS" is a 7-a-side football game, with each match consisting of two 7-minute halves. There is no offside on the 90m x 55m pitch.

The narrow pitch allows for speedy attacks, resulting in many goals.

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Preliminary League Match 1
vs WELLINGTON PHOENIX
1-0
Scorer
Eiga Takema

Starting players
Yuya Oki, Hiroki Machida, Kenta Nemoto, Kazune Kubota, Ryota Ushihara, Toshiya Tanaka, Taiki Tokoyoda

Substitute player
Eiga TakemaPreliminary League Match 2
vs WEST HAM UNITED
3-0

Scorers
Hiroki Machida, Toshiya Tanaka, Ryota Ushihara

Starting players
Yuya Oki, Hiroki Machida, Kenta Nemoto, Kazune Kubota, Ryota Ushihara, Toshiya Tanaka, Taiki Tokoyoda

Substitute player
Ayumu FunazakiPreliminary League Match 3
vs YAU YEE LEAGUE SELECT
2-0
Scorers
Kazune Kubota, Toshiya Tanaka

Starting players
Yuya Oki, Hiroki Machida, Kenta Nemoto, Kazune Kubota, Ryota Ushihara, Toshiya Tanaka, Taiki Tokoyoda

Substitute players
Ayumu Funazaki, Shotaro Taniguchi, Eiga TakemaWe won all three matches, scoring 6 goals and conceding none, advancing to the knockout tournament as group leaders.

We received a lot of cheers from the local people in the stands.

Tomorrow, our opponent in the first round of the knockout tournament will be England's Newcastle United.