Academy Report

I had breakfast and moved to HKFC.
After that, the first round of the final tournament kicked off at 10:12 local time.vs Newcastle United
0-0
Sudden death
0-0
PK
6-7

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

Substitutions
Ayumu Funasaki,

Sudden death players
Hiroki Machida, Kenta Nemoto, Kazune Kubota, Toshiya Tanaka

Both teams created chances but couldn't score, ending in a 0-0 draw. Extra time was played with a 4-on-4 golden goal rule. Neither team could score again, leading to a penalty shootout where we lost.

As a result of this, we moved to the lower tournament (battle for 5th place).Lower Tournament
vs Aston Villa
0-3

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

Substitutions
Eiwa Takema, Shotaro Taniguchi, Ayumu Funasaki,The game remained evenly matched, but we conceded a goal just before halftime. In the second half, as we pushed forward to score, we were hit by a counterattack and conceded two more goals in quick succession.

We lost this match as well, finishing the tournament in 7th place out of 14 teams. The tournament champion was Newcastle United, our opponent in the first round of the final tournament.

After all matches were concluded, an awards party was held at the tournament reception venue.