Academy Report

Today marks the final day of the tournament.

Since the match kicked off at 9 AM, we had an early breakfast, held a meeting, and then departed from the hotel.

The starting lineup was announced after we arrived at the ground.2018 Evergrande International Youth Football Summer Camp Friendly Tournament
Kashima Junior vs. Foshan FC U-12
First Half 4-0
Second Half 7-0
Total 11-0

Goal Scorers: Sasaki, Kiuchi x2, Asahina x2, Sato, Tonooka, Niibori x2, Miura, Tsukuda

We won the tournament with a perfect record. Although it was a friendly tournament, we achieved an impressive 5 consecutive wins.

Starting Members:
GK: Daiki Nakai・DF: Yudai Miyazawa, Haruto Niibori, Itsuki Miyoshi, Yuto Otsuki・MF: Sota Sasaki, Ryunosuke Arakawa, Haruto Miyazaki, Ryuta Kaneda・FW: Atsuto Kiuchi, Ryoki Ito

SUB: GK: Shogo Kurosawa (substitute appearance)・FP: Kairo Sato (substitute appearance), Yuki Toyoshima, Ryota Tonooka (substitute appearance), Kota Tsukuda (substitute appearance), Naoto Miura (substitute appearance), Towa Asahina (substitute appearance)We started the game well again today, scoring in the first minute with a superb volley from Sasaki after an opponent's clearance. After that, we missed a one-on-one with the goalkeeper and had a series of misplaced passes, which disrupted our rhythm and led to some dangerous situations. A water break and substitutions helped us regain some momentum, and in the 25th minute, Kiuchi scored from a pass by Otsuki, extending our lead. Furthermore, in the 30th and 35th minutes, Asahina's volley and Kiuchi's header found the net, completely deflating the opponent's morale.

In the second half, the substitute players made effective plays, breaking down the opponent's defensive line and scoring from crosses.

In the 7th minute of the second half, Sato scored with a left-footed shot, and in the 15th minute, Tonooka scored from a dive. In the 17th minute, Niibori, and in the 21st minute, Miura, each picked up a loose ball and scored a goal.

Furthermore, in the 25th minute, Asahina scored with a header, in the 32nd minute, Tsukuda scored, and in the 34th minute, Niibori scored the decisive goal, netting 7 goals in the second half alone.

With the contribution of the substitute players, we ended the match with a large score.The second half performance improved, and we finished the tournament with a victory of 4-0 in the first half, 7-0 in the second half, for a total of 11-0.

In the afternoon, we had lunch and then participated in the closing ceremony. All tournament invitees received commemorative gifts and jerseys.Before dinner, we held a video meeting. After dinner, we had another meeting. Each person shared what they felt about this China tour, both on and off the pitch, and about the culture.

We will return to Japan tomorrow (7/22).