Academy Report

This morning, we were blessed with the clearest skies since arriving on Jeju Island. Even at 5 PM, the game time, it was quite hot.

After waking up, I went to a nearby park for a walk and some exercises, and had breakfast after stretching.Since the game was at 5 PM, I did some light exercise for about an hour in the morning. We practiced at the venue of yesterday's practice match, sharing the ground with Offenheim from Germany.After doing simple ball control, passing, and heading in pairs, we split into offense and defense for training. The offense practiced shooting, and the defense confirmed their defensive movements in formations. Finally, we finished the practice with shots from crosses.We returned to the hotel, took a shower, and had a slightly late lunch.

We left the hotel at 3 PM and headed to the ground. The ground was right by the coast, and the scenery was beautiful.During the meeting upon arrival, the coach confirmed the tactics for today's match.Coach Minamihara confirmed the set pieces. The warm-up included Brazilian gymnastics and one-on-one drills to enhance concentration.JEJU INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 2018 Group E Qualifier
Tuesday, August 14, 2018, 5:00 PM Kick-off at JUNGMUN FOOTBALL FIELD
Kashima Antlers U-15 vs Bremen U-15 (Germany)
First Half 1-0 Second Half 1-1 Total 2-1
Goal scorers: 10th minute of first half - Ota; 30th minute of second half - Kakita

Starting Lineup
GK: Takahashi Kaede・FP: Yamaguchi Ryoma・Ishii Rian・Fukuhara Hinata・Hirama Rikuto・Moriyama Shun (14th minute of second half - Kano Ryu)・Ebisawa Takeshi (halftime - Komura Koda)・Nakayama Hayato・Gocho Ren (30th minute of second half - Miura Naoki)・Ota Kaito (19th minute of second half - Saka Fumiya)・Kakita Shogo
( ) indicates substitute players・SUB: Kishimoto Yuma・Aiki Kaito・Ishido RyotaWe started the first half well, pressing from the front and controlling the game.

In the 10th minute, Ota coolly slotted a shot past the goalkeeper from a pass by Gocho, opening the scoring. The opponent held possession for a bit longer, but we responded tenaciously and only faced one real threat. We did not lose any one-on-one challenges. The first half ended with the score unchanged.In the second half, Bremen made 5 substitutions and came out aggressively, focusing on attack. Although Antlers fought with unwavering concentration, in the 10th minute of the second half, a direct free-kick led to a defensive lapse in marking, resulting in a goal conceded.

After that, the opponent had more possession for extended periods, and the game continued. However, just before entering additional time in the 30th minute of the second half, Kakita headed a shot from Yamaguchi's cross, which was initially parried by the goalkeeper, but he followed up and tapped it into the goal. A magnificent goal scored just before the whistle allowed us to regain the lead.After that, we tried to manage the game and run down the clock, but the additional time displayed was 5 minutes. The game actually ended after 7 minutes and 30 seconds.

We managed to win today's match, and we will prepare thoroughly for the match against Jeju United U-15 team the day after tomorrow.

We left the ground after the match and arrived back at the hotel a little after 7 PM.

Dinner was at 8 PM.Tomorrow is a rest day, but a typhoon is approaching, and rough weather is expected.