Academy Report

I started this morning with a walk and exercises.

After lunch, we had a meeting and then left the hotel at 3 PM to head to the match venue.


This match was the final one of our expedition.

Kick-off: Thursday, August 30, 2018, 4:35 PM
Kashima Antlers U-12 School Selection Team vs Hebei China Fortune U-12

First Half: 0-1
Second Half: 2-0
Total: 2-1
Goal Scorers: Teranuma, Komori

<Standings>
1st Place: Shaanxi Football Association U-13, 5 wins, 15 points
2nd Place: Kashima Antlers School Selection, 4 wins, 1 loss, 12 points
3rd Place: Wuhan Shangwen U-12, 3 wins, 2 losses, 9 points
4th Place: Hebei China Fortune U-12, 1 win, 1 draw, 3 losses, 4 points
5th Place: Shonan Bellmare School Selection, 1 win, 5 losses, 3 points
6th Place: Shaanxi Football Association U-12, 1 draw, 4 losses, 1 point

We finished the tournament in second place.

<Starting Lineup>
GK: Teruku Fujigasaki (24th min of 2nd half, Sota Tamura) - FP: Haruto Arai (24th min of 1st half, Seira Teranuma), Junpei Uno, Takeshi Ishimori, Makoto Honji (24th min of 2nd half, Yuto Harigae), Shunsuke Momoi (14th min of 2nd half, Kokoro Imaumi), Soma Kawai, Aito Saito (24th min of 2nd half, Kenshin Fujimura), Haruki Yagyu, Ren Komori, Kokoro Imaumi (Halftime, Haruto Arai)In the first half, the opponent's pressing was intense, and while we maintained possession, we struggled to connect with the front line. Just before the whistle, we conceded a goal after they picked up a loose ball.At halftime, Coach Kogure gave us some stern words. Following the coach's instructions, in the second half, we challenged harder for the ball, quickly transitioned possession, and attacked with numerical superiority.

In the 10th minute of the second half, Teranuma, who had broken free from Yagyu's through pass, scored a brilliant equalizer. Furthermore, in the 12th minute of the second half, Komori calmly scored a go-ahead goal, and from then on, we maintained our advantage until the end of the match.We struggled in the first half, unable to capitalize on numerous chances, but we managed to come back and secure a victory in the second half.

At the closing ceremony after the match, Coach Kogure was selected and awarded the Best Coach Award.


The Kashima Antlers School Selection team was honored as the runner-up and received the second-place trophy.




Since we have an early departure tomorrow, we went straight to bed after dinner.