Instead of playing their usual 9 AM match, they went to watch a match between Nice and Portugal. This match went to a penalty shootout, with Nice emerging victorious.
After lunch, they held a meeting and then went into the match.
VS RCD Espanyol match
4:00 PM Kick-off
First Half 1-2
Second Half 0-1
Total 1-3
Goal Scorer: 30th minute of first half, Kaiyo Yanagimachi (direct free kick)
Final Standing: 6th place
<Starting Lineup>
GK: Aoi Terakado FP: Sora Okita, Soushi Kofuda, Yoshinori Ikizawa, Kenta Nemoto, Tatsuya Kiuchi, Yu Funahashi, Eito Takema, Kaiyo Yanagimachi, Noto Watanabe, Shoichi Kurimata
Substitutes: Ayumu Funazaki, Tomoya Nakagawa, Chen, Shion Chiba
As expected, the opponent pressed from the start of the match. They held possession more often, and we conceded first from a cross, which we had been wary of.
After that, the opponent was quick to transition from defense to offense, creating several dangerous counterattacks.
While enduring a period of pressure, in the 30th minute of the first half, Yanagimachi scored a brilliant free kick in front of the goal to equalize.
Towards the end of the first half, as the opponent's intensity dropped, we created scoring opportunities through individual skill and combination play, but lacked accuracy in our shots and couldn't score.
Just before the end of the first half, we allowed a dribble breakthrough from a counterattack and conceded a goal, making it 1-2.
Early in the second half, we conceded again from a corner kick at the near post. Although we were two goals down, the game continued in a similar fashion to the first half, and we patiently dealt with the opponent's counter-attacking tactics.
We created several chances in the second half and aimed for a goal, but we couldn't score and lost the match.
The opponent was effective at converting their chances into goals and possessed excellent shooting technique.
During dinner, we celebrated Shion Chiba's birthday with a cake.
From 7:30 PM, we watched the final match between Boca Juniors and Santos at the Shandong Luneng Olympic Stadium.
After watching the final match, there was an awards ceremony. The final match venue was the Shandong Luneng Olympic Stadium.
Boca Juniors defeated Santos 2-0 to become the champions.
Final Standings
1st Place: Boca Juniors (Argentina)
2nd Place: Santos FC (Brazil)
3rd Place: Desportivo Brasil (Brazil)
4th Place: Wolverhampton Wanderers (England)
5th Place: Espanyol (Spain)
6th Place: Kashima Antlers
7th Place: Nice (France)
8th Place: Sporting Portugal (Portugal)
9th Place: Santos Laguna (Mexico)
10th Place: Shandong Luneng (China)
11th Place: Shanghai Shenhua (China)
12th Place: Hebei China Fortune (China)