Academy Report

Today, we had a friendly match in the morning and watched the U12 and U11 semifinal matches at the stadium in the afternoon.

Friendly Match March 25th (Friday) 11:00 AM
We played against SC Brazil U-12, SC Brazil U-11, and Oslo FC (Norway) in three 20-minute sessions.

Match Results
vs SC Brazil U-12 3-2
Goal scorers: Odanaki, Ito, Kobayashi

vs SC Brazil U-11 4-0
Goal scorers: Odanaki, Takeda x2, Okano

vs Oslo FC (Norway) 4-0
Goal scorers: Matsumoto, Odanaki, Takeda, Araki

First session starting lineup: GK Kimura, FP Maeda, Odanaki, Matsumoto, Sasaki, Ito, Kobayashi
Second session starting lineup: GK Kobayashi, FP Kobayashi, Odanaki, Takeda, Okano, Araki, Imai
Third session starting lineup: GK Kobayashi, FP Maeda, Odanaki, Matsumoto, Sasaki, Ito, Kobayashi

We experienced the soccer styles of two countries and were able to confirm individual techniques and tactics, as well as our team's fighting style. However, many challenges also arose.After lunch, we watched the U-12 semifinals between Benfica vs Schalke 04, and Angola vs Porto, as well as the U-11 semifinals between Valencia vs Sevilla, and Malaga vs Wospac Selets (USA) at the stadium. Schalke defeated Benfica 5-1, and Porto won on penalties after a 2-2 draw, advancing to tomorrow's final.
In the U-11 category, Valencia defeated Sevilla 3-1 on penalties after a 2-2 draw, and Malaga defeated the American club 3-0.

Angola vs Porto		Schalke vs Benfica
Valencia vs Sevilla