Academy Report

I had planned to take a walk and do some exercises after waking up, but due to heavy rain, I changed my plans and had breakfast first. After breakfast, I intended to do some light training to get my body moving, but due to the bad weather, I switched to a meeting instead. During the meeting, we confirmed our basic strategies and set plays. By the time the meeting ended, the rain had completely stopped.

After lunch, we held a final meeting before departure, then moved to the stadium where the opening ceremony would be held.

At the opening ceremony, traditional Chinese dances were also performed. After the ceremony, the team immediately began to move to the adjacent match venue.Preliminary League Group A: Kashima Antlers FC vs. Anderlecht (Belgium) Kick-off at 14:00
First half 0-2, Second half 0-1, Total 0-3

Starting lineup
GK: Terakado - DF: Takahashi, Otsu, Sugaya, Sekiguchi - MF: Ouchi, Fujii, Sakurayama, Nemoto, Nakagawa - FW: Takimoto
(Substitutes: Shibata, Iida, Sato Yu)

We created chances from the start, but Takimoto's shot, reacting to a loose ball from a free kick, went wide of the goal.
Our opponents were a year older and physically superior, and their individual abilities were high, so we anticipated a tough situation. However, the timing of the goals conceded was poor; we conceded when our defense was not organized, which was when we needed to be most focused.
From midway through the first half, our defensive sliding gradually began to function, allowing us to respond more persistently. However, delays in verbal instructions and confirmations created a difficult situation where we struggled to regain control of the game.
In the second half, we thoroughly focused on maintaining a solid defensive awareness, but we couldn't turn the tide and conceded an additional goal in the 9th minute. Most of the goals conceded involved individual skill from the wings, leading to crosses and then shots.
After the match, we held another meeting for tomorrow.

Tomorrow, Thursday the 17th, we will play against the local Chinese team: Jiangsu Suning FC.
Kick-off at 16:00