Each team woke up, took a walk, had breakfast, and lunch according to the schedule to prepare for their matches. The weather was blessed with clear skies, and although it was cool in the mornings and evenings, the daytime sun made the temperature high.
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Match 2, kick-off 9:00
Norte 1-2 Vasco da Gama
First half 0-0, Second half 1-2
Goal scorer: Shō Shibata (66th minute)
[Members]
GK: Daichi Sato (Aoi Terakado)
FP: Reiji Takano (Kosei Fujita), Heiji Otsu, Hayato Iida, Hiroaki Tada, Taku Saito, Gakuon Nemoto, Leo Ouchi, Koji Umehara (Daiji Sato), Sho Shibata, Hidekatsu Sugiura
As yesterday, we approached the match with a defensive formation. We aimed to deny the opponent space and play compactly, then launch counter-attacks after winning the ball. Although the opponent dominated possession, we didn't give them effective space, and when we won the ball, our forwards held it up, and while we couldn't always finish, we were able to create a few effective chances.
In the second half, the opponent started playing balls to their top and fighting for second balls. We formed a solid block in front of the goal and didn't concede. However, in the 52nd minute, the opponent picked up a goal kick, broke through on the right wing, and scored, allowing them to take the lead. In the 60th minute, we lost the ball in the center, and a single pass allowed the opponent's forward to break through and score an additional goal, making it 0-2. From there, we had a sustained period of possession. In the 66th minute, we connected passes, and Shibata headed in Fujita's cross from the left wing, reducing the deficit to one goal. We continued to create chances, but missed a decisive shot just before the end of the match, which concluded the game. It was a close match, but individual skill determined the outcome.
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Kashima 2-5 Avaí
First half 0-4, Second half 2-1
Goal scorers: Teru Miyauchi (46th minute), Kai Ishizu (50th minute)
[Members]
GK: Daisuke Makata
FP: Shotaro Taniguchi, Soshi Kofuda, Sora Okita, Yu Funahashi, Hikaru Shimano (Hikaru Iizuka), Tatsuya Kiuchi (Ryoma Minowa), Riku Sakurayama (Teru Miyauchi), Kaiyo Yanagimachi, Kai Ishizu, Satoru Maeda (Rintaro Umezu)
From the start, the opponent pushed us back, and we were saved by good saves from goalkeeper Makata. However, in the 11th minute, the opponent broke through on the left wing and scored from a cross. In the 14th minute, they scored again from a corner kick return, putting us two goals behind. We couldn't regain our rhythm, and in the 23rd and 31st minutes, passes from our center-back were intercepted, and the opponent dribbled and scored, making it 0-4 by halftime.
In the second half, we made three substitutions to change the flow of the game and gradually started to regain our rhythm. In the 46th minute, Miyauchi scored from the left wing, and in the 50th minute, Ishizu scored from Umezu's long throw from the right wing, reducing the deficit to two goals. After that, we created numerous chances from crosses originating from both wings but couldn't score. Conversely, in the 67th minute, as we pushed forward, we conceded another goal and lost the match.
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[Members]
GK: Taiyo Suzuki
FP: Katsutoshi Urano (Yushin Sato), Yuto Niitsuma (Shota Shimizu), Haruki Sugaya, Yuki Sekiguchi, Hayato Yanagibashi, Yotaro Yamaguchi (Junyan Shinomiya), Kazuma Yagi (Yuta Kikuchi), Ayumu Funazaki, Kaito Horie (Yua Kodomo), Shogo Takagi
From the start of the first half, our center-backs effectively repelled the opponent's long-ball attacks. We won opponent's balls in numerical superiority in second-ball situations and transitioned into attack. Although we were on the back foot, we established a defensive rhythm, allowing us to compete on an almost equal footing. In first-half injury time, the opponent scored from a header following a free-kick near the center, ending the first half. The second half followed a similar pattern. As the pressure in midfield gradually slackened, the opponent exploited the space behind our defensive line and scored. From a corner kick return, they ultimately scored with a loop, resulting in a 0-4 defeat.
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Tomorrow's match schedule
9:00
Kashima Team vs Botafogo
14:15
Norte Team vs Cruzeiro
16:00
Tsukuba Team vs CFZ União
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