Academy Report

In the morning, we had breakfast and then recovered in the hotel's swimming pool.

Since the players had been training and playing in a hot and humid environment, this was a good refresh. In the afternoon, after lunch, we had a meeting and then moved to the training ground.

On the field, Guangzhou Evergrande, our opponents tomorrow, were training before Kashima's scheduled training time. They showed no sign of finishing their training even when it was Kashima's turn, giving us a taste of the "away team treatment" even before the match.

After training, we returned to the hotel for dinner, marking the end of today's activities. The youth team's China tour, which started on the 19th, is now halfway through.

In the qualifying league, we have one win and one loss, placing us second in the group. The top two teams out of four will advance to the knockout stage.

Tomorrow's final qualifying league match will be against Guangzhou Evergrande, the host team of this tournament.