Academy Report

It was raining from the morning on the 6th day of the expedition. It was a light rain in the morning, but occasionally there was heavy rain.

After waking up, despite the light rain, we took a walk around the hotel and did some exercises.We left the hotel at 9 am and moved to the training ground. As the rain intensified, we did a light jog followed by training such as passing & control, one-on-one play, and crosses leading to shots. Because it was raining, it felt a little chilly today.Betis was training on the adjacent pitch.After practice, we returned to the hotel for lunch, had a meeting, and then departed for the match venue. The venue was the same as yesterday.Match Results
JEJU INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 2018 Qualification Group E
Thursday, August 16, 17:00 Kick-off at JUNGMUN FOOTBALL FIELD

Kashima Antlers Tsukuba JY vs Jeju United U-15
First Half 0-0
Second Half 4-0
Total 4-0 Victory. Scorers: Saka, Kakita x2, Nakayama

As a result, we qualified for the knockout stage as the 1st place in Group E of the preliminary round.

Tomorrow's opponent will be Real Betis (Spain), who finished 1st in Group A.
August 17th (Friday) 17:00~ (Gangchanghak Stadium A)

Starting Lineup
GK: Yushin Kishimoto・FP: Ryoma Yamaguchi (13th minute of second half: Shogo Kakita)・Rian Ishii (Halftime: Ren Gocho)・Naoki Miura・Kaito Aiki (18th minute of second half: Rikuto Hirama)・Hinata Fukuhara (18th minute of second half: Shun Moriyama)・Kaito Ota (13th minute of second half: Hayato Nakayama)・Ryu Kano・Koda Omura・Takeshi Ebisawa (Halftime: Ryota Ishido)・Fumiya SakaIn the first half, we were mostly unable to execute what we had discussed in the meeting and were pushed back by the opponent's momentum. We were fortunate due to the opponent's mistakes, and the half ended 0-0. We managed to get into shooting positions, but the shots either went straight to the goalkeeper or wide of the goal.

During halftime, Coach Nemoto gave instructions for the second half.In the 8th minute of the second half, Aiki sent a cross from a through pass by Gocho, and Saka scored the opening goal with a volley. In the 14th minute of the second half, Kakita scored from a loose ball in front of the goal. Then, in the 22nd minute of the second half, from a cross by Nakayama, who dribbled down the right side, Kakita picked up a loose ball in front of the goal and powerfully scored his second goal of the day with his left foot.
Finally, in the 24th minute of the second half, Nakayama scored with a volley from Hirama's left cross, securing a comfortable 4-0 victory.

Despite the rain before the match, the pitch conditions were excellent with no puddles. Tomorrow, we will face Real Betis (Spain), who are said to be the best team in this tournament.

After the match, we returned to the hotel, had dinner, and concluded our activities for the 6th day.