Match 1: August 17th (Friday) 12:30 Kickoff / Komazawa Olympic Park Gymnasium B Pitch
| Kashima Junior | 5 | 3 | First Half | 0 | 3 | Ishiki FC |
| 2 | Second Half | 3 | ||||
| Goal Scorers: Sato, Arakawa 2, Kiuchi, Miyazawa | ||||||
| Kashima Junior | 5 | 2 | First Half | 0 | 0 | FC Kakunodate Ceresta Jr. |
| 3 | Second Half | 0 | ||||
| Goal Scorers: Sato, Arakawa, Kiuchi, Sasaki 2 | ||||||
| Kashima Junior | 4 | 1 | First Half | 1 | 3 | Tottori KFC U-12 |
| 3 | Second Half | 2 | ||||
| Goal Scorers: Kiuchi 2, Miyoshi, Sato | ||||||
Kashima Junior lost 0-2, conceding goals to Diego Kato Maradona.
We played two intense and evenly matched games. These two games showed the preparation we had put in. The parents' support was also unified.

Final Tournament
Round of 16: August 18th (Saturday) 16:45 Kickoff / Komazawa Olympic Park Gymnasium A Pitch
| Kashima Junior | 8 | 2 | First Half | 1 | 3 | PIVO |
| 6 | Second Half | 3 | ||||
| Goal Scorers: Miyazawa 4, Sato 2, Miyoshi 2 | ||||||

Kashima Junior participated in the JFA Vermont Cup 28th All Japan U-12 Futsal Championship. The final day of the tournament featured the quarterfinals, semifinals, and final.

Quarterfinals: August 19th (Sunday) 9:30 Kickoff / Komazawa Olympic Park Gymnasium B Pitch
| Kashima Junior | 7 | 4 | First Half | 0 | 1 | Les Bleus |
| 3 | Second Half | 1 | ||||
| Goal Scorers: Sato, Kiuchi, Miyazawa, Miyoshi 2, Tsukuda, Niibori | ||||||
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| Kashima Junior | 8 | 4 | First Half | 0 | 8 | Asahigaoka Football Club |
| 4 | Second Half | 8 | ||||
| Goal Scorers: Kiuchi 4, Miyazawa 2, Miyazawa (PK), Sasaki | ||||||
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| Kashima Junior | 9 | 4 | First Half | 6 | 10 | Osaka City Genesse FC |
| 5 | Second Half | 4 | ||||
| Goal Scorers: Kiuchi 4, Sato 2, Miyazawa 2, Sasaki | ||||||


The final was a heated match with both teams scoring many goals right up until the end.
We aimed for our third national championship following Kashima Junior in 2012 and Tsukuba Junior in 2014, but unfortunately, we finished as runners-up.
(Kashima Junior 3rd place in 2009, Kashima Junior 3rd place in 2011, Kashima Junior runner-up in 2013)
The semifinals and onwards were broadcast live on JFA-TV.
http://www.jfa.jp/match/vermontcup2018/tv.html#Day3_final
At the awards ceremony, in addition to the runner-up award, three players, Naoki Nakai, Kairo Sato, and Yudai Miyazawa, were selected as among the five best players of the tournament.
We also received the Fair Play Award.







