Each team took a walk and had breakfast according to their kickoff times.
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Group A Qualifying Round 1, 9:00 AM Kickoff
Kashima vs Atlético Mineiro
First Half 2-1
Second Half 0-0
Total 2-1
Goal Scorers: Hayato Nakayama (11 min), Ryunosuke Ito (16 min)
[Members]
GK: Kaede Takahashi
FP: Ryoma Yamaguchi, Hinata Fukuhara, Shuhei Mizoguchi, Kanta Kobayashi, Taketo Murayama, Ryunosuke Ito, Rui Iso (Ren Gocho) (Yuto Koide), Hayato Nakayama (Takeaki Sato), Kai Kikuchi (Shogo Kakita)
The pressing from the front functioned well, we were able to win more loose balls and second balls than our opponents, allowing for a fast-paced game. In the 5th minute of the first half, we earned a penalty kick from a handball in the opponent's penalty area. However, we missed it, creating a negative momentum, but we recovered. We stole the ball from the opponent and created many chances with quick attacks originating from the flanks, scoring two goals by Nakayama in the 11th minute and Ito in the 16th minute, making it 2-0. We continued to dominate, but just before the end of the first half, we were caught off guard. A long ball was played to the side, and a cross led to a goal in front of the net, conceding one goal.
The second half saw an back-and-forth battle, but our finishing lacked precision, and we ended up with no goals. In one-on-one situations, we responded tenaciously until the end, and defended resolutely in front of the goal with physical play. As a result, we won 2-1, earning 3 points.
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Norte vs Boavista
First Half 0-0
Second Half 0-1
Total 0-1
[Members]
GK: Shion Chiba
FP: Ryoma Kawai (Yuto Harada), Shun Moriyama, Kaito Aiki (Chisato Kobayashi) (Tomoya Iwase), Yuta Yamaguchi (Kengo Ito), Kohei Yoshioka (Keita Kutsuzawa), Hiro Oyama, Tsubasa Onozaki, Takeshi Ebisawa, Harumu Sumi, Fushin Owa
From the start of the first half, we engaged in an evenly matched or superior battle, allowing us to control the game. Despite creating decisive chances, we lacked precision and ended the first half without scoring.
The second half continued in a similar fashion, but in terms of offense, there were crucial mistakes in pass accuracy and control quality. As a result, we couldn't get a shot off and the game remained in a stalemate at 0-0. It seemed like the match would end in a scoreless draw, but we conceded a painful goal just before the final whistle, resulting in a 0-1 defeat.
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Tsukuba vs Fluminense
First Half 1-2
Second Half 0-3
Total 1-5
Goal Scorer: Tosei Sugawara (24 min)
[Members]
GK: Koki Numata
FP: Kota Taniguchi, Rian Ishii, Shota Iwama, Rikuto Hirama (Rei Nakaya), Tomoya Miyauchi, Ryoyu Kano (Kosuke Tomobe), Rei Shimano (Hikaru Sudo), Daichi Takagi, Ryoma Sato (Ryota Ishido), Tosei Sugawara (Aoi Higuchi)
We countered our opponents, who were superior in technique and speed, with tenacious defense. Although we were on the defensive, we defended well, mainly thanks to GK Numata. However, a loose ball from a corner kick was pushed in, making it 0-1. While the difficult situation continued, in the 24th minute, Sugawara calmly scored from a handball in the opponent's penalty area, equalizing at 1-1. After that, we continued to be on the defensive, and just before the end of the first half, the opponent's forward got behind our center-back, and we conceded a goal from a through pass. We ended the first half 1-2.
Immediately after the start of the second half, we had a decisive one-on-one chance with the opposing goalkeeper, but the goalkeeper blocked it, and we missed the opportunity to equalize. After that, our legs started to tire, and despite substitutions to try and change the momentum, we conceded multiple goals from mistakes and lost 1-5.
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〇Group Stage Day 2
9:00 AM Kashima vs Portuguesa
10:45 AM Norte vs Grêmio
2:15 PM Tsukuba vs Corinthians
Please visit Zico's official website for a detailed report from the site.
http://app.m-cocolog.jp/t/typecast/212260/182673