From 11:00 AM, we did stretching and light running around the hotel to prepare for the afternoon.
Due to yesterday's bad weather, our interpreter, Takano-san, who had been delayed, was able to join the team in the morning.
The pre-match meeting was held at the hotel from 4:15 PM, and then we took a bus to the match venue. We arrived at the venue on the same bus as the opposing team's players and guardians.
At the match venue, changing rooms were provided, but because matches were taking place one after another, two teams had to share the small locker room at the same time. Also, there was no space for warming up, so we used the area near the touchline and entered the match after a short preparation.
Group Stage Match 1 vs A.S.D.Calvairate (Italy)
First half 2-0
Second half 4-0
Total 6-0
Scorers: Tokuda x3, Muramatsu, Mashiko x2
GK: Taio Matsumoto FP: Junpei Uno, Amon Tamaki, Ryunosuke Dobashi, Hiroto Sunaoshi, Aoto Shiba, Shun Nouchi, Haruki Kosuge, Kiri Kawamura, Homare Tokuda, Tomoki Muramatsu
(Substitutes: Eita Kishino, Shuto Tanaka, Daiki Katagiri, Eita Oikawa, Hidetoshi Mashiko, Ryunosuke Arakawa, Yuki Toyoshima) All players participated.
The match started without being able to warm up with the ball. There were tough moments when we couldn't move the ball well on the deep natural grass, but we scored consecutive goals in the 8th and 9th minutes from long passes, allowing us to gain an advantage in the match.
At halftime, there were instructions for simple attacks and distribution, and we extended our lead with consecutive goals again in the 1st and 2nd minutes of the second half. We managed to score consecutively in the 14th and 17th minutes towards the end, winning our first match.
Coach Shinohara commented:
"On the deep natural grass, it was difficult to move the ball, leading to a tough game, so I was not satisfied with the performance of each player or the overall team. However, as it was the first match, securing a victory and being able to play all players was a good result that will contribute to our performance in subsequent matches. We will continue to do our best from tomorrow."
We left the ground at 7:30 PM, returned to the hotel, and had dinner after 8:00 PM. After dinner, we held a short meeting and lights out was at 10:30 PM.
Tomorrow, we will play two group stage matches. Kick-off is at 11:00 AM vs S.C. Gigi Riva Cagliari (Italy) and 7:00 PM vs Olbia Calcio 1905 (Italy).