After eating, we had a meeting and then headed to the match venue.
As it was the final match, the players were quite tired, but their determination for this match was strong, and they were able to approach it with good motivation.
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(First half 2-0, Second half 0-1) Total 2-1
[Starting Lineup] GK: Kurosawa DF: Matsumoto, Goto, Kato, Masuda MF: Taira, Inaba, Morioka, Miyamoto FW: Urushibara, Miura
From the start of the match, Antlers moved the ball around in the opponent's territory, creating scoring chances.
In the 2nd minute of the first half, Antlers lost possession after pressing the opponent, but immediately Hirata intercepted the opponent's pass. He dribbled towards the goal, saw the opposing center-back come out, and delivered a superb through pass to Urushibara, who was running forward. After controlling the ball, Urushibara powerfully struck it with his right foot, piercing the back of the net on the far side, scoring the much-anticipated opening goal.
After that, Antlers continued to press, but they couldn't score another goal, and an unpleasant atmosphere began to permeate. However, in the 22nd minute, Miura, who received the ball near the center line, dribbled past an opponent and sent a through pass to Urushibara. Urushibara broke through just onside, and when he was one-on-one with the goalkeeper, the opposing center-back tripped him from behind, resulting in a penalty kick.
Urushibara, who earned the penalty kick, took it himself but it was saved by the opposing goalkeeper. However, he quickly reacted to the rebound and tapped it into the goal, scoring his second goal of the day and allowing Urushibara to end the first half with a lead.
In the second half, the opposing team launched a fierce offensive, as if they had caught their breath. The crucial early minutes were spent entirely on defense. In the 5th minute of the second half, after losing the ball in midfield, the opponent's forward broke through alone in front of the goal, took a shot, and scored.
After that, Antlers used all their substitutions and fought a full-scale battle to withstand the opponent's fierce attacks. They also defended for the 3 minutes of additional time, and the final whistle blew.
They won the final match 2-1, finishing 4th and narrowly missing out on a podium finish.
[Player Comment: Niho Urushibara]
We were able to score the opening goal early in the first half. From there, the team gained momentum and we were able to score an additional goal quickly. We went into the second half with a two-goal lead, and although we conceded a goal, the whole team worked together until the end, defended well, and won. It was truly great.
[Player Comment: Riku Kaihara]
In the first half, we were able to score an early goal, which allowed us to play without rushing. We then added another goal from a penalty kick, ending the first half with a 2-0 lead. In the second half, the opponent pressed us from the front, leading to more turnovers, and their attack broke through our defense, resulting in a goal conceded. Even after conceding, we had a tough time, but we defended fiercely and managed to win.
Immediately after the match, there was an awards ceremony. Third place went to Ulsan Hyundai U-12 (South Korea), who lost to us on penalties in the first match. Second place went to the host team, Zhongnan Katun Football Club (China), and the champions, who finished the tournament undefeated, were the Shanghai Football Association U12 Youth Team (China).
After the awards ceremony, we took a commemorative photo with the players from AMEIXA FC, who also came from Japan.
Before returning to the lodging, Miura was interviewed by Chinese media and replied, "I'm disappointed we couldn't win, but I want to make use of this experience when I return to Japan."
After the awards ceremony, we had lunch from 12:30 PM, took a short break, and then all the players and staff took a bus to a nearby large supermarket to buy souvenirs.
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After successfully buying souvenirs and returning to the lodging, we had dinner and concluded today's activities.
As we were heading to the airport early tomorrow morning, we prepared for tomorrow and then lights out.