Just like yesterday, we woke up at 5 AM and prepared for the match.
Preliminary League Group B Match 2 vs OGC Nice (France)
Kickoff: 9:00 AM
First Half: 0-1
Second Half: 1-1
Total: 1-2. Our losing streak continues. Goal scorer: Ayumu Funasaki (3rd minute of second half)
<Starting Lineup>
GK: Aoi Terakado FP: Sora Okita, Konoha Namai, Soshi Kofuda, Kenta Nemoto, Tatsuya Kiuchi, Shotaro Taniguchi, Ayumu Funasaki, Kaiyo Yanagimachi, Shoichi Kurimata, Noto Watanabe
Substitutes: Ewa Takema, Yu Funabashi
The opponent changed 4-5 players from their first match. There was almost no press from the front, and Antlers took the initiative.
In the 3rd minute of the first half, Yanagimachi aimed for a direct free kick from about 30 meters. It looked like a goal, but unfortunately hit the post, and Kofuda, who was following up on the rebound, headed the ball. During this play, he was hit by an opposing player and injured. He was substituted, and Kofuda went to the hospital for treatment.
We continued to create chances but couldn't score, and then conceded the opening goal in the 42nd minute.
In the second half, Funasaki scored an equalizer early on, and we continued to create many more chances.
In yesterday's match, we struggled to convert decisive chances into goals, but today, we created even more decisive opportunities than yesterday yet couldn't score. Just when it seemed like a draw, we conceded from a counter-attack in the last chance and lost.
From 3 PM, players who did not participate in the match practiced on the artificial turf right next to the accommodation facility.
Tomorrow is a rest day, so we will have training in the morning.