The closing match began at 10:30 AM with a walk and breakfast.
The expedition members enthusiastically performed exercises from the morning.
Today, we played a friendly match against Jeonbuk Hyundai, a team with strong ties to Kashima Antlers.
Before the match, we received autographed balls and socks.
Starting Lineup:
GK: Ogata
DF: Seto, Maehama, Takagi, Ando
MF: Takeda, Hatanaka, Shima, Matsumoto
FW: Okada, Sato
Substitutions:
Shima → Hiruoka (20 min)
Takagi → Honda (49 min)
Takeda → Gunji (49 min)
Ando → Takada (59 min)
Matsumoto → Hotta (59 min)
Sato → Tsujimura (59 min)
From the start of the first half, Jeonbuk pressed hard from the front, taking control of the game.
Then, in the 4th minute of the first half, a miscommunication on our part allowed a vertical pass through the center, leading to a goal against us.
However, the Antlers, who have successfully come from behind multiple times in this tournament, equalized in the 8th minute of the first half when Sato broke through on a through pass from Matsumoto, making it 1-1. We equalized quickly.
In the 12th minute, Takeda intercepted an opponent's misplaced pass, eluded two defenders, and calmly slotted the ball past the goalkeeper in a one-on-one situation, taking the lead early.
In the 32nd minute, Takeda scored again with a high-flying header from Seto's corner kick, making it 3-1 at halftime.
However, the momentum shifted completely in the second half. In the 4th minute of the second half, Jeonbuk broke through on the left side. Ogata initially saved the shot, but the rebound was tapped in, narrowing the lead to one goal.
After that, Jeonbuk pressed us repeatedly, but the match ended with us securing a victory in our final game.
Kashima Antlers 3-2 Jeonbuk Hyundai
Goal scorers: Sato, Takeda (2)
After returning to the hotel and having lunch, we went shopping at 3:45 PM to buy souvenirs. Then, we moved to watch the semi-final match between Palmeiras and Dortmund, who finished first in our group.
We watched Palmeiras yesterday as well, and they once again overwhelmingly dominated the match against Dortmund, who drew with Antlers in the group stage, winning 4-0.
Semi-finals:
Palmeiras 4-0 Dortmund
Seongnam 1-0 Pohang
Final:
Seongnam (Korea) vs. Palmeiras (Brazil)
After returning to the hotel, we had dinner immediately, followed by a meeting.
During the meeting, we watched videos of the goals conceded in today's match against Jeonbuk, and the players exchanged opinions and identified areas for improvement.
There is no match scheduled for tomorrow. We plan to visit Jeju Beach and watch the final match.