-Day 7-

The TOPPARKEN tournament will be held starting today.
Today, the first day, we aimed to advance to the qualifying league and played the game.

[Match 1]
vs Manchester City FC
1-5
(First Half: 1-2)
(Second Half: 0-3)
[Scorers]
Yuki YONEKAWA

Manchester City FC showed their superior skills and dominated the game by keeping possession throughout. In the first half, Akito HAYAKAWA's free kick was met by Yuki YONEKAWA, resulting in one goal for the team. However, in the second half, they conceded 3 more goals, resulting in a total of 5 goals lost and a defeat in the opening game.

[Match 2]
vs Ajax Amsterdam
0-4
(First Half: 0-1)
(Second Half: 0-3)

We were overwhelmed and pushed back by opponents who were physically and technically superior. Despite goalkeeper Towa ASAKINO's efforts to defend the goal, we ultimately lost 0-4.

【Match 3】
vs VV Lunteren
3-1
(First Half: 2-0)
(Second Half: 1-1)
[Scorers]
Kou ITO, Sho KITABAYASHI, Yuki YONEKAWA

The match was held in a complete away game with many fans and supporters from the local VV Runtelen. In the 5th minute of the first half, Tomoya Emori's free kick was passed to Kou Ito, who broke through the back and scored the first goal. In the following 7 minutes, Ito dribbled and finally Shou Kitabayashi scored a goal, making the score 2-0. Despite creating numerous chances, they were unable to score any additional points and the first half ended. In the second half, the game continued at FC Tokyo's pace and in the 19th minute, Yuki Yonekawa scored a goal after a one-two with Andreowusu Sasaki, extending their lead. However, they conceded a goal from a free kick just before the end of the game. The game ended with a score of 3-1.

There was a possibility of advancing to the upper tournament depending on the results of other teams' matches, but as a result of the match, we will now compete in the lower tournament for the remaining schedule.
Tomorrow will be the culmination of the Netherlands expedition.
No matter if it's a lower tournament, I will fight with all my might from the first second to the last second of tomorrow's match so that I can grow and return to Tokyo.