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2016.8.07[Academy]

[U-15] Germany-Denmark Expedition Day 9

Tokyo, who has advanced to the Final Round.
The number of people who have become interested in and supported FC Tokyo's games in this tournament has increased, and even the host family came to support in the final round!

The opponent is Reading FA (England).
A match against a team with a reputation for development in England.
The match conceded a goal from a penalty kick early in the first half and allowed a 0-1 lead.
However, calm Tokyo builds up the game while moving the ball and equalizes with Watanabe Sota's middle shot!
In the second half, despite allowing an additional goal, Suto scores the equalizer.
The match went straight into a penalty shootout, and Tokyo scored with all 5 shots, while the opponent missed their 5th penalty kick, securing the victory.


 

Afterwards, a training match was held with Sporting CP (Portugal), who lost to Reading FA (England) in the semifinals.
A match against a strong team that produces many representatives from Portugal.
Despite being overwhelmed by the opponent's high technique and physicality, Verdenik, Watanabe Tsubasa, and Ryo Watanabe secured a victory with a score of 3-2 through their goals.
They had confidence in winning against Sporting CP, who was a candidate for the championship.
 

After the training match, they participated in the closing ceremony and made FC Tokyo's name resound in Denmark as the champion team.