We woke up to an unexpectedly cool morning, considering the weather on the first day.
Some players showed signs of fatigue from yesterday's game, but everyone made sure to have a proper breakfast and worked towards recovering from exhaustion.
At the cafeteria, highlights of the current tournament that are being broadcasted live on site are also being shown on TV. While eating, I watch the scenes of both goals that I want to see and the ones I don't want to see multiple times throughout the day.
The match was rescheduled from 17:00 to 16:00 due to the heat subsiding.
The opponent is the local team Shandong Luneng. Many supporters gathered, making it the most away game in this tournament.
The game was dominated by Tokyo, with Tokyo attacking and Shandong defending.
Although they held the ball, they couldn't score a goal and the atmosphere became unpleasant. They conceded a goal from a counterattack near the end of the game.
They continued to threaten the goal but were unable to score, resulting in a 0-1 defeat.
Mr. Hu, who had been accompanying us on our away games, fought to win this match in order to express our gratitude before leaving the team. However, we were unable to send him off with a smile.
However, I received a message from Mr. Hu saying, "I will support you in the last game!"
The day after tomorrow, the last game in China will be against Australia's Newcastle Jets FC.
After dinner, the players performed a variety act to boost the team's spirits for the upcoming match the day after tomorrow.
The team's atmosphere improved even more as the entire room was filled with laughter (even when it became quiet...).
3 days left for the expedition.
I want to aim for further growth as a team.