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 dining hall, highlights of the current tournament, which are being streamed locally, are being broadcasted on TV. While eating, I watch the highlights multiple times throughout the day, including both the goal scenes that I want to see and the conceding scenes that I don't want to see.

The match was rescheduled from 17:00 to 16:00 due to the relief of the heat, and kicked off.

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, we will play against Newcastle Jets FC from Australia in our last game in China.

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.