Day 4 of the England expedition.
On this second day of the tournament, there was a match between the Premier League powerhouses Manchester City and Arsenal.

Manchester City, the opponent of the first match, seems determined to come and take 3 points as they lost to Arsenal yesterday.

Tokyo conceded a goal early in the first half after losing the ball due to a mistake in their own half.
Unable to stop the opponent's high-quality build-up and individual skills in side attacks, resulting in a goal. A difficult situation with a score of 0-2.

There are scenes where we have a good sense of coordination in both offense and defense, gradually advancing into the opponent's court.
Then Iwane brings the ball into the penalty area and draws a foul from the opponent. Iwane himself converts the penalty kick and it's 1-2.

Tokyo, who wanted to turn the tide from here, couldn't withstand the opponent's technique and physicality that cannot be experienced in Japan, and conceded goals repeatedly, resulting in a 1-5 loss at the end of the match.

Arsenal, who have won the first two matches, will continue to the second match.
Six players with a height of 185cm or more participated, and the Tokyo team, which also required technical players, bravely confronted the challenge.

There are scenes where the opposing players become frustrated with the collective defense from the start of the first half.

However, we conceded a goal from the opponent's cross ball and lost the opening goal.
However, immediately after, Kajiwara brought the ball up from the defensive line, took it into the opponent's penalty area, attracted the opponent's defenders, and passed it to Moritsugi who ran into the space, and he scored with his right foot to equalize the score.

After that, the opponent continued to push us and it was a difficult time, but we endured it by putting our bodies on the line.
The opponent dribbled along our goal line towards the center and scored an unbelievable goal directly from an angleless position, making it 1-2.

The match ended as it is, and we finished the group stage in third place with 1 draw and 2 losses, experiencing the top level of the world.

The 9th and 10th place final round tomorrow will be a match against Anderlecht from Belgium, in order to bridge the gap with the world that was keenly felt in today's two matches and aim for victory.