match Match Schedule & Results

[Reserves]
GK: 1, Yudai Wada; 25, Hayato Hagiwara
DF: 3, Shogo Hagiwara; 15, Tenta Yanagawa
MF: 17, Itsuto Ichihoshi; 35, Yuki Amano

○Match Digest
Kanto Youth (U-15) Soccer League Division 2 Sec. 20 match against Verdy SS Oyama kicked off at 1:30 p.m.
Musashi will secure promotion to the Kanto Division 1 League next season if they earn at least 1 point in this match.

In heavy rain, both teams cautiously started, as if checking the pitch conditions.
Especially Musashi struggled to find their rhythm due to the rain.

In the early stages, they spent time on the defensive against opponents launching attacks mainly with long balls, conceding set pieces but defending with concentration.

Musashi continued to struggle to create chances, but at the 16th minute, from Sakaguchi’s long feed, Miki Kobayashi broke behind the DF, though it was offside.

However, shortly after, they were caught off guard for a moment.
At the 22nd minute, while trying to build up from a throw-in deep in their own half, they were pressured and lost the ball.
They immediately try to switch gears, but the ball is passed to a free player in front of the goal who takes a shot, resulting in a conceded goal. They fall behind first.

However, from here they gradually find their rhythm, and at the 24th minute, Hara receives a through pass from Kobayashi Miki and takes a shot, but it is saved by the GK.
At the 27th minute, a through pass from Hanto Sugiyama on the left side to Takada on the right side. Takada, receiving the pass, dribbles past the defenders and faces the GK one-on-one, taking a shot, but is blocked by the GK.
At the 30th minute, launching a counterattack from their own half, Miki Kobayashi takes a mid-range shot, but it is saved by the GK.
In the 36th minute, this time from passing play, Miki Kobayashi took a shot, but it was also saved by the GK.

Just when it seemed the first half would end like this, in the 39th minute, the ball was passed from Hirakawa in the center to Reo SUGIYAMA to create a pause, and Sakaguchi joined the attack with perfect timing.
Sakaguchi sent a cross to the far side, and Takada powerfully headed it in, leveling the game before the end of the first half.

In the second half, Musashi intensifies their attack aiming for a comeback.
At the 42nd minute, launching a counterattack, Kobayashi Miki broke free on a long feed from Shiozawa and took a well-aimed shot, but was denied by an excellent save from the opposing GK.
From the resulting corner kick, Takada connected near the near post but missed the target.

Then at the 49th minute, Mataka Kobayashi stole the ball in the opponent's half, and from a short pass, Mikio Kobayashi broke behind the DF.
He faced the GK one-on-one, calmly read the GK's movement, and calmly slotted the ball into the left corner of the goal. Successfully turning the game around.

At the 52nd minute, Tanikawa, who returned from injury and came on as a substitute, broke behind the DF and faced the GK one-on-one, but was unfortunately offside.
58 minutes: HARA, who received a pass in the center, connects to YONETANI’s feet. YONETANI takes a low shot, but it is saved by the GK.
61 minutes: HARU tenaciously holds a through pass from Reo SUGIYAMA and connects it to TANIGAWA on the right side.
TANIGAWA delivers a one-touch cross, and YONETANI heads the ball toward goal at the far post, but it is cleared.
Then, in the 68th minute, Imamura broke behind the DF line and took a shot after dribbling through.
The shot was deflected by the GK, but Tanikawa quickly reacted to the rebound and took a shot, scoring a valuable third goal.

In the 73rd minute, they conceded a free kick on the right side of their own half, but Shu Hirata rushed out and punched the ball away to defend.

Musashi did not ease up on the attack until the very end, aiming for a fourth goal.
At the 81st minute, Mikio Kobayashi, who received a pass from Yonetani’s hold-up play, made a through pass to Kazuma Hirata, who had surged forward from the second line.
He almost faced a one-on-one with the GK, but the desperate returning DF cleared the ball, preventing an additional goal.

The game ended 3-1 as they continued to play without losing focus.

It was a tough match, but the team united and secured a solid victory, achieving their long-cherished promotion to the Kanto Division 1 League.