On the morning of the 19th (Fri) of the 6th day of the expedition, some players had sleepy expressions because the game ended late yesterday, but we started the day with the usual morning walk.

After doing gymnastics, we divided into groups and held a dance competition. Each person expressed themselves while coming up with ideas, and we were able to see sides of them that we don't usually see.

Afterwards, preparations for the match continued, and the third match of the qualifying league was held at 17:30 local time. The opponent was the strong Swedish team Malmö FF, which is also the hometown team of player Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

There is no choice but to win in order to advance to the qualifying league, so it naturally requires determination.

We aggressively try to steal the ball from the front line and aim for the goal from the start of the match, but the players of Malmö FF use their high skills and move the ball quickly, making it difficult for us to press.

We conceded a goal from a cross from the left side in the 10th minute of the first half.

The situation has become more difficult, but the players will strive for a comeback and exchange rallying cries.

Defensive corrections have increased and ball recovery in high positions has increased, resulting in more time with the ball.

As the attack intensified, in the 21st minute of the first half, Soma ARATA was fouled inside the penalty area and earned a penalty kick. Kanato HATAYAMA calmly converted it to make it 1-1.

We were able to confirm our team's unity again at halftime and were able to play aggressively in both offense and defense from the start of the second half.

After 2 minutes in the second half, we got a free kick on the right side. The ball kicked by Tsumugi OBATA was passed to Arata, who was free on the far side. We had a scoring opportunity, but the shot missed above the goal and we couldn't turn the game around. We continued to take shots, but couldn't score.

Entering additional time, we increased the number of attackers in order to score another goal and aim for a comeback. However, in front of the opponent team's dedicated defense, we were unable to score a goal and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.

The players were filled with frustration as they fell just one step short of reaching the top tournament they had aimed for.

Other teams' results, we finished 4th in the group stage and will play a ranking match against Dynamo Kyiv from Ukraine tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be the last match of this tournament.

We finished our activities on the 6th day, switching our mindset in order to win and for the sake of the many people who support us.