The Prince Takamado Throphy U-18 Football League2014 Premier League, determining Japan’s No.1 of the U-18 generation, started on Sunday, 6th April in various regions. 

Pick Up Match

Mitsubishi Yowa SC Youth　2-0（1st1-0、2nd1-0）　Tokyo Verdy Youth

The Prince Takamado Throphy U-18 Football League2014 Premier League, determining Japan’s No.1 of the U-18 generation, started on Sunday, 6th April in various regions.

 The match between Tokyo opponents, Mitsubishi Yowa SC Youth and Tokyo Verdy Youth.  The match took place in a chilly day with occasional rainfall, but many spectators came to the stadium. At the very beginning of the match, Mitsubishi Yowa had a big chance. It got a free kick in front of the goalmouth and Soma Yuki shot directly at goal, but the shot regrettably hit the crossbar. But Mitsubishi Yowa continued to create several chances from the right flank led by Shimoda Yuya and Soma Yuki. In the additional time, Ikeda Jurato connected well with a free kick and provided a cross to Disalo Akira Silvano,who headed the ball home and Mitsubishi Yowa opened the scoring.

In the second half time the situation changed and Tokyo V controlled the pace of the match and attacked taking advantage of the space in the rear of Mitsubishi Yowa’s wing back, who had moved effectively in the first half time. In the 58 minute, Tokyo V created a chance form the left flank and Watanabe Kouta connected well with a cross from Nakano Masaomi, who is a member of U-19 Japan National Team, and shoot at goal. In the 69 minute Muromachi Masaki headed a free kick, but could not score. While Tokyo V was continuing to predominate and to attack but without been able to score, Mitsubishi Yowa took the advantage of the only one scoring opportunity.  In the 77 minute, once again Disalo headed home a cross from the left flank and doubled the advantage. Mitsubishi Yowa held out TokyoVerdy’s vigorous attack and won for 2-0. In this first match between Tokyo opponents, Mitsubishi Yowa was declared the winner.

Comments from coach and players

Yamamoto Nobuo,Coach (Mitsubishi Yowa SC Youth）
We could play the match in a good tense place. In today’s match we could endure the time of difficulty and we did not let in goals. Until now, we had let in many unintentionally goals, so being able to hold out in defense was a big result for us. Every year we are struggling, so we would like to work without losing sight of our position and with modesty, in order to do our best in every match. We would like to play well also in the next match as in this one, also against strong teams.

Disalo Akira Silvano（Mitsubishi Yowa SC Youth）
Last year I didn’t have many opportunities to play, so this year I started the season thinking “This year I want to play!”. The defenders of opponent team were superior to me in build and I have no chance to clash directly against them and win, so I try to seize upon a momentary chance. I am good at infiltrating into the back, but I would like to improve my technique and to become a dangerous player for the opponents. As in today’s match, defenders are making efforts in order not to concede goals, so as a FW, I would like to lead the team with my goals and assists. This year I aim to score more than 10 goals.

Togashi Koichi,Coach （Tokyo Verdy Youth）
In the additional time of the first half we conceded a goal for a lack of concentration and crisis management, we might have been able to prevent that goal with more prudence. In the second half, we could attack as planned, but the fact that we could not score, is a task that we must solve. We lost the match, but considering that the team state is getting well, I think that it was a good match that let imagine the future. If we continue to work looking at the future, I believe we can recoup the lost match. I would like the players to continue working, keeping in mind, throughout the league matches, that they are playing in a top level team from the point of view of physical strength and tactics.

Misao Kento（Tokyo Verdy Youth）
I let the player that I was marking scoring goals and I am really sorry for it. it was necessary to be stronger in mind and to try to shoot more. In comparison with last year, this team, our team has improved the ability of moving the ball, so we will try to play always thinking of scoring with the efforts of the whole team. As for me, I am going to play always thinking if my plays are valid in top class teams. The league has just started and will continue, so we should go over this defeat and make improvements for the next match. In the next match we will make efforts in order to play our football as long as possible.

Ryutsukeizaidai Kashiwa　3-2（1st0-0、2nd3-2）　Aomori Yamada High School 
Shimizu S-pulse Youth　3-1（1st2-0、2nd1-1）　Consadole Sapporo U-18
Kashima Antlers Youth　0-0（1st0-0、2nd0-0）　Kashiwa Reysol U-18
Ichiritsu Funabashi High School　1-1（1st0-0、2nd1-1）　JFA Academy Fukushima

The last year champion, Ryukeidai Kashiwa, played its first match at home against Aomori Yamada High School (Aomori). Ryukeidai Kashiwa scored 3 goals in the second half but in the last phase let in 2 goals. Finally Ryukeidai Kashiwa managed to defend its lead and won the first match towards the second consecutive championship. Shimizu S-pulse Youth (Shizuoka), which reached the second place in the last season, won for 3-1 against Consadole Sapporo U-18 (Hokkaido), getting off to a flying start towards its first championship. The new entry Kashiwa Reysol U-18 (Chiba) played an away match against Kashima Antlers youth (Ibargi). The two teams did not yield an inch to each other, the match ended 0-0 and the two teams shared the spoils. The other new entry, Ichiritsu Funabashi High School (Chiba) played at home against JFA Academy Fukushima, which reached the third place in the last season. In the 69 minute, JFA Academy went ahead, but just before the end of the match, Oshio Hirotaka of Ichiritsu Funabashi scored a goal and the match ended 1-1.