The 6th leg matches are scheduled on Sun. 29 June for Prince Takamado Trophy All Japan Youth (U-18) Football Premier League West
Nine-placed Toyama Daiichi High School (Toyama) will take on Kyoto SangaF.C.U-18 (Kyoto). Toyama Daiichi’s attackers were invisible for last two games, scored no goals. Waiting to see their recovery. On the other hand, even though they lagged behind winning only one game in five matches, Kyoto is picking up their speed for finishing 2nd place in Kansai Preliminary of Japan Club Youth Soccer Championship held during the break of Premier League West. Keeps it going and they try to rally.

Higashi Fukuoka High School (Fukuoka), playing against Higashiyama High School (Kyoto) at home, is generating a high expectations with FW players like Akagi Tsubasa, a top scorer with five goals. For Higashiyama, “the players began to play intentionally for something used to play unconsciously, we can deliver better set play said head coach Fukushige Ryoichi. Question is if they can bring in the result out of improvements they made.

Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima F.C Youth and (Hiroshima) and Vissel KobeU-18 (Hyogo) have similar attacking style – building up and linking pass carefully. It will be a different scenario if Vissel KobeU-18 (Hyogo), the defending champion of Premier League West last year, can stick to their style of playing, as Fujimoto Tsuyoshi said “we frequently end up in playing too fast. This is time to remind our team concept again.”

Kyoto Tachibana High School (Kyoto) has been struggling so far, losing all five games but they are training in a good atmosphere. Adjusting during the break period, it is important if they, “The teams are getting spirit of integrity for both offense and defense” as player Nakano Katsuya said, can win the game against Nagoya Grampus U18 (Aichi), the undefeated top-ranking team.

［Pick Up Match］
Gamba Osaka Youth  vs Cerezo Osaka U-18 

Gamba Osaka Youth (Osaka) and Cerezo OsakaU-18 (Osaka), the teams based in Osaka, will be crashing at J-GREEN Sakai. Gamba Osaka Youth (Osaka) started with loss in the opening match but since then successfully accumulated points and climbed up to third place. Attacking talents Takagi Ayato, top scoring co-leader and sprinter Hirao So are in good shape and the team scored 13 goals in total, the highest in Premier League West. They are aiming to get three points from the team they lost two straight games last year.
Cerezo Osaka U-18 (Osaka) maintains technical skill even at the end of the game, as Hashimoto Yuki, a team captain told “Apparently it has a positive impact for the running training we’ve been doing since spring time”. They have been showing stable performance and ranked second place. “Osaka Derby” of U-18, it will be an exciting game you can’t leave the stadium till the final whistle.

■Gamba Osaka Youth vs Cerezo Osaka U-18

Date: Kick off at 17:00 on Sun. 29 June
Venue: J-GREEN Sakai
Access: In front of bus stop, Nankai Bus “J-GREEN Sakai Minami Guchi (South Exit)” “J-GREEN Club House Mae (front)”