The 49th Japan Club Youth Soccer Championship (U-18)
Group League 3rd Sec. vs. Roasso Kumamoto Youth

Wednesday, July 25, 2025 Kickoff: 18:00 (35 mins per half)
Venue: Nichinan General Athletic Park Athletics Stadium (Miyazaki Prefecture)

GAMBA OSAKA Youth 3-1 Roasso Kumamoto Youth
[First half 1-1/Second half 2-0]

Due to the above results, we were eliminated in the group stage.

[Scorers]
Tono Nakatsumi 2

[Starting members]
GK Nobata
DF Maruoka Fujisaki
MF Shimaoka Nakajima (Yu) Tono Murata Fujimoto Fukae
FW Nakazumi Kawano

[Replacement]
Fujisaki → Okamoto (Yuu) Maruoka → Hisanaga Kawano → Takei Nakajima (Yuu) → Kobayashi Fukae → Kato


[Player Comments]
◆ Tono Taiki
First of all, we had one win and one loss in the qualifying rounds, so although it was a matter of relying on others, we still had a chance of getting through the group.
The team went into the final qualifying match with a common goal in mind: to score as many goals as possible and not concede any.
The issues we face as a team are clear, and the fact that we conceded goals today shows our current weakness.
As an individual, I think scoring my first goal in this tournament is the minimum contribution I can make to the team.
This tournament has given me a very clear idea of what I need to do now, so when I return to Osaka I want to spend each day with a positive attitude.
We would also like to express our sincere gratitude to the supporters who came all the way from Osaka to cheer us on as we aimed for a third consecutive championship.
After returning to Osaka, we would like to have one more practice session together in preparation for the second half of the Premier League.

◆ Nakajima Yugo
Although we were able to pull off a come-from-behind victory today, we still ended up losing in the preliminaries.
I am very disappointed that we were unable to achieve a third consecutive victory. Throughout the three games, I felt that there is still a lot we need to improve on.
We need to accept this result and continue to grow both as a team and as individuals.
We will tackle the issues head on and hope to show how much our team has improved in the second half of the league.



Thank you for your warm support for GAMBA OSAKA Youth.



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