In the ACL2 match against Toho, Gamba won with a comfortable five goals, the most for any team in the tournament. Even a draw would mean finishing first in the group stage, and Gamba showed their superiority in this match.
Gamba kept attacking throughout the game, with Fukuoka, starting for the first time in ACL2, scoring a brilliant shot and Humet scoring his second goal of the tournament, but it was Nawada, making his ACL2 debut, who capped off the goal rush.
With the match against Fukuoka just 2nd year of junior high school days away in mind, the team conserved players like Nakatani and Mitsuda, but managed to advance to the finals in first place thanks to a unified team that included both young players and veterans. "We were able to prove in the match against Toho that anyone can perform well. It helped the team become even more united," said Fukuoka, reflecting on the results of the match against Toho.

The match against Fukuoka will be played 2nd year of junior high school, but Gamba has been improving its team while competing in Asian tournaments, so they will not use the schedule as an excuse and will instead focus solely on winning.
In the home game against Fukuoka, they won 2-1 with two goals from Kurata, but this match will test how they can break through Fukuoka's solid defense, which has two wins and two draws in its last four games, all without conceding a goal.
Fukuoka filled the gaps with a five-man back line and all the players worked hard, but Head Coach Poyatos said, "The key is how we can organize around the opponent's pressing. If we can organize around the opponent when they come out, we can launch an effective attack."

In the summer, they struggled against opponents with five-man defenses, but Gamba's current strengths lie in their attacking style that doesn't rely on specific players, and the players' free movement on the pitch, as they showed in the Toho match. "As was the case in the Toho match, we were able to experiment with who would take which position during the game. Decisions on the pitch will be important," said Fukuoka.
Of course there's Yamashita, who is in top form, and Okunouchi, who scored his long-awaited first goal for Gamba in the previous match against Kobe, but with defensive midfielders Abe and MITO also involved in scoring, all they need to do is work together to break through Fukuoka's solid defense.

However, with Gamba having 2nd year of junior high school, Fukuoka will have plenty of time and will likely start aggressively in order to win their final home game.
They want to avoid losing points and being forced to play catch-up, but they need to be especially careful about set pieces. "We have a number of players who are confident in their set pieces and come in front of the goal, so the first thing we need to do is not give them away," Fukuoka said.

It's unclear whether he'll start or be on the bench, but Fukuoka has some players to watch out for, including WELLINGTON Luis De Sousa and Konno, who has troubled them in the past. Defensive midfielder Miki, the team's top scorer with six goals, and center back Ando, ​​who has four goals, will also need to be watched out for.