On the 16th day (Tue) of the third day of the expedition, it was unfortunately raining from the morning, but the players gradually seemed to be getting used to the jet lag, and their expressions were bright and they were seen eating breakfast.

In the morning, we conducted training to improve ourselves, taking into account the challenges from yesterday's training match. The effectiveness of the meeting has also led to an increase in the voices demanding from each other.

We also took a commemorative photo of the winning team, which has become a tradition during this expedition.
We were able to train in a good atmosphere where we could improve each other, even though it was a short time while heavy rain occasionally fell.
In the afternoon, we were scheduled to have the opening ceremony of the "29° edition of Abano Football Trophy" starting from tomorrow. However, due to bad weather conditions, it had to be canceled. Instead, we explored the city of Abano Terme, where we are staying.

During that time, I found a team training and couldn't hide my surprise at the players' physical fitness. The players were bravely saying, "We can fight," but when I found out that they were a local U-19 team, there was also a side overflowing with relieved smiles.

As the tournament participating teams were seen in the city, the anticipation and tension continued to increase.

The coach Kei KOIZUMI attended the charity night in the evening, so the players conducted a meeting on their own initiative.
At the start of the meeting, some players seemed to be losing to drowsiness due to the time difference, but as the meeting began, they gradually became more engaged and it turned into a productive meeting with lively discussions.

However, we had difficulty summarizing the team's opinions, but we were able to raise our awareness for the first match.

The fourth day of the expedition is scheduled to have the first match against Bologna FC with a kick-off at 17:00.