Japan High School Soccer Team Wins Two Consecutive Wins on European Tour!

March 13, 2025

The Japan High School Soccer Team, for which SFIDA is the uniform supplier, has been on a European tour since March 8th! They played friendly matches against some of Europe's most prestigious clubs.

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Match Results

March 11th (Tuesday) 15:00 (23:00 Japan time) Friendly match
vs U19 Feyenoord Rotterdam (Sportcomplex Varkenoord)

1-0 WIN!!

Scorer : Takanari Kato

No. 14 Yamano broke through on the right side, No. 9 Morita played a post play, and finally No. 11 Kato slotted it in neatly to score the first goal of their European tour! They kept a clean sheet and won their important first match!

Wednesday, March 12th, 13:00 (21:00 Japan time) Friendly match
vs U19 Sparta Rotterdam (Sportcomplex Nieuw Terbregge)

2-1 WIN!!

Scorer: Yamano Haruta x 2

No. 12 Yuzuki passed the ball to the back, and No. 14 Yamano responded to it and scored a spectacular goal!
He didn't give in at all to the larger opposing defender and scored his first goal of the European tour.
In the second half, No. 14 Yamano won a penalty kick and scored the second goal himself.
Although they conceded a goal from a counter attack in the final minutes, they won 2-1 and recorded their second consecutive victory.

Match Information

Tomorrow we will face Sint-Truiden from Belgium, aiming for our third consecutive win!
This will be the last match for this team. I hope they give it their all!

Friday, March 14th, 17:30 (25:30 Japan time) Friendly match
vs U18+23 STVV Sint-Truiden (Daio Wasabi Stayen Stadium: Belgium)

OFF SHOT

On March 10th, the team paid a courtesy visit to the Dutch Football Association, and on March 12th, after the friendly match, they toured the home stadium of their opponent, Sparta Rotterdam.
The players were able to learn more by experiencing Dutch football culture and history!

▼Visit to the Dutch Football Association