Shizuoka Gakuen, the winner of the prefectural high school soccer tournament, evolved into an organized group

2021/11/14 05:00 (Updated 11/14 05:03)

Fujieda Higashi - Shizuoka Gakuen Shinnosuke Ito of Shizuoka Gakuen (center left) scoring the opening goal in the 7th minute of the second half = at Ecopa Stadium in Fukuroi City

The final of the National High School Soccer Championship Prefectural Tournament was held at Ecopa Stadium (Fukuroi City) on the 13th. In the showdown between traditional schools, Shizuoka Gakuen defeated Higashi Fujieda 2-0 and grabbed the national ticket for the first time since the national championship in 2019. (Misaki Hirose) A group of highly individual talents has evolved into a cohesive and organized group. After losing 0-4 to powerhouse Aomori Yamada (Aomori) in the summer national high school inter-high school semi-finals, they worked to strengthen their defense. GK captain Kentaro Ikushima (3rd year) recalled, "I was overwhelmed by Aomori Yamada's defense. Today, we decided to play that defense together." In the final, midfielders such as Genrigo (same) and Shuya Kikuchi (same), who have decided to join J1 Tokushima, blocked Higashi Fujieda's attacks with their dedicated defense. The amount of exercise was enough to make Osamu Kawaguchi say, "I think the players ran the most in their football career." It was a few months ago that he began to strengthen his defense in earnest. The maturity of the team has more room to grow than it did two years ago. Raise the level of defense one more step and aim for the national championship for the first time in two years. ▽Finals Shizuoka Gakuen 2 0-0 0 Fujieda Higashi 2-0 ▽Scorers [Shizu] Ito, Furukawa

Furukawa shines in offense and defense

Midfielder Yosuke Furukawa who carries Shizuoka Gakuen's ace number "10" (three years) was selected as the most distinguished player for his brilliant offense and defense. In the finals, he was marked by multiple opponents, and there were many occasions when his signature dribble was blocked. Even so, he played the role of the ace by scoring the second goal to win the championship. ``I was able to raise one important point that will help the team.

◆Fujieda Higashi cried because he couldn't create a chance

　Fujieda Higashi cried because he couldn't create a decisive chance. The number of shots ended in only one against nine of Shizuoka Gakuen. Coach Kohei Kobayashi expressed his frustration, saying, ``In the second half, I called out to the team to have the courage to move forward, but suddenly we conceded a goal and it became painful. Although the challenge to the national level has ended, the team still has a match in the Prince League between the top schools in the Tokai region. MF captain Daio Tsuneoka (3rd year) changed his mind, saying, "The season is not over. I want to play a good match with Prince and win."

◆Shizuoka Gakuen's Furukawa is the MVP

　The best eleven and the most distinguished players are as follows. ▽ Best Eleven: GK = Kentaro Ikushima (Shizuoka Gakuen 3), DF = Nanato Masuda (Akisei Fujieda 3), Shinnosuke Ito (Shizuoka Gakuen 3), Yuji Nishimura (same), MF = Yuto Murota (Seirei Christopher 3) ) Ryudai Takahashi (Shizuoka Gakuen 2) Genrigo (Shizuoka Gakuen 3) Yosuke Furukawa (same) Shuya Kikuchi (same), FW = Sota Matsunaga (same) Sai Fujii (Fujieda Higashi 3) ▽ Most Valuable Player = Yosuke Furukawa ▽ Top Scorer = Sai Fujii (5 points) ▽ Assist King = Ryota Maejima (3 points, Higashi Fujieda 3) ▽ Best Rookie = Juntaro Noda (Higashi Fujieda 1) ▽ Defender = Masahiro Sakuma (Higashi Fujieda 3) ▽ Excellent GK = Chio Ishizaka (Fujieda Higashi 2)

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