Menicon Co., Ltd. “Menicon Cup 2024 Japan Club Youth Soccer East-West Competition (U-15)” 30th commemorati ve tournament report ALL EAST won 5-4. MVP is MF Motomu Kawamura

【Menicon Co., Ltd.】 “Menicon Cup 2024 Japan Club Youth Soccer East-West Competition (U-15)” 30th commemorative tournament report ALL EAST won 5-4. MVP is MF Motomu Kawamura ​ Menicon Co., Ltd. Press release: September 30, 2024 “Menicon Cup 2024 Japan Club Youth Soccer East-West Competition (U-15)” 30th commemorative tournament report ALL EAST won 5-4. MVP is MF Motomu Kawamura
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“Menicon Cup 2024 Japan Club Youth Soccer East-West Competition (U-15)” was specially sponsored by Menicon Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: 21-19 Aoi 3-chome, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Representative Executive Officer, President and COO: Yasushi Kawaura). It was held on Monday, September 16th, 2019 (holiday) at Maruyasu Okazaki Ryuhoku Stadium in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. The Menicon Cup is an U-15 all-star game in which 34 players selected from club youth teams aged 15 and under are divided into East and West teams, and this year marks its 30th anniversary. Officially announced attendance was 558 people (including guests and related parties). In addition, the tournament was broadcast live nationwide on YouTube Live, X, and the internet sports media “SPORTS BULL,” with 189,501 views and many people watching online. In the second half of the game, Motomu Kawamura (Yokogawa Musashino FC U-15) scored a dramatic come-from-behind goal, resulting in a 5-4 win for ALL EAST. The Best Player Award goes to ALL EAST No. 7, MF Motomu Kawamura (Yokogawa Musashino FC U-15), and the Fighting Spirit Award goes to ALL EAST No. 14, MF Rikuto Soma (FC Tokyo U-15 Musashi), ALL WEST No. 14, FW Sosuke Oka (FC Gifu U-15) has been selected. Kawamura, who was selected for the Most Valuable Player Award, said, “I went into the game with the mindset that I was going to decide the victory. (Regarding the come-from-behind shot in stoppage time in the second half) Until then, I had missed shots, so in the end I was determined to score. I thought so and took the shot.” Also, when asked about his future dreams, he gave a powerful comment, “Winning the World Cup. Please keep an eye on what I’ll do in the future!”
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https://www.menicon.co.jp/company/culture/cup/ Archive distribution in progress ■Special guest: former Japan national soccer team Yoshito Okubo, special supporter: Oompa Loompa
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/5623/351/5623-351-d68527f368af0e1f5ccf5a9fa51504b8-3900×2600.jpg As a special guest for the tournament, Yoshito Okubo, a former member of the Japan National Soccer Team and currently active in various fields such as soccer commentary and variety shows, will be attending as a special guest for the tournament, as he was last year, and will be providing commentary on live broadcasts, adding to the excitement of the tournament. I received it. At the award ceremony after the match, he looked back on the tournament and said, “All the players showed a very good performance.I’m sure there will be players who will represent Japan from this Menicon Cup, so I hope you all will participate as well.” Let’s support each other.” In addition, Mr. Oompa Loompa, a member of the Chukyo University Chukyo High School soccer team in his hometown Aichi Prefecture, is a popular
entertainment creator on SNS such as TikTok, focusing on stories about school and soccer clubs. I was appointed as a supporter. “The match was interesting as we competed for points.I was impressed by the high level of the current junior high school students, and I am really looking forward to what will happen in 5 or 10 years.”He said, making the tournament very exciting. . ■Greetings from Menicon official character “Melsuke” The official Menicon character “Melsuke” appeared at the venue at the Melsuke Greeting event, where he greeted visitors and appeared at the award ceremony, enlivening the venue.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/5623/351/5623-351-74583904b39e37765b3e18207896c87c-965×861.jpg Menicon official character “Melsuke” (photo left) and tournament special supporter “Oompa Loompa” (photo right) ■ Halftime talk corner about sports vision During halftime, LIVE content included a talk between special guest Yoshito Okubo and Hiroyuki Sakata from the Menicon clinical development team. During the talk, the current state of myopia in children, prevention methods, and sports vision were introduced, and Mr. Okubo talked about his playing days and his own children, saying, “Nowadays, we spend a lot of time looking at our smartphones, so it’s a good idea to talk to your children about how to prevent myopia.” We often talk about eyesight. In soccer, if you have good eyesight, you can make unexpected passes that others don’t notice, so eyesight is very important in sports.” ​ As a pioneer company in contact lenses, Menicon conveys the wonders of seeing and supports the possibilities of dreams and the spirit of challenge in boys and girls. Through our special sponsorship of this tournament, we hope to not only support the development of young soccer players who will lead the next generation, but also to convey to children the importance of challenging themselves to achieve their dreams.