"And with this, the Albirex Niigata High School Cup 2018 officially begins!"
After the head of the organizer announced the last part, cheers erupted, and although not loud, they were still enough to show people's enthusiasm.
It was the day after the Hakodate Nishi team arrived in Niigata, and they were currently at the Denka Big Swan Stadium, the home base of the J-League team Albirex Niigata. It was a massive stadium with a bigger capacity than Sapporo Dome, around enough to fill around 42.300 people, and it was also a historical place since it held three of the World Cup matches in 2002.
Unfortunately, that was just the stadium's glory in the past. Right now, it looked slightly dilapidated, and due to Albirex Niigata's weak performance in the league, it was a super rare occasion for the stadium to be full of people. That was why the team was trying hard to attract more people, and this was also one of their efforts.
