March 30, 2011, the 8th day of the tournament.
Hanshin Koshien Stadium.
First match of the day, Second Round.
Waseda Real (Tokyo) VS Luzheng Society (Osaka).
Even though the game started early, the attention it attracted was massive — apart from cheering squads from both schools' hometowns, a large number of neutral fans also chose to start their day early to watch the match.
Looking around, more than half of the seats at Koshien were already filled — even though it was a Wednesday workday, the number of spectators was still considerable; conservatively estimated, the attendance had reached over thirty thousand.
There were many reasons for this phenomenon:
First, both Waseda Industries and Luzheng Society are very strong teams with nationally renowned star players — such a high-profile match was something most fans of Takayama couldn't afford to miss;
