Published 12:07 IST, April 27th 2019

VIRAL: Here's what happened when three professional football players took on 100 school kids

What happens when three professional football players take on 100 school kids on a full-sized football pitch? 

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What happens when three professional football players take on 100 school kids on a full-sized football pitch? Fun Goal! That's exactly what happened when three J-League stars played against 100 kids lining up in a 30-30-30-10 formation in Japan.

Japanese internationals Hotaru Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Kiyotake and Yosuke Ideguchi teamed up to play against 100 kids in a traditional Japanese New Year's match. three J-League stars can be seen dribbling and sending out long passes in order to get to or half of pitch.

In video that has gone viral, kids can be spotted desperately running towards professionals in order to gain possession. Despite ir best efforts, kids can be seen struggling to retain possession at rarest of occasions in which y come up with a tackle. At or end, 10 goalkeepers, dressed in black jerseys, are standing between sticks. A few can be even seen shouting out instructions to 30-member defence unit. 

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At end, professional footballers mans to put pressure on kids' defence and finally score opening goal with you-guessed-that-right -- a header. Yosuke Ideguchi meets a cross inside box, crowded by kids, and heads it past goalkeeper(s).

Take a look:

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While players go on to celebrate, some of kids can be seen falling to ir knees in disappointment.

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Throughout match, professional can be seen trying hard to t hit ball too hard while kids run around with a lot of enthusiasm in a bid to achieve ultimate result - beat three superstars.

 

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12:07 IST, April 27th 2019