Two games will be played outside of the normal schedule in the Challenge League, both featuring Tokiwagi Gakuen.
Nittaidai Football Club Ladies 1 - 1 Tokiwagi Gakuen High School
(Attendance: 90)
Tokiwagi Gakuen travelled south without their three Under-17 World Cup players Ito, Shiraki and Nishikawa, but their only change was to bring in Kawasaki for Horii. Nittaidai made several changes from their last game in July, bringing back top scorer Uemura, along with Yamagata, Nagashima and Ishii.
In terms of posession and chances, Nittaidai were the dominant team with Uemura as expected leading the line well. After a scoreless first half, Tokiwagi took the lead in the 52nd minute with a penalty from Hirata. Eight minutes later Nittaidai equalised with their own penalty, converted by Shimada, to bring her total this season to seven.
Nittaidai and Tokiwagi stay third and fifth respectively, and Tokiwagi can close the gap between themselves and Setagaya if they beat the Tokyo club next Sunday evening. Nittaidai's next game is away to promotion chasing Takahashi in two weeks' time.
Nittaidai Football Club Ladies:
Yamamoto Arisa, Sakurai Mayuka, Yamagata Hisami, Nagashima Hikari, Fujisawa Marin, Oguri Mao, Kitano Rie, Takashima Ruriko (capt), Ishii Chiharu, Shimada Chiaki, Uemura Shoko
Subs: Sato Minami (Uemura Shoko, 64 mins), Abe Rie (Ishii Chiharu, 71 mins), Kudo Asami (Shimada Chiaki, 80 mins)
Unused subs: Kamimura Aya, Togashi Kaori
Scorers: Shimada Chiaki (69 mins (pen) )
Booked: Sakurai Mayuka
Tokiwagi Gakuen High School:
Hayashizaki Mei, Takamura Chisato, Okamori Kasane (capt), Okakura Mika, Kosuda Rina, Hirata Miki, Sugihara Haruna, Matsuura Nagisa, Sasaki Miwa, Kawasaki Saya, Michigami Ayaka
Subs: Yagami Yuriya (Kosuda Rina, 83 mins), Horii Mizuki (Sugihara Haruna, 83 mins), Hirakuni Mizuki (Sasaki Miwa, 83 mins)
Unused subs: Ishimori Yui, Komori Aoi
Scorers: Hirata Miki (52 mins (pen) )
Tokiwagi Gakuen High School 1 - 3 Sfida Setagaya FC
(Attendance: 50)
Sfida Setagaya kept their slim hopes of a playoff place alive with a 3-1 win in Matsushima over Tokiwagi Gakuen. Michigami Ayaka had given Tokiwagi the lead in the thirteenth minute before Tanaka Mariko equalised just three minutes later. Tanaka Marina gave Setagaya the lead with a powerful shot through twenty players from a well-worked free kick and midway through the second half Sasago Masae scored only her second of the season following confusion between goalkeeper and defenders in the Tokiwagi goalmouth.
Setagaya must now hope that Nittaidai can get a result against Takahashi next weekend, as a win for Takahashi will see them cement their place in the top two, ahead of their visit to Setagaya. Tokiwagi next play the JFA Academy on the same day, the 21st of October.
Tokiwagi Gakuen High School:
Hayashizaki Mei, Takamura Chisato, Hirata Miki, Okakura Mika, Kosuda Rina, Yagami Yuriya, Sugihara Haruna, Komori Aoi, Sasaki Miwa, Kawasaki Saya, Michigami Ayaka (capt)
Subs: Matsukubo Akari (Yagami Yuriya, HT), Hirakuni Mizuki (Komori Aoi, 60 mins), Mitsuhashi Asuka (Sasaki Miwa, 77 mins)
Unused subs: Ishimori Yui, Kakinoki Runa
Scorers: Michigami Ayaka (13 mins)
Sfida Setagaya FC:
Kawaguchi Mana, Fukuhara Nao, Kawashima Tamai, Tanaka Marina, Okada Ayame, Oshima Sayuri, Tanaka Mariko, Minemoto Chizuru, Nagasawa Yume, Mori Hitomi, Sasago Masae
Subs: Ishibuchi Yuki (Minemoto Chizuru, 65 mins), Usuda Haruka (Oshima Sayuri, 75 mins), Kurokawa Hikari (Kawashima Tamai, 82 mins), Uchiyama Tomoka (Nagasawa Yume, 89 mins), Muramatsu Yuki (Kawaguchi Mana, 90 mins)
Scorers: Tanaka Mariko (16 mins), Tanaka Marina (25 mins), Sasago Masae (67 mins)
Sunday 30 September 2012
Saturday 29 September 2012
Nadeshiko League Twelfth Round
AS Elfen Sayama FC 1 - 9 INAC Kobe Leonessa
(Attendance: 2,900)
INAC Kobe travelled to Sayama with a typhoon following them, along with the memory of their near capitulation in their first meeting this year. Sayama brought Hagiwara Aimi in for just her second start instead of Akitaya, while Ji So-Yun returned for INAC in place of Minamiyama. Takenaka Rei retained her place in goal for INAC.
As early as the third minute INAC showed their attacking intent, as they piled forward. A short cross from the right from Kawasumi was volleyed well by Goebel-Yanez but it was shot directly at the 'keeper and she held it well. The home crowd will have felt an away goal was coming, and they didn't have to wait long as Kawasumi found Ohno down the right with a perfect pass through the Sayama defence and having taken control, Ohno's pass across the front of the box was side-footed home by Takase for her twelfth of the season. That goal came in the sixth minute, and a short while later at the other end Azami Rie had Sayama's first shot, though she failed to keep it down and it sailed over the bar.
Kawasumi was giving Watanabe a torrid time down the right and once again she found Ohno running into space in the 15th minute and this time Ohno herself finished the chance off to make it 2-0. Shortly afterwards Ji struck a direct free kick well, but straight at Kobayashi.
Unsurprisingly, almost all of Sayama's good attacking play was coming from Azami on the right wing, but Moros was equal to her in speed and superior in strength, and with little support there wasn't much that Azami could do to create chances.
Sawa Homare was getting herself into good forward positions and hit the crossbar in the 26th minute. The Sayama players were defending in numbers, hoping that rather than mark tightly, with enough of them back they could snuff out danger, though it wasn't working effectively as time and again INAC seemed to have a player free to shoot.
Kawasumi's good work to supply the first two goals was rewarded as she scored the third goal with ten minutes of the half remaining. Good work by Ohno and Goebel-Yanez led to Takase playing in a cross which outfoxed the Sayama defence and Kawasumi was all alone on the far post to tap in. Only five minutes later Kawasumi was again involved down the right as she played in the overlapping Kinga to score.
Neither side made any changes at half-time as INAC Kobe sought to close out the game to keep them five points clear of Beleza in second place. Takase had the first chance but she lost control and the 'keeper took the ball from her feet. INAC were relentless in attack, with opportunities for all of their forward players as Sayama had no response.
Suzuki replaced Saito up front for Sayama in the 54th minute, though they were hardly getting the ball forward at all. As always Azami Rie was the main threat and she shot against the post in the 57th minute, and with Takenaka beaten, it was the home side's best chance of the game thus far. At the other end Goebel-Yanez had a shot easily saved, but she'd been tackled badly in the build up and there were concerns for her ability to continue. Nakajima Emi readied herself on the touchline, while for Sayama Uchida replaced Hagiwara. After an hour Nakajima made her expected entrance, with Goebel-Yanez unable to continue but capable of walking away on her own steam.
A terrible error by Kobayashi in the Sayama goal led to Takase's second and INAC's fifth in the 66th minute. The goalkeeper's pass across the face of goal to Shibata who wasn't expecting it allowed the predatory striker to easily score. Almost immediately Suzuki pulled a goal back as she beat Tanaka by controlling the ball on her chest, turning and sidefooting past Takenaka, for the biggest cheer of the day from the home support. Sayama made their last change in the 71st minute, with Kawai replacing Sawada.
Takase had her hat-trick on 76 minutes, as a short but perfect pass from Ohno to feet saw Takase score her second hat-trick in three games to take her back to the top of the scoring charts. Under-20 star Tanaka came on in the 78th minute for Kawasumi, and at the same time Minamiyama replaced Ji. Within seconds Minamiyama's powerful shot deflected off a defender for the visitors' seventh goal.
Tanaka was determined to make an impression as she had done last week and after intense build-up she had a shot on goal just turned around the post in the closing minutes. A few minutes later and in additional time, she had her goal. Segi had tried to take the ball out of her own box but lost control. Tanaka had the straightforward task of swinging and striking the ball home for her first of the season. Ohno scored the ninth, also in additional time, after another excellent pass onto her chest, this time from Sawa.
INAC Kobe next host JEF United in Kobe fully expecting a win, while Sayama have to wait until Monday the eighth to take on Fukuoka in a game now vital to both.
AS Elfen Sayama FC:
Kobayashi Maiko, Segi Aiki, Shibata Satomi, Takahashi Yuko, Watanabe Ayaka, Azami Rie, Hagiwara Aimi, Kobayashi Natsumi, Sawada Yuka, Saito Yuri, Muraoka Natsuki (capt)
Subs: Suzuki Kaoruko (Saito Yuri, 54 mins), Uchida Saki (Hagiwara Aimi, 59 mins), Kawai Nayo (Sawada Yuka, 71 mins)
Unused subs: Arima Shizuka, Kiyohara Yuuko
Scorers: Suzuki Kaoruko (68 mins)
Booked: Watanabe Ayaka
INAC Kobe Leonessa:
Takenaka Rei, Kinga Yukari, Kai Junko, Tanaka Asuna, Rebecca Moros, Sawa Homare, Ohno Shinobu (capt), Ji So-Yun, Kawasumi Nahomi, Beverly Goebel-Yanez, Takase Megumi
Subs: Tanaka Yoko (Kawasumi Nahomi, 78 mins), Minamiyama Chiaki (Ji So-Yun, 78 mins), Nakajima Emi (Beverly Goebel-Yanez, 61 mins)
Unused subs: Kaihori Ayumi, Nakada Ayu
Scorers: Takase Megumi (6, 66, 76 mins), Ohno Shinobu (15, 90+3 mins), Kawasumi Nahomi (36 mins), Kinga Yukari (41 mins), Minamiyama Chiaki (80 mins), Tanaka Yoko (90+1 mins)
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies 1 - 4 NTV Beleza
(Attendance: 755)
JEF United were easily beaten by Beleza, who are determined to keep as much pressure on INAC Kobe at the top of the table as is possible, though with each passing game their chances of regaining the title diminish.
Beleza wasted no time in taking the game to JEF, and Kiryu scored within seven minutes from pass to her from Kobayashi Yayoi following a strong run by Ito Kanako. It remaining 1-0 until the second half, and eight minutes after the restart Nagasato scored Beleza's second. JEF United got themselves back in the game with a goal from Fukusawa, her third of the season.
Beleza were determined not to led their lead slip though, and Tanaka Mina scored with a wondrous shot from the left side to restore the two-goal advantage. Nagasato scored again at the end of the game to record her thirteenth of the season.
Beleza remain five points behind INAC Kobe and need their rivals to drop points in advance of their meeting at the end of the season. Next week they meet Iga in another must-win game, while JEF are next in line for INAC Kobe.
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies:
Funada Mayu, Takahashi Sachie, Hosokawa Motoyo, Kawamura Mariko, Yamamoto Naomi, Ikadai Risa, Hosaka Nodoka, Yanai Rina, Anzai Yuka, Fukasawa Risa (capt), Ogawa Shiho
Subs: Shimizu Yuka (Anzai Yuka, 29 mins), Tezuka Saori (Ikadai Risa, 73 mins), Tsurumi Ayaka (Takahashi Sachie, 82 mins)
Unused subs: Sakuramoto Naoko, Yasuda Saki
Scorers: Fukasawa Risa (74 mins)
Booked: Yanai Rina, Fukasawa Risa, Ikadai Risa
NTV Beleza:
Matsubayashi Miku, Sudo Akiko, Ariyoshi Saori, Kobayashi Misaki, Iwashimizu Azusa (capt), Hara Natsuko, Ito Kanako, Kiryu Nanase, Sakaguchi Mizuho, Kobayashi Yayoi, Nagasato Asano
Subs: Tanaka Mina (Kobayashi Yayoi, 70 mins), Kobayashi Miharu (Ariyoshi Saori, 88 mins)
Unused subs: Soyama Kanako, Doko Mayo, Nakasato Yu
Scorers: Kiryu Nanase (7 mins), Nagasato Asano (53, 90 mins), Tanaka Mina (76 mins)
Iga FC Kunoichi 1 - 0 Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies
(Attendance: 276)
In incredibly appalling conditions in Iga, the Kunoichi picked up three valuable points in their quest to finish in the top half of the table. Nasu Maiko scored the only goal in the typhoon, following some good work down the left in extremely trying conditions. Nasu linked up with Tsutsumi and her right-footed drive from Matsunaga's knock down wrong-footed Yamago and gave Iga the win with their only shot on the game. Urawa will have been furious with themselves for having had ten shots themselves with no end product to show for them.
The Saitama side are next at home to Niigata and will hope both for a better result and for better weather. Iga have a difficult away game to Beleza to navigate.
Iga FC Kunoichi:
Ono Maya, Yamaguchi Ayako, Miyasako Tamami, Sato Ai, Fujimoto Ayano, Miyamoto Tomomi, Nasu Maiko, Tsutsumi Saki, Kobayashi Makiko (capt), Matsunaga Yoshie, Nakade Hikari
Subs: Sakaguchi Sakie (Nakade Hikari, 90+3 mins)
Unused subs: Kuno Fubuki, Takeda Yuki, Matsunaga Tomoe, Sonomura Nana
Scorers: Nasu Maiko (20 mins)
Booked: Matsunaga Yoshie, Nakade Hikari
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies:
Yamago Nozomi, Tsuchihashi Yuki, Kohata Shiho, Kishikawa Natsuki, Dozono Ayano, Yanagita Miyuki, Naomoto Hikaru, Niwata Akiko, Kira Chinatsu, Arakawa Eriko (capt), Goto Michi
Subs: Yano Kyoko (Yanagita Miyuki, HT), Saito Akane (Naomoto Hikaru, 67 mins), Fujita Nozomi (Dozono Ayano, 78 mins)
Unused subs: Ikeda Sakiko, Shibata Hanae
Booked: Fujita Nozomi
Albirex Niigata Ladies 3 - 3 Okayama Yunogo Belle
(Attendance: 1,006)
An entertaining game in Niigata saw the teams share the spoils after both sides will have felt they could have won it. Miyama Aya scored her first goal of the second half of the season when the Niigata defence didn't deal properly with the ball and Miyama didn't need a second invitation to strike well off the right post and into the net. However Niigata struck back through Yamazaki, with her fifth goal in three games, as she rose highest to head in Kamionobe's corner kick.
Four minutes into the second half Niigata had the lead, as Kamionobe's cross was hooked into the net for an own goal. Free kick specialist Miyama showed her dead ball skills once again as she equalised five minutes later. Kamionobe had a goal for herself on 71 minutes, once again putting Niigata into the lead with a penalty kick, but six minutes later Matsuoka equalised once again for Belle, following up on a Nakano shot which hit the post and came back out.
Both sides are away next week, with Belle expecting to win in Osaka, and Niigata having a tough trip to Saitama to face Urawa.
Albirex Niigata Ladies:
Otomo Maiko (capt), Wakabayashi Minori, Nakamura Kaede, Hirai Sakina, Yamamoto Arina, Kodama Keiko, Saito Yuri, Kitahara Kana, Yamazaki Marumi, Kamionobe Megumi, Hori Yoshie
Subs: Nakamura Saki (Kodama Keiko, 85 mins)
Unused subs: Suwa Erina, Nakaoka Maiko
Scorers: Yamazaki Marumi (36 mins), Own Goal (49 mins), Kamionobe Megumi (71 mins)
Okayama Yunogo Belle:
Fukumoto Miho (capt), Yasuda Kuniko, Kado Yuka, Sakai Nozomi, Nagamachi Yuri, Takahashi Haruka, Nakano Manami, Nakagawa Chihiro, Miyama Aya, Arimachi Saori, Matsuoka Miki
Subs: Yokoyama Kumi (Nakagawa Chihiro, 81 mins), Yamaguchi Mami (Arimachi Saori, 86 mins)
Unused subs: Shigemoto Shiho, Tsuhako Yumiko, Mizushima Kumi
Scorers: Miyama Aya (7, 54 mins), Matsuoka Miki (77 mins)
Booked: Nakano Manami
Fukuoka J. Anclas 0 - 0 Speranza F.C. Osaka Takatsuki
(Attendance: 611)
A game of very few chances saw both sides pick up a point, and neither team will have been happy with the result. Time is running out for these sides to climb out of the relegation places, with the task now extremely difficult for Takatsuki and apparently impossible for Anclas.
Fukuoka J. Anclas:
Sawada Norimi, Uchihori Ritsuko (capt), Isokane Midori, Hanada Aiko, Sato Kaede, Doshita Misato, Kawamura Mari, Kim Kyoung Sin, Kuzuma Riyo, Hirata Hikari, Lee Min Sun
Subs: Tagashira Yoko (Kuzuma Riyo, 70 mins)
Unused subs: Kiyohara Marie, Yanagita Shiori, Akiyama Ryo, Fujimoto Yuki
Booked: Lee Min Sun
Speranza F.C. Osaka Takatsuki:
Suzuki Risa, Okuda Akiko (capt), Tsuboi Ayako, Akiba Yumeko, Torao Naomi, Matsuda Nozomi, Asano Miki, Itami Emi, Hamada Haruka, Maruyama Karina, Takahashi Chizuru
Subs: Shimamura Yuko (Takahashi Chizuru, 66 mins)
Unused subs: Ueno Yukiko, Matsui Miki, Kameoka Natsumi, Toyama Sayuri
(Attendance: 2,900)
INAC Kobe travelled to Sayama with a typhoon following them, along with the memory of their near capitulation in their first meeting this year. Sayama brought Hagiwara Aimi in for just her second start instead of Akitaya, while Ji So-Yun returned for INAC in place of Minamiyama. Takenaka Rei retained her place in goal for INAC.
As early as the third minute INAC showed their attacking intent, as they piled forward. A short cross from the right from Kawasumi was volleyed well by Goebel-Yanez but it was shot directly at the 'keeper and she held it well. The home crowd will have felt an away goal was coming, and they didn't have to wait long as Kawasumi found Ohno down the right with a perfect pass through the Sayama defence and having taken control, Ohno's pass across the front of the box was side-footed home by Takase for her twelfth of the season. That goal came in the sixth minute, and a short while later at the other end Azami Rie had Sayama's first shot, though she failed to keep it down and it sailed over the bar.
Kawasumi was giving Watanabe a torrid time down the right and once again she found Ohno running into space in the 15th minute and this time Ohno herself finished the chance off to make it 2-0. Shortly afterwards Ji struck a direct free kick well, but straight at Kobayashi.
Unsurprisingly, almost all of Sayama's good attacking play was coming from Azami on the right wing, but Moros was equal to her in speed and superior in strength, and with little support there wasn't much that Azami could do to create chances.
Sawa Homare was getting herself into good forward positions and hit the crossbar in the 26th minute. The Sayama players were defending in numbers, hoping that rather than mark tightly, with enough of them back they could snuff out danger, though it wasn't working effectively as time and again INAC seemed to have a player free to shoot.
Kawasumi's good work to supply the first two goals was rewarded as she scored the third goal with ten minutes of the half remaining. Good work by Ohno and Goebel-Yanez led to Takase playing in a cross which outfoxed the Sayama defence and Kawasumi was all alone on the far post to tap in. Only five minutes later Kawasumi was again involved down the right as she played in the overlapping Kinga to score.
Neither side made any changes at half-time as INAC Kobe sought to close out the game to keep them five points clear of Beleza in second place. Takase had the first chance but she lost control and the 'keeper took the ball from her feet. INAC were relentless in attack, with opportunities for all of their forward players as Sayama had no response.
Suzuki replaced Saito up front for Sayama in the 54th minute, though they were hardly getting the ball forward at all. As always Azami Rie was the main threat and she shot against the post in the 57th minute, and with Takenaka beaten, it was the home side's best chance of the game thus far. At the other end Goebel-Yanez had a shot easily saved, but she'd been tackled badly in the build up and there were concerns for her ability to continue. Nakajima Emi readied herself on the touchline, while for Sayama Uchida replaced Hagiwara. After an hour Nakajima made her expected entrance, with Goebel-Yanez unable to continue but capable of walking away on her own steam.
A terrible error by Kobayashi in the Sayama goal led to Takase's second and INAC's fifth in the 66th minute. The goalkeeper's pass across the face of goal to Shibata who wasn't expecting it allowed the predatory striker to easily score. Almost immediately Suzuki pulled a goal back as she beat Tanaka by controlling the ball on her chest, turning and sidefooting past Takenaka, for the biggest cheer of the day from the home support. Sayama made their last change in the 71st minute, with Kawai replacing Sawada.
Takase had her hat-trick on 76 minutes, as a short but perfect pass from Ohno to feet saw Takase score her second hat-trick in three games to take her back to the top of the scoring charts. Under-20 star Tanaka came on in the 78th minute for Kawasumi, and at the same time Minamiyama replaced Ji. Within seconds Minamiyama's powerful shot deflected off a defender for the visitors' seventh goal.
Tanaka was determined to make an impression as she had done last week and after intense build-up she had a shot on goal just turned around the post in the closing minutes. A few minutes later and in additional time, she had her goal. Segi had tried to take the ball out of her own box but lost control. Tanaka had the straightforward task of swinging and striking the ball home for her first of the season. Ohno scored the ninth, also in additional time, after another excellent pass onto her chest, this time from Sawa.
INAC Kobe next host JEF United in Kobe fully expecting a win, while Sayama have to wait until Monday the eighth to take on Fukuoka in a game now vital to both.
AS Elfen Sayama FC:
Kobayashi Maiko, Segi Aiki, Shibata Satomi, Takahashi Yuko, Watanabe Ayaka, Azami Rie, Hagiwara Aimi, Kobayashi Natsumi, Sawada Yuka, Saito Yuri, Muraoka Natsuki (capt)
Subs: Suzuki Kaoruko (Saito Yuri, 54 mins), Uchida Saki (Hagiwara Aimi, 59 mins), Kawai Nayo (Sawada Yuka, 71 mins)
Unused subs: Arima Shizuka, Kiyohara Yuuko
Scorers: Suzuki Kaoruko (68 mins)
Booked: Watanabe Ayaka
INAC Kobe Leonessa:
Takenaka Rei, Kinga Yukari, Kai Junko, Tanaka Asuna, Rebecca Moros, Sawa Homare, Ohno Shinobu (capt), Ji So-Yun, Kawasumi Nahomi, Beverly Goebel-Yanez, Takase Megumi
Subs: Tanaka Yoko (Kawasumi Nahomi, 78 mins), Minamiyama Chiaki (Ji So-Yun, 78 mins), Nakajima Emi (Beverly Goebel-Yanez, 61 mins)
Unused subs: Kaihori Ayumi, Nakada Ayu
Scorers: Takase Megumi (6, 66, 76 mins), Ohno Shinobu (15, 90+3 mins), Kawasumi Nahomi (36 mins), Kinga Yukari (41 mins), Minamiyama Chiaki (80 mins), Tanaka Yoko (90+1 mins)
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies 1 - 4 NTV Beleza
(Attendance: 755)
JEF United were easily beaten by Beleza, who are determined to keep as much pressure on INAC Kobe at the top of the table as is possible, though with each passing game their chances of regaining the title diminish.
Beleza wasted no time in taking the game to JEF, and Kiryu scored within seven minutes from pass to her from Kobayashi Yayoi following a strong run by Ito Kanako. It remaining 1-0 until the second half, and eight minutes after the restart Nagasato scored Beleza's second. JEF United got themselves back in the game with a goal from Fukusawa, her third of the season.
Beleza were determined not to led their lead slip though, and Tanaka Mina scored with a wondrous shot from the left side to restore the two-goal advantage. Nagasato scored again at the end of the game to record her thirteenth of the season.
Beleza remain five points behind INAC Kobe and need their rivals to drop points in advance of their meeting at the end of the season. Next week they meet Iga in another must-win game, while JEF are next in line for INAC Kobe.
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies:
Funada Mayu, Takahashi Sachie, Hosokawa Motoyo, Kawamura Mariko, Yamamoto Naomi, Ikadai Risa, Hosaka Nodoka, Yanai Rina, Anzai Yuka, Fukasawa Risa (capt), Ogawa Shiho
Subs: Shimizu Yuka (Anzai Yuka, 29 mins), Tezuka Saori (Ikadai Risa, 73 mins), Tsurumi Ayaka (Takahashi Sachie, 82 mins)
Unused subs: Sakuramoto Naoko, Yasuda Saki
Scorers: Fukasawa Risa (74 mins)
Booked: Yanai Rina, Fukasawa Risa, Ikadai Risa
NTV Beleza:
Matsubayashi Miku, Sudo Akiko, Ariyoshi Saori, Kobayashi Misaki, Iwashimizu Azusa (capt), Hara Natsuko, Ito Kanako, Kiryu Nanase, Sakaguchi Mizuho, Kobayashi Yayoi, Nagasato Asano
Subs: Tanaka Mina (Kobayashi Yayoi, 70 mins), Kobayashi Miharu (Ariyoshi Saori, 88 mins)
Unused subs: Soyama Kanako, Doko Mayo, Nakasato Yu
Scorers: Kiryu Nanase (7 mins), Nagasato Asano (53, 90 mins), Tanaka Mina (76 mins)
Iga FC Kunoichi 1 - 0 Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies
(Attendance: 276)
In incredibly appalling conditions in Iga, the Kunoichi picked up three valuable points in their quest to finish in the top half of the table. Nasu Maiko scored the only goal in the typhoon, following some good work down the left in extremely trying conditions. Nasu linked up with Tsutsumi and her right-footed drive from Matsunaga's knock down wrong-footed Yamago and gave Iga the win with their only shot on the game. Urawa will have been furious with themselves for having had ten shots themselves with no end product to show for them.
The Saitama side are next at home to Niigata and will hope both for a better result and for better weather. Iga have a difficult away game to Beleza to navigate.
Iga FC Kunoichi:
Ono Maya, Yamaguchi Ayako, Miyasako Tamami, Sato Ai, Fujimoto Ayano, Miyamoto Tomomi, Nasu Maiko, Tsutsumi Saki, Kobayashi Makiko (capt), Matsunaga Yoshie, Nakade Hikari
Subs: Sakaguchi Sakie (Nakade Hikari, 90+3 mins)
Unused subs: Kuno Fubuki, Takeda Yuki, Matsunaga Tomoe, Sonomura Nana
Scorers: Nasu Maiko (20 mins)
Booked: Matsunaga Yoshie, Nakade Hikari
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies:
Yamago Nozomi, Tsuchihashi Yuki, Kohata Shiho, Kishikawa Natsuki, Dozono Ayano, Yanagita Miyuki, Naomoto Hikaru, Niwata Akiko, Kira Chinatsu, Arakawa Eriko (capt), Goto Michi
Subs: Yano Kyoko (Yanagita Miyuki, HT), Saito Akane (Naomoto Hikaru, 67 mins), Fujita Nozomi (Dozono Ayano, 78 mins)
Unused subs: Ikeda Sakiko, Shibata Hanae
Booked: Fujita Nozomi
Albirex Niigata Ladies 3 - 3 Okayama Yunogo Belle
(Attendance: 1,006)
An entertaining game in Niigata saw the teams share the spoils after both sides will have felt they could have won it. Miyama Aya scored her first goal of the second half of the season when the Niigata defence didn't deal properly with the ball and Miyama didn't need a second invitation to strike well off the right post and into the net. However Niigata struck back through Yamazaki, with her fifth goal in three games, as she rose highest to head in Kamionobe's corner kick.
Four minutes into the second half Niigata had the lead, as Kamionobe's cross was hooked into the net for an own goal. Free kick specialist Miyama showed her dead ball skills once again as she equalised five minutes later. Kamionobe had a goal for herself on 71 minutes, once again putting Niigata into the lead with a penalty kick, but six minutes later Matsuoka equalised once again for Belle, following up on a Nakano shot which hit the post and came back out.
Both sides are away next week, with Belle expecting to win in Osaka, and Niigata having a tough trip to Saitama to face Urawa.
Albirex Niigata Ladies:
Otomo Maiko (capt), Wakabayashi Minori, Nakamura Kaede, Hirai Sakina, Yamamoto Arina, Kodama Keiko, Saito Yuri, Kitahara Kana, Yamazaki Marumi, Kamionobe Megumi, Hori Yoshie
Subs: Nakamura Saki (Kodama Keiko, 85 mins)
Unused subs: Suwa Erina, Nakaoka Maiko
Scorers: Yamazaki Marumi (36 mins), Own Goal (49 mins), Kamionobe Megumi (71 mins)
Okayama Yunogo Belle:
Fukumoto Miho (capt), Yasuda Kuniko, Kado Yuka, Sakai Nozomi, Nagamachi Yuri, Takahashi Haruka, Nakano Manami, Nakagawa Chihiro, Miyama Aya, Arimachi Saori, Matsuoka Miki
Subs: Yokoyama Kumi (Nakagawa Chihiro, 81 mins), Yamaguchi Mami (Arimachi Saori, 86 mins)
Unused subs: Shigemoto Shiho, Tsuhako Yumiko, Mizushima Kumi
Scorers: Miyama Aya (7, 54 mins), Matsuoka Miki (77 mins)
Booked: Nakano Manami
Fukuoka J. Anclas 0 - 0 Speranza F.C. Osaka Takatsuki
(Attendance: 611)
A game of very few chances saw both sides pick up a point, and neither team will have been happy with the result. Time is running out for these sides to climb out of the relegation places, with the task now extremely difficult for Takatsuki and apparently impossible for Anclas.
Fukuoka J. Anclas:
Sawada Norimi, Uchihori Ritsuko (capt), Isokane Midori, Hanada Aiko, Sato Kaede, Doshita Misato, Kawamura Mari, Kim Kyoung Sin, Kuzuma Riyo, Hirata Hikari, Lee Min Sun
Subs: Tagashira Yoko (Kuzuma Riyo, 70 mins)
Unused subs: Kiyohara Marie, Yanagita Shiori, Akiyama Ryo, Fujimoto Yuki
Booked: Lee Min Sun
Speranza F.C. Osaka Takatsuki:
Suzuki Risa, Okuda Akiko (capt), Tsuboi Ayako, Akiba Yumeko, Torao Naomi, Matsuda Nozomi, Asano Miki, Itami Emi, Hamada Haruka, Maruyama Karina, Takahashi Chizuru
Subs: Shimamura Yuko (Takahashi Chizuru, 66 mins)
Unused subs: Ueno Yukiko, Matsui Miki, Kameoka Natsumi, Toyama Sayuri
Sunday 23 September 2012
Challenge League Eighteenth Round
Sameshima on target as Vegalta win in Kyoto;
Takahashi show no signs of slowing down
Bunnys Kyoto SC 1 - 3 Vegalta Sendai Ladies
(Attendance: 520)
Having beaten Bunnys by eleven goals to one in Sendai, Vegalta's fans could have been forgiven for expecting another comfortable rout in the return fixture in Kyoto. Sameshima Aya started for the first time for Sendai, replacing Koyama while Miura and Kinjo returned to the Bunnys starting eleven.
Vegalta attacked hard from the start with Ito, Yasumoto, Kawashima and Sameshima all in fine form. Sameshima hit the crossbar after a fine run but that was as close as Sendai came in the first half. At half-time Koyama and Nakahara replaced Yasumoto and Kawashima.
Koyama was to have an immediate impact upon coming on. From a Uetsuji corner Shimokozuru headed against the crossbar and Koyama lashed home the rebound. That goal came three minutes into the second half and a second was to come eight minutes later. A long ball down the left from Ideue was perfectly weighted for Sameshima to run onto and having controlled the ball beautifully and taken it around goalkeeper Akiyama, sidefooted home for her first goal for the club.
With twelve minutes remaining Osafune Kana also got in on the act, scoring her first goal for Sendai. A free kick into the area taken by Ideue was headed on by Koyama and Osafune pounced on the ball to poke it home. On ninety minutes Kinjo pulled one back for Bunnys, just as she had done in Sendai.
Bunnys are next in action on the 13th of October against Nagano, in an extremely important match for both sides. Sendai take on Shizuoka in Ishinomaki on the Miyagi coast, knowing that they are now very much within touching distance of the Nadeshiko League.
Bunnys Kyoto SC:
Akiyama Tomomi, Hanazaki Rena, Fujino Aiko, Ii Kiyono, Sada Fumika, Ukita Kotone, Yamashita Yu, Watanabe Juri, Miura Kyoko (capt), Kinjo Keina, Miyai Mina
Subs: Fujimoto Ami (Miyai Mina, 72 mins)
Unused subs: Isashi Kaede, Hattori Sae, Hirota Yukie, Kawachi Erika
Scorers: Kinjo Keina (90 mins)
Vegalta Sendai Ladies:
Amano Misaki, Nakamura Mami, Shimokozuru Aya (capt), Osafune Kana, Ideue Asako, Kakazu Asuka, Uetsuji Yumi, Yasumoto Sawako, Kawashima Haruna, Sameshima Aya, Ito Minako
Subs: Nakahara Saori (Kawashima Haruna, HT), Koyama Kie (Yasumoto Sawako, HT), Sakai Yuki (Nakamura Mami, 78 mins)
Unused subs: Saita Yuki, Takahashi Nana
Scorers: Koyama Kie (48 mins), Sameshima Aya (56 mins), Osafune Kana (78 mins)
Je Vrille Kagoshima 0 - 5 FC Takahashi Kibikokusaidaigaku Charme
(Attendance: 258)
Takahashi once again produced a scintillating performance in sweeping aside Kagoshima in much the same fashion as they had done Shizuoka. Regular goalkeeper Yamamoto was back in the Takahashi side, and former Takahashi player Sannomiya Shiki returned to Kagoshima's starting lineup.
Takahashi completely dominated the game, and two first half goals set them on their way. Nishikawa Asuka headed in after 30 minutes, with Noma Fumika following up ten minutes later. The aggressive Shigemasa was heavily involved in the build-up to both goals. In the second half Shigemasa continued where she left off, supplying the pass for Sugita Ami to score the third, taking her to ten for the season; three minutes later Noma headed in her second of the day.
In injury time Tachibana Rei, who had come on for Shigemasa just thirteen minutes earlier, scored her first of the season to bring the total number of scorers for Takahashi to fifteen.
The playoff is firmly in Takahashi's sights, and another win over Nittaidai, or a Setagaya loss to Tokiwagi, would confirm second place for the student side. While still in with a chance of winning the division, Vegalta Sendai remain firm favourites to pip them. Kagoshima next play JSCL in a game they will expect to win.
Je Vrille Kagoshima:
Eguchi Mika, Miyazako Fumika, Hamada Erina, Nakae Maki (capt), Kurahara Honami, Niiho Madoka, Nozaki Ayumi, Shimada Naoko, Sannomiya Shiki, Imanaka Yuri, Nakashima Ayaka
Subs: Moriwaki Satsuki (Shimada Naoko, 77 mins)
Unused subs: Nijima Yuki, Mitsudome Kanami
FC Takahashi Kibikokusaidaigaku Charme:
Yamamoto Ayaka, Takeda Arisa, Matsushita Fumiko, Muramatsu Mafuyu, Koike Ayano, Takano Saki, Sugita Ami, Shigemasa Kai, Nishikawa Asuka, Noma Fumika, Takahashi Chiho (capt)
Subs: Kamata Ran (Koike Ayano, HT), Tanaka Shiho (Matsushita Fumiko, 79 mins), Fukui Shihori (Takeda Arisa, 79 mins), Tachibana Rei (Shigemasa Kai, 79 mins)
Unused subs: Morimoto Kiyo
Scorers: Nishikawa Asuka (30 mins), Noma Fumika (40, 70 mins), Sugita Ami (67 mins), Tachibana Rei (90+2 mins)
Sfida Setagaya FC 1 - 0 JFA Academy Fukushima
(Attendance: 204)
Sfida Setagaya took on a JFA Academy side much depleted as a result of the Under-17 World Cup taking place in Azerbaijan. The game couldn't have come at a better time for Setagaya, as they were in desperate need of a win following their embarrassing loss to Ehime and resulting ten point gap to second-placed Takahashi.
Setagaya took the lead early, Tanaka Marina striking the goal from a corner kick, and it was fully expected that they would push on for more goals. However the JFA's senior players - Yoshitake, Kadoi and Mizutani - stepped up and having not had any shots on goal in the first half, produced eight in the second as Setagaya were rattled. The Academy girls were helped enormously when early in the second half Nagata Maya became the second Setagaya player to be sent off this season - a record in either division.
Setagaya held on for the win, and still have a mathematical chance of catching Takahashi in second, but a failure to beat Tokiwagi on October 7th would spell the end. The JFA Academy's next game is away to Ehime on the 14th, and were the Japanese Under-17 side to progress to the semi-finals of the World Cup, their stars players would miss that game.
Sfida Setagaya FC:
Kawaguchi Mana, Fukuhara Nao, Kawashima Tamai (capt), Nagata Maya, Tanaka Marina, Mori Hitomi, Tanaka Mariko, Sasago Masae, Oshima Sayuri, Minemoto Chizuru, Nagasawa Yume
Subs: Ishibuchi Yuki (Oshima Sayuri, HT), Kuwahara Yoshie (Minemoto Chizuru, 54 mins), Usuda Haruka (Ishibuchi Yuki, 90 mins), Kotabe Yuri (Sasago Masae, 90+3 mins)
Unused subs: Muramatsu Yuki
Scorers: Tanaka Marina (9 mins)
Sent off: Nagata Maya
JFA Academy Fukushima:
Asano Natsumi, Sunaga Manami, Yamamori Anna (capt), Yoshitake Manami, Mori Sayaka, Kadoi Megumi, Mizutani Yuki, Moriya Miyabi, Ikeda Mao, Tachibana Yo, Morita Umi
Subs: Hirata Mai (Tachibana Yo, 66 mins)
Unused subs: Ueda Yuriko
AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies 1 - 1 Ehime FC Ladies
(Attendance: 166)
Ehime travelled to Nagano buoyed by their extremely impressive five goal rout of Setagaya, determined to continue their recent good run. Osako Hanako regained her place in goal for Ehime, with the team's senior player Sato Hiromi returning to a starting role in defence having been dropped for the prior five games. Nagano had lost their previous nine games, but had shown promise in their defeat to Vegalta Sendai. For them Yamashita dropped to the bench while Sayama regained her starting place.
Ehime had the majority of the possession and the chances in the first half but could not find a way through to goal. Eventually on the hour mark some good work by the impressively busy Haruyama Saori in midfield led to a goal from Ehime's top scorer Nakada Maiko - her twelfth of the season underlying her importance to the team. Nagano were not to be overwhelmed by the continuing Ehime pressure, and ten minutes later a pass down the middle from captain Takagi found Hashiura and she scored her first in six games to give Nagano a share of the spoils, in a repeat of the scoreline in the match between these sides earlier in the season.
Ehime remain the best of the bottom six sides, with 22 points from 18 games. With four games remaining and a seven point gap to the JFA Academy they are unlikely to break into the top six even if they beat the Academy girls in their next outing, but it has nonetheless been an impressive first season in the Challenge League. The point which Nagano picked up may prove to be crucial, as they close to within three points of JSCL and four of Bunnys, the only side that they have beaten this season, and the team whom they next play. Another win over the Kyoto outfit will make the relegation run-in extremely tight.
AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies:
Matsumoto Azumi, Murayama Yuri, Tanaka Nami, Hatano Saki, Sayama Marina, Hashiura Satsuki, Satou Kaede, Takagi Nao (capt), Hamagaki Kana, Uchiyama Tomoyo, Urasaki Yuka
Subs: Yamashita Mayumi (Sayama Marina, 76 mins)
Unused subs: Kitagawa Minamo, Hanabusa Misa
Scorers: Hashiura Satsuki (70 mins)
Ehime FC Ladies:
Osako Hanako, Kushiyama Saki, Sato Hiromi, Nishigawa Sayumi, Ogawa Akari, Iwamoto Yuka, Yamashiro Miyuki, Haruyama Saori, Ogawa Manami, Akune Mana, Nakada Maiko (capt)
Subs: Niwa Mizuho (Ogawa Manami, HT), Marugata Rie (Kushiyama Saki, 82 mins)
Unused subs: Kikuchi Riho, Yamada Maya, Senba Yuna
Scorers: Nakada Maiko (60 mins)
Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita 3 - 2 Japan Soccer College Ladies
(Attendance: 92)
Shizuoka finally got back to winning ways against JSCL following seven games without a win, including heavy losses to Bunnys, Setagaya and most recently Takahashi. Their starting eleven was the same as that which faced their fellow students in Okayama last week, while JSCL were also unchanged from their previous hammering of Bunnys in early August.
As early as the second minute Shizuoka had the lead. Okuda Mika was found through the middle by Ogata, and the oldest of the Shizuoka students found the net for her eighth goal of the season, bringing her level with fellow striker Oda Kanna as joint top scorers for the club.
The JSCL students didn't panic and on eighteen minutes had an equaliser. A free kick taken by Sakaguchi caused panic in the box, and Shanou Miki was on hand to knock the ball home. The game remained deadlocked until after the hour, and it took a double strike from Kanno Mie to break JSCL - her first coming on 64 minutes and the second just three minutes later.
JSCL are fighting for survival at the bottom, and the player fighting most is captain Toriumi Mai, who scored her fifth goal in four games to bring her side back into the contest with nine minutes remaining. JSCL pushed hard for an equaliser but it was not to be. With just three games remaining their next home game against Kagoshima is a must-win. Shizuoka are now safe in eighth with twenty points, as they travel to Ishinomaki to take on heavy favourites Vegalta Sendai. In their first meeting Shizuoka led with just five minutes remaining, but eventually succumbed to two late goals following extraordinary Vegalta pressure. They will hope to give a good account of themselves again in front of what will be the largest crowd they have yet played in front of.
Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita:
Maehara Ringo, Hirata Misato, Sayama Momoko, Kanefuda Anzu (capt), Nishiyama Mei, Ito Mari, Kanno Mie, Ogata Yurika, Ishida Risa, Oda Kanna, Okuda Mika
Subs: Kitaoka Chiaki (Hirata Misato, 27 mins), Nishigaya Yukino (Ogata Yurika, 86 mins)
Unused subs: Terada Ikumi, Takahata Airi, Atsumi Yuka
Scorers: Okuda Mika (2 mins), Kanno Mie (64, 67 mins)
Japan Soccer College Ladies:
Fukada Ayami, Hayashimoto Saki, Takahashi Sakura, Kusakari Ayako, Sakaguchi Yuki, Shanou Miki, Usui Rika, Kato Yoshimi, Toriumi Mai (capt), Sasaki Shiori, Iwasaki Manami
Unused subs: Goto Sanae, Sakai Manami, Matsumoto Hotaru, Nakayama Aoi, Toyota Yuri
Scorers: Shanou Miki (18 mins), Toriumi Mai (81 mins)
Saturday 22 September 2012
Nadeshiko League Eleventh Round
INAC Kobe Leonessa 4 - 0 Fukuoka J. Anclas
(Attendance: 7,473)
INAC Kobe retained youngster Takenaka Rei in goal for what was expected to be a straightforward win over bottom side Anclas in Hiroshima today. Beverly Goebel-Yanez came into the starting lineup, while Korean Ji So-Yun dropped to the bench. Anclas included for the second time their newly arrived Korean forwards, Kim and Lee. Kuzuma Riyo and Doshita Misato came into the side having missed the last game.
Ohno Shinobu had the first chance to shoot in the third minute, volleying wide of the post. Both sides were finding it hard to build a rhythm, especially as the pitch looked to be in poor condition. In the eleventh minute a short-corner worked cleverly between Ohno and Kawasumi ended with goalkeeper Sawada catching a Minamiyama header. Another short corner worked between the two resulted in Minamiyama getting another chance, this time knocking the ball wide as INAC started to create chances.
In the eighteenth minute Anclas had their first shot on target from Shibuya, though Takenaka was comfortable in catching it. Her opposite number was also looking quite confident and composed.
Goebel-Yanez had the most clear-cut chance when Ohno gave her a perfect ball just to the left of goal but her shot lacked accuracy and went wide of the right post. Ohno then picked up the ball herself moments later but was driven wide and shot into the side netting.
Ohno was sent clear in the 34th minute when a long ball from Minamiyama found her clear through on goal but her careful shot hit the outside of the post and went wide. This came moments are Lee showed her potential at the other end, using her speed and guile to carve open a chance for Anclas.
Finally in the 42nd minute Ohno got her reward for her perseverance as she first beat two players on the edge of the area. The ball came loose after Isokane's clearance was blocked against Ohno. Kawasumi was quickest to react and her backheel found Ohno again who danced around the defence and sidefooted home from close range. INAC will have found great relief in scoring before half-time as they hadn't looked nearly as sharp as usual.
Starting the second half, Anclas must have felt there was still something in the game for them, but having produced some nice football to create a good chance at one end, they immediately fell two behind to a strike from Goebel-Yanez in the 47th minute, who was sent clear by a wonderful pass from Kinga.
INAC Kobe now started to play much more fluidly and were starting to control the game in midfield, creating all of the goal scoring chances. Kawasumi, Ohno and Goebel-Yanez were those making most of the strikes.
Exciting youngster Hirata Hikari came on for Anclas on the hour mark and shortly after Nakajima replaced Minamiyama for INAC. Hirata got stuck in and caused Takase some problems on the right, but soon after Takase found some room and her long range shot sailed over Sawada and into the net for her eleventh of the season.
Moments after the third goal, U-20 World Cup sensation Tanaka Yoko was introduced for her first league appearance since the opening game. She replaced Takase in the 69th minute. Two minutes later Yatagai replaced Sato for Anclas.
Nakajima was fouled by Isokane in the box in the 78th minute and Ohno stepped up to take the penalty, and she sent Sawada the wrong way to make the score line very comfortable.
Entering the last ten minutes the game began to peter out, with neither side making any serious attempt at attacking, but rather just playing the ball around and hoping for openings to present themselves. A nice attempt by Tanaka Yoko from outside the area, with the goalkeeper rushing out, just went the wrong side of the right post. This came just after Shimizu made her first appearance, replacing Ohno with four minutes to go.
Anclas look a much improved side, and their two hardest games of the run-in have come at a good time for them. They were never going to beat Beleza and INAC, and the two games have allowed their new Korean forwards to blend into the team well. Their goal will be to reach eighth in the table and safety, and they appear now to have an increased chance of reaching that goal. INAC remain comfortably on top of the table, but will be disappointed in their attitude in the first half.
INAC Kobe Leonessa:
Takenaka Rei, Kinga Yukari, Kai Junko, Tanaka Asuna, Rebecca Moros, Ohno Shinobu (capt), Minamiyama Chiaki, Sawa Homare, Kawasumi Nahomi, Beverly Goebel-Yanez, Takase Megumi
Subs: Nakajima Emi (Minamiyama Chiaki, 62 mins), Tanaka Yoko (Takase Megumi, 69 mins), Shimizu Akane (Ohno Shinobu, 86 mins)
Unused subs: Kaihori Ayumi, Ji So-Yun
Scorers: Ohno Shinobu (42, 78 mins (pen) ), Beverly Goebel-Yanez (47 mins), Takase Megumi (66 mins)
Fukuoka J. Anclas:
Sawada Norimi, Uchihori Ritsuko (capt), Hanada Aiko, Isokane Midori, Sato Kaede, Kuzuma Riyo, Kawamura Mari, Doshita Misato, Shibuya Yumiko, Kim Kyoung Sin, Lee Min Sun
Subs: Hirata Hikari (Kuzuma Riyo, 61 mins), Yatagai Mikiko (Sato Kaede, 71 mins), Fujimoto Yuki (Kim Kyoung Sin, 80 mins)
Unused subs: Yanagita Shiori, Tagashira Yoko
Okayama Yunogo Belle 2 - 1 Iga FC Kunoichi
(Attendance: 3,940)
In their first meeting this season, Belle had travelled to Iga and completely dominated them, winning by five goals to nil. On that occasion an early Mizushima goal had settled Belle and they were able to get into their rhythm on the wet pitch. Belle won again today at home, but for all their dominance it took until the 73rd minute for them to get the opening goal. Kado Yuka, who had started the move by snuffing out an Iga attack, continued forward and when the ball fell to her again, she crossed into the box and found Nakagawa Chihiro between two defenders, and she stretched to put away her second goal of the season, and first since the opening day.
In the 78th minute Nakagawa was replaced by Yamaguchi Mami, making her first home appearance since returning to Japan from Sweden. Within ten minutes she had sealed the game for Belle, scoring in a very similar fashion to Nakagawa. Nakano Manami found Miyama running into space down the right and her cross into the box was poked home by Yamaguchi, the ball just having enough momentum to cross the line.
Nasu Maiko pulled a goal back deep in additional time for the Kunoichi when she converted a Nakade corner, the ball travelling through a crowd of both attackers and defenders untouched. Iga next play Urawa at home hoping to open a gap on the teams below them; Belle travel the considerable distance to Niigata.
Okayama Yunogo Belle:
Fukumoto Miho (capt), Yasuda Kuniko, Kado Yuka, Sakai Nozomi, Nagamachi Yuri, Takahashi Haruka, Nakano Manami, Nakagawa Chihiro, Miyama Aya, Arimachi Saori, Matsuoka Miki
Subs: Yamaguchi Mami (Nakagawa Chihiro, 78 mins)
Unused subs: Ikegaya Natsumi, Shigemoto Shiho, Mizushima Kumi, Yokoyama Kumi
Scorers: Nakagawa Chihiro (73 mins), Yamaguchi Mami (88 mins)
Iga FC Kunoichi:
Ono Maya, Miyasako Tamami, Ono Suzuka (capt), Sato Ai, Yamaguchi Ayako, Nasu Maiko, Miyamoto Tomomi, Kobayashi Makiko, Tsutsumi Saki, Matsunaga Yoshie, Nakade Hikari
Subs: Sonomura Nana (Matsunaga Yoshie, 85 mins), Fujimoto Ayano (Sato Ai, 90 mins), Noichi Aya (Tsutsumi Saki, 90+1 mins)
Unused subs: Kuno Fubuki, Matsunaga Tomoe
Scorers: Nasu Maiko (90+3 mins)
Speranza F.C. Osaka Takatsuki 2 - 4 Albirex Niigata Ladies
(Attendance: 1,054)
Relegation-threatened Takatsuki were given hope in the fifteenth minute as star striker Maruyama scored her first goal of this season. Niigata equalised through Yamazaki before the half-hour, and she was to get another after seventy minutes, again cancelling out a Takatsuki strike, another first goal of the season for a Takatsuki player, Asano Miki.
Any hope the home side of recording even a draw were banished when two Niigata goals in the last two minutes finished them off, Hori and Kamionobe with the strikes for Niigata to keep them comfortably in mid-table.
Takatsuki next play Anclas in a very important match at the bottom, while Niigata host high-flying Belle.
Speranza F.C. Osaka Takatsuki:
Ueno Yukiko, Torao Naomi, Okuda Akiko (capt), Akiba Yumeko, Matsuda Nozomi, Tsuboi Ayako, Kameoka Natsumi, Itami Emi, Hamada Haruka, Asano Miki, Maruyama Karina
Subs: Takahashi Chizuru (Maruyama Karina, 60 mins), Shimamura Yuko (Kameoka Natsumi, 77 mins), Hirano Satoko (Asano Miki, 83 mins)
Unused subs: Nakamura Saki, Matsui Miki
Scorers: Maruyama Karina (15 mins), Asano Miki (56 mins)
Albirex Niigata Ladies:
Otomo Maiko (capt), Wakabayashi Minori, Nakamura Kaede, Higashiyama Maiko, Hirai Sakina, Kodama Keiko, Saito Yuri, Yamamoto Arina, Kamionobe Megumi, Yamazaki Marumi, Hori Yoshie
Subs: Kitahara Kana (Yamamoto Arina, 62 mins), Nakamura Saki (Kodama Keiko, 62 mins), Nakaoka Maiko (Kamionobe Megumi, 90+1 mins)
Unused subs: Suwa Erina, Ichitani Tomoko
Scorers: Yamazaki Marumi (29, 70 mins), Hori Yoshie (77 mins), Kamionobe Megumi (86 mins)
AS Elfen Sayama FC 0 - 3 NTV Beleza
(Attendance: 1,330)
Kobayashi Miharu made her first full start for Beleza since the second game of the season, as she replaced sister Misaki in defence. Sawada Yuka and Saito Yuri both returned to the Sayama side, having both missed the previous game.
Neither Beleza nor Sayama produced very many chances in the first half, which will have delighted the home side as they looked for the cushion of an extra point in staying clear of relegation worries. However everything was to change in the early stages of the second half. From a free kick deep in their own territory, the ball was played quickly down the right, Kobayashi Yayoi found Ito Kanako on the right wing and her inswinging cross and Sakaguchi Mizuho stretched out her left leg to connect and score the goal, just her second of the season.
Beleza were emboldened by the goal and pushed forward much more in the second half. Just seven minutes later it was top scorer Nagasato Asano getting on the end of an Ito cross, this time from a free kick just by the corner flag. Nagasato was too powerful for the opposition as she rose to head home at the near post.
Ito's day got better fifteen minutes later when she scored one for herself. With tremendous dead-ball expertise she curled a free-kick from just outside the area - and almost dead centre in front of goal - right into the top left-hand corner of the net well out of the reach of Kobayashi in goal.
Beleza next travel to play JEF United hopeful of another win to keep them in touch with leaders INAC, are away to Sayama. Their last meeting was an entertaining 3-2 victory for INAC. Sayama will hope to go one better next time.
AS Elfen Sayama FC:
Kobayashi Maiko, Segi Aiki, Shibata Satomi, Takahashi Yuko, Akitaya Misato, Azami Rie, Sawada Yuka, Kobayashi Natsumi, Saito Yuri, Watanabe Ayaka, Muraoka Natsuki (capt)
Subs: Hagiwara Aimi (Kobayashi Natsumi, 51 mins), Suzuki Kaoruko (Akitaya Misato, 67 mins), Uchida Saki (Sawada Yuka, 81 mins)
Unused subs: Arima Shizuka, Kawai Nayo
NTV Beleza:
Matsubayashi Miku, Kobayashi Miharu, Sudo Akiko, Ariyoshi Saori, Iwashimizu Azusa (capt), Hara Natsuko, Ito Kanako, Kiryu Nanase, Sakaguchi Mizuho, Kobayashi Yayoi, Nagasato Asano
Subs: Tanaka Mina (Kobayashi Yayoi, 74 mins)
Unused subs: Kobayashi Shiori, Kobayashi Misaki, Doko Mayo, Nakasato Yu
Scorers: Sakaguchi Mizuho (49 mins), Nagasato Asano (56 mins), Ito Kanako (71 mins)
Booked: Sakaguchi Mizuho
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies 2 - 0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies
(Attendance: 1,110)
On a very wet pitch, Urawa won again today to keep up the pressure on the top three, though the result will have been disappointing for JEF United, as they would have hoped to have been able to match their drawn game at home early in the season.
Yanagita Miyuki and Naomoto Hikaru, fresh from impressing at the Under-20 World Cup, started for Urawa, while JEF introduced Anzai Yuka, some three weeks before her 16th birthday, as well as regular Tezuka Saori who missed the previous two games.
Urawa were completely dominant in the first half, restricting JEF to just three chances, those coming from Ikadai and Hosoka. Goto Michi was making herself busy at the other end, and in the 34th minute she got her reward with her third goal in as many games. Patient build-up play by Urawa down the right paid off as Niwata's cross was knocked down by Kira to Goto, and she struck a thunderous left-footed shot past Funada from outside the area to great acclaim to the drenched crowd.
If JEF United had felt dominated in the first half, the second was even more miserable for them, as Urawa took complete control of the game, and just six minutes in captain Arakawa Eriko scored her fifth this year to end the game as a contest. Goto took control near the half-way line and holding off a JEF defender well, was relieved by Yanagita who sent a first time ball through the defence, finding Arakawa one-on-one with Funada and the sixteen-year veteran had no problems in finding the corner of the net with the goalkeeper well beaten.
Urawa finished the game with sixteen shots at goal, compared with just four for JEF. Despite just winning by two goals, the difference in class was clear, and the Chiba side find themselves slipping three points behind Niigata and will hope to get a result against Beleza, but that looks like being an even more difficult game, especially as the first game between these sides ended in an emphatic 4-0 loss for JEF. Meanwhile Urawa take on Iga in a repeat of another game that they drew when expected to win, and they will need to do so if they wish to retain a chance of a top three finish.
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies:
Yamago Nozomi, Saito Akane, Kishikawa Natsuki, Kohata Shiho, Dozono Ayano, Yanagita Miyuki, Naomoto Hikaru, Niwata Akiko, Kira Chinatsu, Arakawa Eriko (capt), Goto Michi
Subs: Shibata Hanae (Yanagita Miyuki, 61 mins), Wada Naoko (Saito Akane, 80 mins), Yasuda Yuki (Arakawa Eriko, 87 mins)
Unused subs: Ikeda Sakiko, Sakamoto Riho
Scorers: Goto Michi (34 mins), Arakawa Eriko (51 mins)
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies:
Funada Mayu, Takahashi Sachie, Kawamura Mariko, Tezuka Saori, Yasuda Saki, Ikadai Risa, Hosaka Nodoka, Yanai Rina, Anzai Yuka, Fukasawa Risa (capt), Ogawa Shiho
Subs: Hosokawa Motoyo (Yasuda Saki, 63 mins), Kawamura Noriko (Ikadai Risa, 76 mins), Shimizu Yuka (Ogawa Shiho, 76 mins)
Unused subs: Sakuramoto Naoko, Yamamoto Naomi
(Attendance: 7,473)
INAC Kobe retained youngster Takenaka Rei in goal for what was expected to be a straightforward win over bottom side Anclas in Hiroshima today. Beverly Goebel-Yanez came into the starting lineup, while Korean Ji So-Yun dropped to the bench. Anclas included for the second time their newly arrived Korean forwards, Kim and Lee. Kuzuma Riyo and Doshita Misato came into the side having missed the last game.
Ohno Shinobu had the first chance to shoot in the third minute, volleying wide of the post. Both sides were finding it hard to build a rhythm, especially as the pitch looked to be in poor condition. In the eleventh minute a short-corner worked cleverly between Ohno and Kawasumi ended with goalkeeper Sawada catching a Minamiyama header. Another short corner worked between the two resulted in Minamiyama getting another chance, this time knocking the ball wide as INAC started to create chances.
In the eighteenth minute Anclas had their first shot on target from Shibuya, though Takenaka was comfortable in catching it. Her opposite number was also looking quite confident and composed.
Goebel-Yanez had the most clear-cut chance when Ohno gave her a perfect ball just to the left of goal but her shot lacked accuracy and went wide of the right post. Ohno then picked up the ball herself moments later but was driven wide and shot into the side netting.
Ohno was sent clear in the 34th minute when a long ball from Minamiyama found her clear through on goal but her careful shot hit the outside of the post and went wide. This came moments are Lee showed her potential at the other end, using her speed and guile to carve open a chance for Anclas.
Finally in the 42nd minute Ohno got her reward for her perseverance as she first beat two players on the edge of the area. The ball came loose after Isokane's clearance was blocked against Ohno. Kawasumi was quickest to react and her backheel found Ohno again who danced around the defence and sidefooted home from close range. INAC will have found great relief in scoring before half-time as they hadn't looked nearly as sharp as usual.
Starting the second half, Anclas must have felt there was still something in the game for them, but having produced some nice football to create a good chance at one end, they immediately fell two behind to a strike from Goebel-Yanez in the 47th minute, who was sent clear by a wonderful pass from Kinga.
INAC Kobe now started to play much more fluidly and were starting to control the game in midfield, creating all of the goal scoring chances. Kawasumi, Ohno and Goebel-Yanez were those making most of the strikes.
Exciting youngster Hirata Hikari came on for Anclas on the hour mark and shortly after Nakajima replaced Minamiyama for INAC. Hirata got stuck in and caused Takase some problems on the right, but soon after Takase found some room and her long range shot sailed over Sawada and into the net for her eleventh of the season.
Moments after the third goal, U-20 World Cup sensation Tanaka Yoko was introduced for her first league appearance since the opening game. She replaced Takase in the 69th minute. Two minutes later Yatagai replaced Sato for Anclas.
Nakajima was fouled by Isokane in the box in the 78th minute and Ohno stepped up to take the penalty, and she sent Sawada the wrong way to make the score line very comfortable.
Entering the last ten minutes the game began to peter out, with neither side making any serious attempt at attacking, but rather just playing the ball around and hoping for openings to present themselves. A nice attempt by Tanaka Yoko from outside the area, with the goalkeeper rushing out, just went the wrong side of the right post. This came just after Shimizu made her first appearance, replacing Ohno with four minutes to go.
Anclas look a much improved side, and their two hardest games of the run-in have come at a good time for them. They were never going to beat Beleza and INAC, and the two games have allowed their new Korean forwards to blend into the team well. Their goal will be to reach eighth in the table and safety, and they appear now to have an increased chance of reaching that goal. INAC remain comfortably on top of the table, but will be disappointed in their attitude in the first half.
INAC Kobe Leonessa:
Takenaka Rei, Kinga Yukari, Kai Junko, Tanaka Asuna, Rebecca Moros, Ohno Shinobu (capt), Minamiyama Chiaki, Sawa Homare, Kawasumi Nahomi, Beverly Goebel-Yanez, Takase Megumi
Subs: Nakajima Emi (Minamiyama Chiaki, 62 mins), Tanaka Yoko (Takase Megumi, 69 mins), Shimizu Akane (Ohno Shinobu, 86 mins)
Unused subs: Kaihori Ayumi, Ji So-Yun
Scorers: Ohno Shinobu (42, 78 mins (pen) ), Beverly Goebel-Yanez (47 mins), Takase Megumi (66 mins)
Fukuoka J. Anclas:
Sawada Norimi, Uchihori Ritsuko (capt), Hanada Aiko, Isokane Midori, Sato Kaede, Kuzuma Riyo, Kawamura Mari, Doshita Misato, Shibuya Yumiko, Kim Kyoung Sin, Lee Min Sun
Subs: Hirata Hikari (Kuzuma Riyo, 61 mins), Yatagai Mikiko (Sato Kaede, 71 mins), Fujimoto Yuki (Kim Kyoung Sin, 80 mins)
Unused subs: Yanagita Shiori, Tagashira Yoko
Okayama Yunogo Belle 2 - 1 Iga FC Kunoichi
(Attendance: 3,940)
In their first meeting this season, Belle had travelled to Iga and completely dominated them, winning by five goals to nil. On that occasion an early Mizushima goal had settled Belle and they were able to get into their rhythm on the wet pitch. Belle won again today at home, but for all their dominance it took until the 73rd minute for them to get the opening goal. Kado Yuka, who had started the move by snuffing out an Iga attack, continued forward and when the ball fell to her again, she crossed into the box and found Nakagawa Chihiro between two defenders, and she stretched to put away her second goal of the season, and first since the opening day.
In the 78th minute Nakagawa was replaced by Yamaguchi Mami, making her first home appearance since returning to Japan from Sweden. Within ten minutes she had sealed the game for Belle, scoring in a very similar fashion to Nakagawa. Nakano Manami found Miyama running into space down the right and her cross into the box was poked home by Yamaguchi, the ball just having enough momentum to cross the line.
Nasu Maiko pulled a goal back deep in additional time for the Kunoichi when she converted a Nakade corner, the ball travelling through a crowd of both attackers and defenders untouched. Iga next play Urawa at home hoping to open a gap on the teams below them; Belle travel the considerable distance to Niigata.
Okayama Yunogo Belle:
Fukumoto Miho (capt), Yasuda Kuniko, Kado Yuka, Sakai Nozomi, Nagamachi Yuri, Takahashi Haruka, Nakano Manami, Nakagawa Chihiro, Miyama Aya, Arimachi Saori, Matsuoka Miki
Subs: Yamaguchi Mami (Nakagawa Chihiro, 78 mins)
Unused subs: Ikegaya Natsumi, Shigemoto Shiho, Mizushima Kumi, Yokoyama Kumi
Scorers: Nakagawa Chihiro (73 mins), Yamaguchi Mami (88 mins)
Iga FC Kunoichi:
Ono Maya, Miyasako Tamami, Ono Suzuka (capt), Sato Ai, Yamaguchi Ayako, Nasu Maiko, Miyamoto Tomomi, Kobayashi Makiko, Tsutsumi Saki, Matsunaga Yoshie, Nakade Hikari
Subs: Sonomura Nana (Matsunaga Yoshie, 85 mins), Fujimoto Ayano (Sato Ai, 90 mins), Noichi Aya (Tsutsumi Saki, 90+1 mins)
Unused subs: Kuno Fubuki, Matsunaga Tomoe
Scorers: Nasu Maiko (90+3 mins)
Speranza F.C. Osaka Takatsuki 2 - 4 Albirex Niigata Ladies
(Attendance: 1,054)
Relegation-threatened Takatsuki were given hope in the fifteenth minute as star striker Maruyama scored her first goal of this season. Niigata equalised through Yamazaki before the half-hour, and she was to get another after seventy minutes, again cancelling out a Takatsuki strike, another first goal of the season for a Takatsuki player, Asano Miki.
Any hope the home side of recording even a draw were banished when two Niigata goals in the last two minutes finished them off, Hori and Kamionobe with the strikes for Niigata to keep them comfortably in mid-table.
Takatsuki next play Anclas in a very important match at the bottom, while Niigata host high-flying Belle.
Speranza F.C. Osaka Takatsuki:
Ueno Yukiko, Torao Naomi, Okuda Akiko (capt), Akiba Yumeko, Matsuda Nozomi, Tsuboi Ayako, Kameoka Natsumi, Itami Emi, Hamada Haruka, Asano Miki, Maruyama Karina
Subs: Takahashi Chizuru (Maruyama Karina, 60 mins), Shimamura Yuko (Kameoka Natsumi, 77 mins), Hirano Satoko (Asano Miki, 83 mins)
Unused subs: Nakamura Saki, Matsui Miki
Scorers: Maruyama Karina (15 mins), Asano Miki (56 mins)
Albirex Niigata Ladies:
Otomo Maiko (capt), Wakabayashi Minori, Nakamura Kaede, Higashiyama Maiko, Hirai Sakina, Kodama Keiko, Saito Yuri, Yamamoto Arina, Kamionobe Megumi, Yamazaki Marumi, Hori Yoshie
Subs: Kitahara Kana (Yamamoto Arina, 62 mins), Nakamura Saki (Kodama Keiko, 62 mins), Nakaoka Maiko (Kamionobe Megumi, 90+1 mins)
Unused subs: Suwa Erina, Ichitani Tomoko
Scorers: Yamazaki Marumi (29, 70 mins), Hori Yoshie (77 mins), Kamionobe Megumi (86 mins)
AS Elfen Sayama FC 0 - 3 NTV Beleza
(Attendance: 1,330)
Kobayashi Miharu made her first full start for Beleza since the second game of the season, as she replaced sister Misaki in defence. Sawada Yuka and Saito Yuri both returned to the Sayama side, having both missed the previous game.
Neither Beleza nor Sayama produced very many chances in the first half, which will have delighted the home side as they looked for the cushion of an extra point in staying clear of relegation worries. However everything was to change in the early stages of the second half. From a free kick deep in their own territory, the ball was played quickly down the right, Kobayashi Yayoi found Ito Kanako on the right wing and her inswinging cross and Sakaguchi Mizuho stretched out her left leg to connect and score the goal, just her second of the season.
Beleza were emboldened by the goal and pushed forward much more in the second half. Just seven minutes later it was top scorer Nagasato Asano getting on the end of an Ito cross, this time from a free kick just by the corner flag. Nagasato was too powerful for the opposition as she rose to head home at the near post.
Ito's day got better fifteen minutes later when she scored one for herself. With tremendous dead-ball expertise she curled a free-kick from just outside the area - and almost dead centre in front of goal - right into the top left-hand corner of the net well out of the reach of Kobayashi in goal.
Beleza next travel to play JEF United hopeful of another win to keep them in touch with leaders INAC, are away to Sayama. Their last meeting was an entertaining 3-2 victory for INAC. Sayama will hope to go one better next time.
AS Elfen Sayama FC:
Kobayashi Maiko, Segi Aiki, Shibata Satomi, Takahashi Yuko, Akitaya Misato, Azami Rie, Sawada Yuka, Kobayashi Natsumi, Saito Yuri, Watanabe Ayaka, Muraoka Natsuki (capt)
Subs: Hagiwara Aimi (Kobayashi Natsumi, 51 mins), Suzuki Kaoruko (Akitaya Misato, 67 mins), Uchida Saki (Sawada Yuka, 81 mins)
Unused subs: Arima Shizuka, Kawai Nayo
NTV Beleza:
Matsubayashi Miku, Kobayashi Miharu, Sudo Akiko, Ariyoshi Saori, Iwashimizu Azusa (capt), Hara Natsuko, Ito Kanako, Kiryu Nanase, Sakaguchi Mizuho, Kobayashi Yayoi, Nagasato Asano
Subs: Tanaka Mina (Kobayashi Yayoi, 74 mins)
Unused subs: Kobayashi Shiori, Kobayashi Misaki, Doko Mayo, Nakasato Yu
Scorers: Sakaguchi Mizuho (49 mins), Nagasato Asano (56 mins), Ito Kanako (71 mins)
Booked: Sakaguchi Mizuho
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies 2 - 0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies
(Attendance: 1,110)
On a very wet pitch, Urawa won again today to keep up the pressure on the top three, though the result will have been disappointing for JEF United, as they would have hoped to have been able to match their drawn game at home early in the season.
Yanagita Miyuki and Naomoto Hikaru, fresh from impressing at the Under-20 World Cup, started for Urawa, while JEF introduced Anzai Yuka, some three weeks before her 16th birthday, as well as regular Tezuka Saori who missed the previous two games.
Urawa were completely dominant in the first half, restricting JEF to just three chances, those coming from Ikadai and Hosoka. Goto Michi was making herself busy at the other end, and in the 34th minute she got her reward with her third goal in as many games. Patient build-up play by Urawa down the right paid off as Niwata's cross was knocked down by Kira to Goto, and she struck a thunderous left-footed shot past Funada from outside the area to great acclaim to the drenched crowd.
If JEF United had felt dominated in the first half, the second was even more miserable for them, as Urawa took complete control of the game, and just six minutes in captain Arakawa Eriko scored her fifth this year to end the game as a contest. Goto took control near the half-way line and holding off a JEF defender well, was relieved by Yanagita who sent a first time ball through the defence, finding Arakawa one-on-one with Funada and the sixteen-year veteran had no problems in finding the corner of the net with the goalkeeper well beaten.
Urawa finished the game with sixteen shots at goal, compared with just four for JEF. Despite just winning by two goals, the difference in class was clear, and the Chiba side find themselves slipping three points behind Niigata and will hope to get a result against Beleza, but that looks like being an even more difficult game, especially as the first game between these sides ended in an emphatic 4-0 loss for JEF. Meanwhile Urawa take on Iga in a repeat of another game that they drew when expected to win, and they will need to do so if they wish to retain a chance of a top three finish.
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies:
Yamago Nozomi, Saito Akane, Kishikawa Natsuki, Kohata Shiho, Dozono Ayano, Yanagita Miyuki, Naomoto Hikaru, Niwata Akiko, Kira Chinatsu, Arakawa Eriko (capt), Goto Michi
Subs: Shibata Hanae (Yanagita Miyuki, 61 mins), Wada Naoko (Saito Akane, 80 mins), Yasuda Yuki (Arakawa Eriko, 87 mins)
Unused subs: Ikeda Sakiko, Sakamoto Riho
Scorers: Goto Michi (34 mins), Arakawa Eriko (51 mins)
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies:
Funada Mayu, Takahashi Sachie, Kawamura Mariko, Tezuka Saori, Yasuda Saki, Ikadai Risa, Hosaka Nodoka, Yanai Rina, Anzai Yuka, Fukasawa Risa (capt), Ogawa Shiho
Subs: Hosokawa Motoyo (Yasuda Saki, 63 mins), Kawamura Noriko (Ikadai Risa, 76 mins), Shimizu Yuka (Ogawa Shiho, 76 mins)
Unused subs: Sakuramoto Naoko, Yamamoto Naomi
Monday 17 September 2012
Challenge League Seventeenth Round
Vegalta Sendai Ladies 3 - 0 AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies
(Attendance: 8,658)
An enormous crowd of over 8,600 spectators witnessed another step in Vegalta Sendai's march to the Nadeshiko League. Excitement had been mounting all summer, with the arrival of Sameshima Aya back in Sendai as the high point.
Today's opposition was Nagano, and none of the Sendai faithful expected much trouble from the visitors. Sendai started by attacking the Nagano goal relentlessly and as early as the ninth minute had the lead. Koyama Kie, starting only her second game, crossed into the box for Ito Minako to head home, just out of the reach of goalkeeper Matsumoto.
Having gone one goal up, Sendai were in no mood to relax and continued to attack down both wings and through the middle, and it took remarkable agility and bravery from Matsumoto to keep them at bay.
At half-time Yasumoto Sawako was brought off, and in her stead came Sameshima, who occupied the left wing. She tried hard to make shooting positions for herself but it was another recent arrival, Kawashima Haruna who scored the second, and her first for the club. Again it was Koyama with the pass, a low ball across the face of goal which Kawashima expertly swept home.
In the closing ten minutes substitute Takahashi Nana made it 3-0. Her initial shot was saved by Matsumoto and when Sameshima hit the post the ball fell kindly again for Takahashi to knock the ball home.
Vegalta next play Bunnys in Kyoto, a team they beat by eleven goals to one earlier in the season. Nagano's relegation battle continues with a home game against the impressive Ehime.
Vegalta Sendai Ladies:
Amano Misaki, Nakamura Mami, Shimokozuru Aya (capt), Osafune Kana, Ideue Asako, Kakazu Asuka, Uetsuji Yumi, Koyama Kie, Kawashima Haruna, Yasumoto Sawako, Ito Minako
Subs: Sameshima Aya (Yasumoto Sawako, HT), Takahashi Nana (Kawashima Haruna, 71 mins), Sakai Yuki (Nakamura Mami, 72 mins), Nakahara Saori (Koyama Kie, 84 mins)
Unused subs: Saito Ayaka
Scorers: Ito Minako (9 mins), Kawashima Haruna (60 mins), Takahashi Nana (83 mins)
AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies:
Matsumoto Azumi, Murayama Yuri, Tanaka Nami, Hatano Saki, Yamashita Mayumi, Hashiura Satsuki, Satou Kaede, Takagi Nao (capt), Hamagaki Kana, Uchiyama Tomoyo, Urasaki Yuka
Subs: Sayama Marina (Murayama Yuri, 88 mins), Kitagawa Minamo (Yamashita Mayumi, 88 mins), Hanabusa Misa (Hamagaki Kana, 88 mins)
FC Takahashi Kibikokusaidaigaku Charme 7 - 1 Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita
(Attendance: 450)
Takahashi were in no mood to relax as they pushed on towards the promotion playoff with another comprehensive victory, this time over their fellow students from Shizuoka. Takahashi started with backup goalkeeper Morimoto in nets, and her missed kick in the tenth minute allowed Shizuoka's top scorer Oda Kanna to score the easiest goal of her career. Takahashi regrouped and eight minutes later U-20 World Cup heroine Nishikawa Asuka equalised when Takano's free kick into the box was missed by everyone and Nishikawa was able to chest the ball down and fire home. Takano herself scored the lead goal for Takahashi five minutes later and just after the half-hour mark Nishikawa struck again, catching Shizuoka striker Okuda in possession in her own box.
Less than fifteen minutes into the second half Nishikawa had her hat-trick. Having easily dispossessed Nishiyama, she dribbled through the defence and finished sweetly. Muramatsu Mafuyu scored four minutes later, her fourth goal from a corner in six games and two further strikes by Takahashi and Shigemasa completed the rout.
Takahashi are now almost certain to at least make the playoff, as Setagaya's loss takes them ten points clear. Their next game is away to Kagoshima and they will feel confident of winning. Shizuoka started the season with three wins, but have now gone eight without winning, although they will surely be confident of beating JSCL next weekend.
FC Takahashi Kibikokusaidaigaku Charme:
Morimoto Kiyo, Takeda Arisa, Muramatsu Mafuyu, Matsushita Fumiko, Koike Ayano, Shigemasa Kai, Takano Saki, Sugita Ami, Nishikawa Asuka, Takahashi Chiho (capt), Noma Fumika
Subs: Fukui Shihori (Noma Fumika, 41 mins), Adachi Eriko (Koike Ayano, HT mins), Kurakazu Shiho (Shigemasa Kai, 81 mins), Kanbara Misaki (Matsushita Fumiko, 84 mins),
Unused subs: Yamamoto Ayaka
Scorers: Nishikawa Asuka (18, 31, 59 mins), Takano Saki (23 mins), Muramatsu Mafuyu (63 mins), Takahashi Chiho (69 mins), Shigemasa Kai (73 mins)
Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita:
Maehara Ringo, Hirata Misato, Kanefuda Anzu (capt), Sayama Momoko, Nishiyama Mei, Ito Mari, Kanno Mie, Ogata Yurika, Ishida Risa, Oda Kanna, Okuda Mika
Subs: Atsumi Yuka (Okuda Mika, 37 mins), Shirai Aoi (Ishida Risa, 86 mins)
Unused subs: Terada Ikumi, Kitaoka Chiaki, Matsuno Miyuki
Scorers: Oda Kanna (10 mins)
Tokiwagi Gakuen High School 0 - 1 Je Vrille Kagoshima
(Attendance: 100)
Despite having three players away on international duty, Tokiwagi were still able to put out a very strong side, with U-20 national team member Michigami Ayaka starting up front. Kagoshima, with safety not yet a certainty, started with forward Moriwaki in midfield to attempt to stifle the Tokiwagi midfield but ran something of a risk in only bringing two substitutes to Miyagi Stadium - where Michigami scored her only goal of the recent World Cup.
To everyone's surpise Kagoshima local Nakashima Ayaka scored the only goal of the game in the eighth minute, her seventh of the season and the most of any Kagoshima player.
Kagoshima moved eight points clear of the relegation zone and will now feel confident of safety in mid-table, despite having to play Takahashi and Sendai in their remaining games. Tokiwagi will look to next season and over the next five games we may well see some younger players tried out. They next play Nittaidai, another side which cannot be promoted.
Tokiwagi Gakuen High School:
Hayashizaki Mei, Takamura Chisato, Okamori Kasane (capt), Okakura Mika, Kosuda Rina, Hirata Miki, Matsuura Nagisa, Sugihara Haruna, Michigami Ayaka, Sasaki Miwa, Horii Mizuki
Subs: Kawasaki Saya (Horii Mizuki, HT), Komori Aoi (Sugihara Haruna, 72 mins)
Unused subs: Kakinoki Runa, Yagami Yuriya, Yahata Asuka
Je Vrille Kagoshima:
Eguchi Mika, Miyazako Fumika, Kurahara Honami, Nakae Maki (capt), Hamada Erina, Shimada Naoko, Niiho Madoka, Nozaki Ayumi, Moriwaki Satsuki, Imanaka Yuri, Nakashima Ayaka
Subs: Nijima Yuki (Moriwaki Satsuki, HT), Mitsudome Kanami (Nakashima Ayaka, 90+1 mins)
Scorers: Nakashima Ayaka (8 mins)
Booked: Miyazako Fumika, Nozaki Ayumi
Ehime FC Ladies 5 - 0 Sfida Setagaya FC
(Attendance: 220)
Ehime inflicted a heavy defeat on Sfida Setagaya and the visitors from Tokyo left with the merest chance of making the playoffs. With five games remaining the distance between themselves and Takahashi in second has now grown to ten points.
Ehime came into the game on the back of another surprise result, a 3-1 win over Tokiwagi Gakuen, with Haruyama Saori back in the starting lineup having missed three games.Yamashiro and Nakada ran the game in midfield and both were heavily influential in the goals scored. Yamashiro was first to shine, supplying Akune with the final ball for the first goal in the 38th minute - Akune's second this season.
Nice interplay between Kushiyama and Nakada in the 50th minute saw the defender shoot home and Setagaya were beginning to feel their challenge slip away. Thirteen minutes later Haruyama supplied Nakada for her eleventh of the season. Further goals for Iwamoto (her first of the season) and Niwa (scoring two minutes after coming on) gave Ehime their second win over Setagaya this season, following their incredible 6-4 win in May.
Ehime next visit bottom side Nagano while Setagaya are at home to a weakened JFA Academy side, as many of the Academy players are part of the Japan squad for the U-17 World Cup.
Ehime FC Ladies:
Mitsuhira Shiori, Kushiyama Saki, Onoyama Nana, Nishigawa Sayumi, Ogawa Akari, Iwamoto Yuka, Yamashiro Miyuki, Haruyama Saori, Ogawa Manami, Akune Mana, Nakada Maiko (capt)
Subs: Niwa Mizuho (Ogawa Manami, 77 mins), Sato Hiromi (Onoyama Nana, 79 mins), Uesato Saki (Haruyama Saori, 82 mins), Yamada Maya (Nakada Maiko, 82 mins)
Unused subs: Marugata Rie
Scorers: Akune Mana (38 mins), Kushiyama Saki (50 mins), Nakada Maiko (63 mins), Iwamoto Yuka (74 mins), Niwa Mizuho (79 mins)
Booked: Mitsuhira Shiori
Sfida Setagaya FC:
Kawaguchi Mana, Fukuhara Nao, Kawashima Tamai (capt), Tanaka Marina, Nagata Maya, Oshima Sayuri, Tanaka Mariko, Mori Hitomi, Sasago Masae, Nagasawa Yume, Ishibuchi Yuki
Subs: Okada Ayame (Ishibuchi Yuki, 57 mins), Minemoto Chizuru (Oshima Sayuri, 57 mins), Kuwahara Yoshie (Fukuhara Nao, 77 mins)
Unused subs: Muramatsu Yuki
(Attendance: 8,658)
An enormous crowd of over 8,600 spectators witnessed another step in Vegalta Sendai's march to the Nadeshiko League. Excitement had been mounting all summer, with the arrival of Sameshima Aya back in Sendai as the high point.
Today's opposition was Nagano, and none of the Sendai faithful expected much trouble from the visitors. Sendai started by attacking the Nagano goal relentlessly and as early as the ninth minute had the lead. Koyama Kie, starting only her second game, crossed into the box for Ito Minako to head home, just out of the reach of goalkeeper Matsumoto.
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| Ito Minako scores on her return from injury to give Sendai the lead |
Having gone one goal up, Sendai were in no mood to relax and continued to attack down both wings and through the middle, and it took remarkable agility and bravery from Matsumoto to keep them at bay.
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| Matsumoto punches the ball clear. The Nagano 'keeper was excellent all afternoon |
At half-time Yasumoto Sawako was brought off, and in her stead came Sameshima, who occupied the left wing. She tried hard to make shooting positions for herself but it was another recent arrival, Kawashima Haruna who scored the second, and her first for the club. Again it was Koyama with the pass, a low ball across the face of goal which Kawashima expertly swept home.
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| Kawashima scores her first since her move to Sendai |
In the closing ten minutes substitute Takahashi Nana made it 3-0. Her initial shot was saved by Matsumoto and when Sameshima hit the post the ball fell kindly again for Takahashi to knock the ball home.
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| Takahashi takes the initial shot which leads to the third goal |
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| Sameshima was welcomed warmly and enjoyed herself on the left wing |
Vegalta next play Bunnys in Kyoto, a team they beat by eleven goals to one earlier in the season. Nagano's relegation battle continues with a home game against the impressive Ehime.
Vegalta Sendai Ladies:
Amano Misaki, Nakamura Mami, Shimokozuru Aya (capt), Osafune Kana, Ideue Asako, Kakazu Asuka, Uetsuji Yumi, Koyama Kie, Kawashima Haruna, Yasumoto Sawako, Ito Minako
Subs: Sameshima Aya (Yasumoto Sawako, HT), Takahashi Nana (Kawashima Haruna, 71 mins), Sakai Yuki (Nakamura Mami, 72 mins), Nakahara Saori (Koyama Kie, 84 mins)
Unused subs: Saito Ayaka
Scorers: Ito Minako (9 mins), Kawashima Haruna (60 mins), Takahashi Nana (83 mins)
AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies:
Matsumoto Azumi, Murayama Yuri, Tanaka Nami, Hatano Saki, Yamashita Mayumi, Hashiura Satsuki, Satou Kaede, Takagi Nao (capt), Hamagaki Kana, Uchiyama Tomoyo, Urasaki Yuka
Subs: Sayama Marina (Murayama Yuri, 88 mins), Kitagawa Minamo (Yamashita Mayumi, 88 mins), Hanabusa Misa (Hamagaki Kana, 88 mins)
FC Takahashi Kibikokusaidaigaku Charme 7 - 1 Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita
(Attendance: 450)
Takahashi were in no mood to relax as they pushed on towards the promotion playoff with another comprehensive victory, this time over their fellow students from Shizuoka. Takahashi started with backup goalkeeper Morimoto in nets, and her missed kick in the tenth minute allowed Shizuoka's top scorer Oda Kanna to score the easiest goal of her career. Takahashi regrouped and eight minutes later U-20 World Cup heroine Nishikawa Asuka equalised when Takano's free kick into the box was missed by everyone and Nishikawa was able to chest the ball down and fire home. Takano herself scored the lead goal for Takahashi five minutes later and just after the half-hour mark Nishikawa struck again, catching Shizuoka striker Okuda in possession in her own box.
Less than fifteen minutes into the second half Nishikawa had her hat-trick. Having easily dispossessed Nishiyama, she dribbled through the defence and finished sweetly. Muramatsu Mafuyu scored four minutes later, her fourth goal from a corner in six games and two further strikes by Takahashi and Shigemasa completed the rout.
Takahashi are now almost certain to at least make the playoff, as Setagaya's loss takes them ten points clear. Their next game is away to Kagoshima and they will feel confident of winning. Shizuoka started the season with three wins, but have now gone eight without winning, although they will surely be confident of beating JSCL next weekend.
FC Takahashi Kibikokusaidaigaku Charme:
Morimoto Kiyo, Takeda Arisa, Muramatsu Mafuyu, Matsushita Fumiko, Koike Ayano, Shigemasa Kai, Takano Saki, Sugita Ami, Nishikawa Asuka, Takahashi Chiho (capt), Noma Fumika
Subs: Fukui Shihori (Noma Fumika, 41 mins), Adachi Eriko (Koike Ayano, HT mins), Kurakazu Shiho (Shigemasa Kai, 81 mins), Kanbara Misaki (Matsushita Fumiko, 84 mins),
Unused subs: Yamamoto Ayaka
Scorers: Nishikawa Asuka (18, 31, 59 mins), Takano Saki (23 mins), Muramatsu Mafuyu (63 mins), Takahashi Chiho (69 mins), Shigemasa Kai (73 mins)
Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita:
Maehara Ringo, Hirata Misato, Kanefuda Anzu (capt), Sayama Momoko, Nishiyama Mei, Ito Mari, Kanno Mie, Ogata Yurika, Ishida Risa, Oda Kanna, Okuda Mika
Subs: Atsumi Yuka (Okuda Mika, 37 mins), Shirai Aoi (Ishida Risa, 86 mins)
Unused subs: Terada Ikumi, Kitaoka Chiaki, Matsuno Miyuki
Scorers: Oda Kanna (10 mins)
Tokiwagi Gakuen High School 0 - 1 Je Vrille Kagoshima
(Attendance: 100)
Despite having three players away on international duty, Tokiwagi were still able to put out a very strong side, with U-20 national team member Michigami Ayaka starting up front. Kagoshima, with safety not yet a certainty, started with forward Moriwaki in midfield to attempt to stifle the Tokiwagi midfield but ran something of a risk in only bringing two substitutes to Miyagi Stadium - where Michigami scored her only goal of the recent World Cup.
To everyone's surpise Kagoshima local Nakashima Ayaka scored the only goal of the game in the eighth minute, her seventh of the season and the most of any Kagoshima player.
Kagoshima moved eight points clear of the relegation zone and will now feel confident of safety in mid-table, despite having to play Takahashi and Sendai in their remaining games. Tokiwagi will look to next season and over the next five games we may well see some younger players tried out. They next play Nittaidai, another side which cannot be promoted.
Tokiwagi Gakuen High School:
Hayashizaki Mei, Takamura Chisato, Okamori Kasane (capt), Okakura Mika, Kosuda Rina, Hirata Miki, Matsuura Nagisa, Sugihara Haruna, Michigami Ayaka, Sasaki Miwa, Horii Mizuki
Subs: Kawasaki Saya (Horii Mizuki, HT), Komori Aoi (Sugihara Haruna, 72 mins)
Unused subs: Kakinoki Runa, Yagami Yuriya, Yahata Asuka
Je Vrille Kagoshima:
Eguchi Mika, Miyazako Fumika, Kurahara Honami, Nakae Maki (capt), Hamada Erina, Shimada Naoko, Niiho Madoka, Nozaki Ayumi, Moriwaki Satsuki, Imanaka Yuri, Nakashima Ayaka
Subs: Nijima Yuki (Moriwaki Satsuki, HT), Mitsudome Kanami (Nakashima Ayaka, 90+1 mins)
Scorers: Nakashima Ayaka (8 mins)
Booked: Miyazako Fumika, Nozaki Ayumi
Ehime FC Ladies 5 - 0 Sfida Setagaya FC
(Attendance: 220)
Ehime inflicted a heavy defeat on Sfida Setagaya and the visitors from Tokyo left with the merest chance of making the playoffs. With five games remaining the distance between themselves and Takahashi in second has now grown to ten points.
Ehime came into the game on the back of another surprise result, a 3-1 win over Tokiwagi Gakuen, with Haruyama Saori back in the starting lineup having missed three games.Yamashiro and Nakada ran the game in midfield and both were heavily influential in the goals scored. Yamashiro was first to shine, supplying Akune with the final ball for the first goal in the 38th minute - Akune's second this season.
Nice interplay between Kushiyama and Nakada in the 50th minute saw the defender shoot home and Setagaya were beginning to feel their challenge slip away. Thirteen minutes later Haruyama supplied Nakada for her eleventh of the season. Further goals for Iwamoto (her first of the season) and Niwa (scoring two minutes after coming on) gave Ehime their second win over Setagaya this season, following their incredible 6-4 win in May.
Ehime next visit bottom side Nagano while Setagaya are at home to a weakened JFA Academy side, as many of the Academy players are part of the Japan squad for the U-17 World Cup.
Ehime FC Ladies:
Mitsuhira Shiori, Kushiyama Saki, Onoyama Nana, Nishigawa Sayumi, Ogawa Akari, Iwamoto Yuka, Yamashiro Miyuki, Haruyama Saori, Ogawa Manami, Akune Mana, Nakada Maiko (capt)
Subs: Niwa Mizuho (Ogawa Manami, 77 mins), Sato Hiromi (Onoyama Nana, 79 mins), Uesato Saki (Haruyama Saori, 82 mins), Yamada Maya (Nakada Maiko, 82 mins)
Unused subs: Marugata Rie
Scorers: Akune Mana (38 mins), Kushiyama Saki (50 mins), Nakada Maiko (63 mins), Iwamoto Yuka (74 mins), Niwa Mizuho (79 mins)
Booked: Mitsuhira Shiori
Sfida Setagaya FC:
Kawaguchi Mana, Fukuhara Nao, Kawashima Tamai (capt), Tanaka Marina, Nagata Maya, Oshima Sayuri, Tanaka Mariko, Mori Hitomi, Sasago Masae, Nagasawa Yume, Ishibuchi Yuki
Subs: Okada Ayame (Ishibuchi Yuki, 57 mins), Minemoto Chizuru (Oshima Sayuri, 57 mins), Kuwahara Yoshie (Fukuhara Nao, 77 mins)
Unused subs: Muramatsu Yuki
Saturday 15 September 2012
Nadeshiko League Tenth Round
Top teams continue winning ways; times are tough at the bottom
Speranza F.C. Osaka Takatsuki 0 - 6 INAC Kobe Leonessa
(Attendance: 10,591)
Takenaka Rei made her first appearance in goal for INAC Kobe Leonessa, as they began the second half of the season fully expecting a comfortable win in Osaka over struggling Speranza. In their first meeting newcomer Kyokawa Mai scored twice in INAC's 7-0 win, accompanying goals from Kai, Ji, Kawasumi, Ohno and Takase. Rebecca Moros was starting her first league game having played extensively in the League Cup.
For Speranza, Hamada Haruka was left out, and Asano Miki started for the first time since the fourth game of the season. The Speranza faithful were hoping to see at least an improvement in their team's development, if not an outright win, as they battle against relegation.
It took fewer than four minutes to score, as Takase beat Tsuboi in a race to the through ball from Ohno and easily slotted home. Both before the goal and after, INAC were in complete control and were happy to stroke the ball around and make Speranza chase shadows. Sawa Homare found herself completely free to head toward goal from a corner but just steered wide in the 11th minute. Still INAC looked for openings on either wing and down the middle, while Speranza had a rare chance to attack through Asano on the left in the 18th minute.
Takase doubled the lead in the 23rd minute when Matsuda was easily dispossessed when she would have been better advised to have hoofed the ball clear. Kawasumi found herself in space on the right wing after a pass from Kinga, and from her cross into the box, Ohno tried to flick the ball home but missed entirely allowing Takase to comfortably sidefoot home. Speranza had showed that they were capable of some tidy football but defensive lapses such as these are gifts for INAC's forward line.
In the 30th minute the rain which had been threatening all afternoon finally came down in anger, and the players soon found the going difficult. Takase had a shot saved by Suzuki but she couldn't hold on to the slippery ball and Sawa Homare followed up to score her first of the season, that goal coming in the 34th minute.
The first half continued until half time at a slower pace, as both sides looked forward to getting out of the rain. Kawasumi looked bright down the right, more so than Moros on the left who seemed to struggle to keep her feet in the wet conditions. Speranza attempted to create attacking opportunities but at no stage worried Takenaka in the INAC goal.
Early in the second half Speranza found themselves completely outpassed in midfield. In a quick flowing move, Sawa found Ji who gave a perfectly weighted pass to Kawasumi. Though she slipped, she managed to give a pass through to Ohno who beat both defenders and goalkeeper through sheer pace, and having found herself wide of the goal, gave a simple pass across goal for Takase to score her hat-trick. That goal came in the 49th minute, and INAC were clearly hungry for more, with Sawa and Ohno taking shots having made attacking runs from midfield. Speranza withdrew Shimamura, and replaced her with Takahashi in the 57th minute, Takahashi making her first start in the league following two substitute appearances in the League Cup. For INAC, Ohno was replaced by Nakajima in the 61st minute, Ohno's substitution coming just as she had a decent shot which just sailed wide.
Following a collision with Kai, Maruyama Karina had to be stretchered off with an apparent knee injury, and there was genuine concern on the part of the INAC players, particularly Sawa, that she may have had a recurrence of the injury which had blighted her recently following an injury this time last year. Hamada Haruka came in to replace her immediately, and set about making her presence felt on the left wing.
INAC continued to make most of the running though, especially down the right with Kawasumi. Following a headed clearance by Kameoka from a corner in the 72nd minute, Nakajima volleyed home beautifully, though Kameoka was badly injured and had to be taken off, with Toyama replacing her. At the same time, Sawa was replaced by Nakada for INAC.
Takase had a chance to go clear at the top of the scoring charts when a fabulous through ball from Nakajima saw the Hokkaido native clean through on goal, but a deflection was enough to send it wide of the post. Any sense of relief Speranza felt was quickly wiped away when Ji's corner was headed home by Tanaka Asuna; her first goal of the season and she'll rarely score an easier one, such was the lack of pressure from the Speranza defence.
In the end, INAC didn't quite match their seven goal victory to open the season, but the difference in class meant that once again Speranza had simply no answer. INAC's next game is a home game against Anclas (though being played in Hiroshima), another team they beat by seven goals early in the season. Speranza's relegation fight looks as tough as ever, and the possible loss of Maruyama will not help their cause.
Speranza F.C. Osaka Takatsuki:
Suzuki Risa, Tsuboi Ayako, Okuda Akiko (capt), Akiba Yumeko, Matsuda Nozomi, Itami Emi, Torao Naomi, Kameoka Natsumi, Asano Miki, Maruyama Karina, Shimamura Yuko
Subs: Takahashi Chizuru (Shimamura Yuko, 57 mins), Hamada Haruka (Maruyama Karina, 64 mins), Toyama Sayuri (Kameoka Natsumi, 74 mins)
Unused subs: Ueno Yukiko, Matsui Miki
Booked: Takahashi Chizuru
INAC Kobe Leonessa:
Takenaka Rei, Kinga Yukari, Kai Junko, Tanaka Asuna, Rebecca Moros, Minamiyama Chiaki, Ji So-Yun, Sawa Homare, Kawasumi Nahomi, Ohno Shinobu (capt), Takase Megumi
Subs: Nakajima Emi (Ohno Shinobu, 61 mins), Nakada Ayu (Sawa Homare, 75 mins)
Unused subs: Kaihori Ayumi, Takara Ryoko, Shimizu Akane
Scorers: Takase Megumi (4, 23, 49 mins), Sawa Homare (34 mins), Nakajima Emi (72 mins), Tanaka Asuna (84 mins)
Fukuoka J. Anclas 0 - 3 NTV Beleza
(Attendance: 716)
Both sides in this encounter were in search of a much-needed win, but for very different reasons. With just two points from their opening nine games, Fukuoka are very much expected to be relegated at the end of the season and will need to start winning soon to give themselves a chance. Off the back of their League Cup victory over rivals INAC Kobe, Beleza wanted to give themselves every chance of catching the league leaders. Beleza started with Kobayashi Misaki for the first time, and newly acquired Koreans Lee Min Sun and Kim Kyoung Sin started for Anclas.
Beleza settled into their rhythm well, and having exerted almost all of the pressure, finally took the lead through deadly striker Nagasato Asano. Kobayashi Yayoi fed Kiryu on the left wing. Kiryu cut inside, easily beating the defender and supplying the perfect ball for Nagasato to finish at the near post.
It was Nagasato's power and pace which enabled her to score her second early in the second half. A wonderfully worked one-two with Ito Kanako on the edge of the area saw Nagasato through on goal and she finished with aplomb. Ariyoshi finished the scoring in this facile win for Beleza, a rasping shot by Nagasato was blocked and as it ran free Ariyoshi was there to apply the finish.
Anclas' next match couldn't be more difficult, as they travel to Kobe for a meeting with champions INAC. Beleza are in Sayama expecting to win and keep themselves in with a chance of the title.
Fukuoka J. Anclas:
Sawada Norimi, Uchihori Ritsuko (capt), Isokane Midori, Kiyohara Marie, Sato Kaede, Hanada Aiko, Kawamura Mari, Kim Kyoung Sin, Shibuya Yumiko, Tagashira Yoko, Lee Min Sun
Subs: Yatagai Mikiko (Shibuya Yumiko, 58 mins), Hirata Hikari (Tagashira Yoko, 58 mins)
Unused subs: Doshita Misato, Fujimoto Yuki, Kuzuma Riyo
NTV Beleza:
Matsubayashi Miku, Sudo Akiko, Ariyoshi Saori, Kobayashi Misaki, Iwashimizu Azusa (capt), Hara Natsuko, Kobayashi Yayoi, Ito Kanako, Kiryu Nanase, Sakaguchi Mizuho, Nagasato Asano
Subs: Kobayashi Miharu (Sakaguchi Mizuho, 60 mins), Tanaka Mina (Kobayashi Yayoi, 81 mins)
Unused subs: Kobayashi Shiori, Doko Mayo, Takahashi Saori
Scorers: Nagasato Asano (35, 50 mins), Ariyoshi Saori (81 mins)
Booked: Iwashimizu Azusa
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies 2 - 1 AS Elfen Sayama FC
(Attendance: 3,949)
Urawa's largest crowd of the season to date saw their side dominate Sayama in Saitama today. Urawa's U-20 heroines were back for this game, though none started. Instead Kishikawa and Goto both started for the second game in a row, while Sayama notably started with veteran goalkeeper Kobayahshi Mai, previously of Iga.
Urawa controlled the first half but were unable to breach the Sayama defence, who relied entirely on Azami Rie at the other end. Neither side made any changes at half-time, and after nine minutes of the second half, Goto Michi scored her second in two games to give Urawa the lead. Tremendous build-up play from the back saw Niwata find Tsuchihashi free on the left wing. She gave a first time pass to Kira whose cross was scrambled home by Goto, Arakawa having missed the initial chance.
The home side then pushed on for a second, and it came from Niwata, whose only previous goal was in the first meeting between these sides. On that occasion it was the first in a five goal rout, but on this it was enough just to calm the players' nerves. Following an attack down the left side the ball was only half-cleared and the ball came back to Niwata who struck an unstoppable shot into the top right corner of the net.
Sayama had made little of the running but were given a way back into the game following a howler from Yamago. A very hopeful punt from Sugiyama Takako saw the Urawa goalkeeper come out of her area to clear, but she didn't connect cleanly and the ball fell kindly for Sayama's star player Azami Rie to put it into the empty net.
That goal, however, was the only real chance that Sayama had, and Urawa were able to see out the game and take all three points. They will hope to do the same against JEF United next Sunday to keep up the pressure on the three sides above them, while Sayama face a very tough test against title-seeking Beleza.
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies:
Yamago Nozomi, Tsuchihashi Yuki, Kohata Shiho, Yano Kyoko (capt), Saito Akane, Kishikawa Natsuki, Dozono Ayano, Niwata Akiko, Kira Chinatsu, Arakawa Eriko, Goto Michi
Subs: Naomoto Hikaru (Dozono Ayano, 60 mins), Wada Naoko (Saito Akane, 70 mins), Shibata Hanae (Kira Chinatsu, 81 mins)
Unused subs: Ikeda Sakiko, Yasuda Yuki
Scorers: Goto Michi (54 mins), Niwata Akiko (66 mins)
AS Elfen Sayama FC:
Kobayashi Maiko, Segi Aiki, Shibata Satomi, Takahashi Yuko, Akitaya Misato, Azami Rie, Kobayashi Natsumi, Uchida Saki, Watanabe Ayaka, Suzuki Kaoruko, Muraoka Natsuki (capt)
Subs: Sugiyama Takako (Suzuki Kaoruko, 62 mins), Hagiwara Aimi (Uchida Saki, 85 mins), Kawai Nayo (Watanabe Ayaka, 85 mins)
Unused subs: Arima Shizuka, Saito Yuri
Scorers: Azami Rie (75 mins)
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies 1 - 4 Okayama Yunogo Belle
(Attendance: 1,110)
Belle maintained momentum following the summer break to record their third win in a row, and this victory keeps them firmly in third place, one point behind Beleza. Ogawa Shiho made her first appearance for JEF since arriving from INAC Kobe, as did two new young players, Yasuda Saki and Tsurumi Ayaka. Belle picked their usual strongest side, with Nagamachi Yuri back in the starting eleven.
After just seven minutes Belle had taken the lead. A free kick midway inside the JEF half was taken, as always, by Miyama Aya and even from that distance she decided to have a shot at goal. Her shot was on target, and Funada could do little more than deflect it onto her crossbar. From the deflection the ball was played back into the box and Nakano was on hand to poke it home.
JEF pushed hard for an equaliser and they were rewarded in the 22nd minute when a Hosokawa corner was headed home by Yanai Rina, leaping highest to score her first goal since transferring from Belle this season.
Arimachi Saori followed up in the 24th minute with the second of the afternoon for Belle, and the second created by a wonderful pass by Miyama. She found Nakano in space on the right and once again the resulting shot was saved only to be deflected off the crossbar and finished off by Arimachi. Both Nakano and Arimachi had broken a six-game streak of having not scored, and will be relieved to have started the second half of the season in fine form.
The two sides were quite even in terms of chances created, but it was Belle who were taking theirs, and on 73 minutes the game was sewn up. Nakagawa Chihiro had scored Belle's very first goal of the season against JEF in their opening day victory, and against the same opposition scored her second. While Funada had been unfortunate in conceding the first two goals, she was more than a little culpable in the concession of the third. A long ball from Miyama saw Funada rush from her area to clear the danger but she missed completely and in the melee the ball came free resulting in an easy finish for Nakagawa.
JEF again tried in vain to claw their way back into the game but the result was put beyond any doubt in the 73rd minute when Nakano scored again. Once more Miyama was the catalyst as her perfectly weighted through ball split the defence and Nakano was there to finish past Funada for her second of the day and fourth of the season.
Belle look forward to hosting Iga, a side they beat by five goals early in the season, while JEF will travel to Saitama hoping for another good result against Urawa Reds, with whom they drew in their first meeting.
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies:
Funada Mayu, Tsurumi Ayaka, Takahashi Sachie, Kawamura Mariko, Hosokawa Motoyo, Yasuda Saki, Hosaka Nodoka, Yanai Rina, Ikadai Risa, Fukasawa Risa (capt), Ogawa Shiho
Subs: Yamamoto Naomi (Yanai Rina, 76 mins), Kawamura Noriko (Yasuda Saki, 70 mins), Anzai Yuka (Ikadai Risa, 52 mins)
Unused subs: Sugiura Maki, Sakuramoto Naoko
Scorers: Yanai Rina (22 mins)
Booked: Funada Mayu
Okayama Yunogo Belle:
Fukumoto Miho (capt), Yasuda Kuniko, Kado Yuka, Tsuhako Yumiko, Nagamachi Yuri, Takahashi Haruka, Nakano Manami, Nakagawa Chihiro, Miyama Aya, Arimachi Saori, Matsuoka Miki
Subs: Yamaguchi Mami (Arimachi Saori, 83 mins), Yokoyama Kumi (Nakagawa Chihiro, 88 mins), Sakai Nozomi (Tsuhako Yumiko, 89 mins)
Unused subs: Ikegaya Natsumi, Mizushima Kumi
Scorers: Nakano Manami (7, 73 mins), Arimachi Saori (24 mins), Nakagawa Chihiro (57 mins)
Iga FC Kunoichi 2 - 2 Albirex Niigata Ladies
(Attendance: 1,078)
Both sides had the lead and the chance to win but in the end both will be reasonably satisfied with a point, which keeps them midtable - not in danger of relegation but not going to trouble the top four either. Iga started with Sato Ai for the first time this season, while Niigata did likewise with Hori Yoshie.
Iga dominated the first half but it wasn't until additional time that they took the lead. A corner taken long was punched out by Otomo in the Niigata goal but only as far as Sato, who crossed the ball back in and it was headed home by Matsunaga, with Otomo struggling to get back into position.
Niigata brought in regular starter Yamazaki Marumi for Kodama at half time. Nominally a defender, Yamazaki joined the attack and was to prove her worth in this role. On 73 minutes she scored her first goal, when Otomo launched a deep free kick towards the Iga goal. Kamionobe was first to get a touch, and she played in Yamazaki perfectly and her deft lob over the onrushing Ono was exquisite.
Niigata's second goal also came ultimately from a free kick taken by Otomo. Her initial long ball was cleared but Wakabayashi picked it up in midfield, and her long ball down the right wing found substitute Nakamura in space. Her ball across the face of goal was perfectly weighted for Yamazaki to sidefoot into the roof of the net to the delight of players and coaches alike.
The Kunoichi were not finished though, and in the final minute with just their second chance of the half, found an equaliser. A free kick to the right of the area taken by veteran Miyamoto found Noichi, and her clash with Otomo led to the ball running loose with Nasu Maiko on hand to score her first goal of the season.
Both sides are away next weekend. Niigata will feel they have the easier test as they take on Speranza on Saturday, while a day later Belle welcome Iga to Okayama.
Iga FC Kunoichi:
Ono Maya, Miyasako Tamami, Ono Suzuka (capt), Sato Ai, Yamaguchi Ayako, Kobayashi Makiko, Nasu Maiko, Miyamoto Tomomi, Tsutsumi Saki, Matsunaga Yoshie, Nakade Hikari
Subs: Noichi Aya (Matsunaga Yoshie, 68 mins), Matsunaga Tomoe (Sato Ai, 78 mins), Sakaguchi Sakie (Tsutsumi Saki, 82 mins)
Unused subs: Kuno Fubuki, Fujimoto Ayano
Scorers: Matsunaga Yoshie (45+1 mins), Nasu Maiko (89 mins)
Albirex Niigata Ladies:
Otomo Maiko (capt), Wakabayashi Minori, Nakamura Kaede, Higashiyama Maiko, Hirai Sakina, Yamamoto Arina, Saito Yuri, Kamionobe Megumi, Kodama Keiko, Kubota Mayu, Hori Yoshie
Subs: Yamazaki Marumi (Kodama Keiko, HT), Nakamura Saki (Kubota Mayu, 50 mins)
Unused subs: Suwa Erina, Ichitani Tomoko, Nakaoka Maiko
Scorers: Yamazaki Marumi (73, 83 mins)
Booked: Wakabayashi Minori
Sunday 9 September 2012
Nadeshiko League Cup Final
NTV Beleza 3 - 2 INAC Kobe Leonessa
(Attendance: 7,399)
NTV Beleza:
Matsubayashi Miku, Sudo Akiko, Ariyoshi Saori, Kobayashi Misaki, Iwashimizu Azusa (capt), Hara Natsuko, Kobayashi Yayoi, Ito Kanako, Kiryu Nanase, Sumida Rin, Nagasato Asano
Subs: Kobayashi Miharu (Ariyoshi Saori, 89 mins), Tanaka Mina (Kobayashi Yayoi, 90+3 mins)
Unused subs: Kobayashi Shiori, Doko Mayo, Takahashi Saori
Scorers: Nagasato Asano (7, 56 mins), Kobayashi Yayoi (44 mins)
INAC Kobe Leonessa:
Kaihori Ayumi, Kinga Yukari, Kai Junko, Takara Ryoko, Rebecca Moros, Ji So-Yun, Ohno Shinobu (capt), Sawa Homare, Kawasumi Nahomi, Beverly Goebel-Yanez, Takase Megumi
Subs: Tanaka Asuna (Rebecca Moros, 34 mins), Minamiyama Chiaki (Takara Ryoko, 70 mins), Nakajima Emi (Beverly Goebel-Yanez, 82 mins)
Unused subs: Takenaka Rei, Shimizu Akane
Scorers: Ji So-Yun (23 mins), Beverly Goebel-Yanez (30 mins)
(Attendance: 7,399)
NTV Beleza:
Matsubayashi Miku, Sudo Akiko, Ariyoshi Saori, Kobayashi Misaki, Iwashimizu Azusa (capt), Hara Natsuko, Kobayashi Yayoi, Ito Kanako, Kiryu Nanase, Sumida Rin, Nagasato Asano
Subs: Kobayashi Miharu (Ariyoshi Saori, 89 mins), Tanaka Mina (Kobayashi Yayoi, 90+3 mins)
Unused subs: Kobayashi Shiori, Doko Mayo, Takahashi Saori
Scorers: Nagasato Asano (7, 56 mins), Kobayashi Yayoi (44 mins)
INAC Kobe Leonessa:
Kaihori Ayumi, Kinga Yukari, Kai Junko, Takara Ryoko, Rebecca Moros, Ji So-Yun, Ohno Shinobu (capt), Sawa Homare, Kawasumi Nahomi, Beverly Goebel-Yanez, Takase Megumi
Subs: Tanaka Asuna (Rebecca Moros, 34 mins), Minamiyama Chiaki (Takara Ryoko, 70 mins), Nakajima Emi (Beverly Goebel-Yanez, 82 mins)
Unused subs: Takenaka Rei, Shimizu Akane
Scorers: Ji So-Yun (23 mins), Beverly Goebel-Yanez (30 mins)
Monday 3 September 2012
Nadeshiko League Cup Semi-Finals
INAC Kobe Leonessa 5 - 1 Iga FC Kunoichi
(Attendance: 2,018)
INAC Kobe Leonessa:
Kaihori Ayumi, Kinga Yukari, Takara Ryoko, Kai Junko, Rebecca Moros, Ohno Shinobu (capt), Sawa Homare, Ji So-Yun, Kawasumi Nahomi, Beverly Goebel-Yanez, Takase Megumi
Subs: Tanaka Asuna (Sawa Homare, 62 mins), Minamiyama Chiaki (Beverly Goebel-Yanez, 62 mins), Nakajima Emi (Kawasumi Nahomi, 70 mins), Shimizu Akane (Kinga Yukari, 81 mins)
Scorers: Takase Megumi (12 mins), Beverly Goebel-Yanez (25, 38, 48 mins), Kawasumi Nahomi (59 mins)
Iga FC Kunoichi:
Ono Maya, Miyasako Tamami, Michikura Hiroko, Ono Suzuka (capt), Fujimoto Ayano, Nasu Maiko, Miyamoto Tomomi, Kobayashi Makiko, Tsutsumi Saki, Nakade Hikari, Matsunaga Yoshie
Subs: Yamaguchi Ayako (Matsunaga Yoshie, 56 mins), Sonomura Nana (Tsutsumi Saki, 66 mins), Matsunaga Tomoe (Michikura Hiroko, 72 mins), Noichi Aya (Fujimoto Ayano, 72 mins)
Unused subs: Kuno Fubuki
Scorers: Nakade Hikari (18 mins)
NTV Beleza 3 - 0 Albirex Niigata Ladies
(Attendance: 2,265)
NTV Beleza:
Matsubayashi Miku, Sudo Akiko, Ariyoshi Saori, Kobayashi Misaki, Iwashimizu Azusa (capt), Hara Natsuko, Kobayashi Yayoi, Ito Kanako, Kiryu Nanase, Sumida Rin, Nagasato Asano
Subs: Kobayashi Miharu (Ariyoshi Saori, 69 mins), Takahashi Saori (Kobayashi Yayoi, 90+3 mins)
Unused subs: Kobayashi Shiori, Soyama Kanako, Sakaguchi Mizuho
Scorers: Hara Natsuko (31 mins), Kobayashi Yayoi (37 mins), Kobayashi Miharu (80 mins)
Albirex Niigata Ladies:
Otomo Maiko, Wakabayashi Minori, Kitahara Kana, Nakamura Kaede, Hirai Sakina, Saeki Aya, Kawamura Yuri, Kamionobe Megumi, Saito Yuri, Yamazaki Marumi, Kubota Mayu
Subs: Kodama Keiko (Kawamura Yuri, 53 mins), Nakamura Saki (Kubota Mayu, 76 mins)
Unused subs: Suwa Erina, Yamamoto Arina, Higashiyama Maiko
(Attendance: 2,018)
INAC Kobe Leonessa:
Kaihori Ayumi, Kinga Yukari, Takara Ryoko, Kai Junko, Rebecca Moros, Ohno Shinobu (capt), Sawa Homare, Ji So-Yun, Kawasumi Nahomi, Beverly Goebel-Yanez, Takase Megumi
Subs: Tanaka Asuna (Sawa Homare, 62 mins), Minamiyama Chiaki (Beverly Goebel-Yanez, 62 mins), Nakajima Emi (Kawasumi Nahomi, 70 mins), Shimizu Akane (Kinga Yukari, 81 mins)
Scorers: Takase Megumi (12 mins), Beverly Goebel-Yanez (25, 38, 48 mins), Kawasumi Nahomi (59 mins)
Iga FC Kunoichi:
Ono Maya, Miyasako Tamami, Michikura Hiroko, Ono Suzuka (capt), Fujimoto Ayano, Nasu Maiko, Miyamoto Tomomi, Kobayashi Makiko, Tsutsumi Saki, Nakade Hikari, Matsunaga Yoshie
Subs: Yamaguchi Ayako (Matsunaga Yoshie, 56 mins), Sonomura Nana (Tsutsumi Saki, 66 mins), Matsunaga Tomoe (Michikura Hiroko, 72 mins), Noichi Aya (Fujimoto Ayano, 72 mins)
Unused subs: Kuno Fubuki
Scorers: Nakade Hikari (18 mins)
NTV Beleza 3 - 0 Albirex Niigata Ladies
(Attendance: 2,265)
NTV Beleza:
Matsubayashi Miku, Sudo Akiko, Ariyoshi Saori, Kobayashi Misaki, Iwashimizu Azusa (capt), Hara Natsuko, Kobayashi Yayoi, Ito Kanako, Kiryu Nanase, Sumida Rin, Nagasato Asano
Subs: Kobayashi Miharu (Ariyoshi Saori, 69 mins), Takahashi Saori (Kobayashi Yayoi, 90+3 mins)
Unused subs: Kobayashi Shiori, Soyama Kanako, Sakaguchi Mizuho
Scorers: Hara Natsuko (31 mins), Kobayashi Yayoi (37 mins), Kobayashi Miharu (80 mins)
Albirex Niigata Ladies:
Otomo Maiko, Wakabayashi Minori, Kitahara Kana, Nakamura Kaede, Hirai Sakina, Saeki Aya, Kawamura Yuri, Kamionobe Megumi, Saito Yuri, Yamazaki Marumi, Kubota Mayu
Subs: Kodama Keiko (Kawamura Yuri, 53 mins), Nakamura Saki (Kubota Mayu, 76 mins)
Unused subs: Suwa Erina, Yamamoto Arina, Higashiyama Maiko
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