WE LEAGUE
2021-22 Yogibo WE LEAGUE MATCHWEEK 22
K/O: at 13:03 on May 22nd
Venue: Urawa Komaba Stadium
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES URAWA REDS LADIES vs NIPPON TV TOKYO VERDY BELEZA
First Half: 0-0
Second Half: 2-2
After a scoreless first half, the match got moving dramatically in the second half. In the 47th minute, #17 Aoba Fujino of NIPPON TV TOKYO VERDY BELEZA fired a shot from a distance to score the opening goal. In the 66th minute, after a combination of short passes in front of the goal, #17 Fujino scored again to extend the lead. MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES URAWA REDS LADIES responded to close the gap to one goal when #9 Yuika Sugasawa converted a penalty, and further in the 86th minute, #9 Sugasawa released a ball which went over the head of the goalkeeper and ended in the back of the net to equalize the score. NIPPON TV TOKYO VERDY BELEZA failed to defend their initial 2 goal lead and the match ended with 2-2. #9 Sugasawa of MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES URAWA REDS LADIES, who scored two goals in the match, became the First Top Scorer in the Yogibo WE LEAGUE.
WE LEAGUE
2021-22 Yogibo WE LEAGUE MATCHWEEK 22
K/O: at 13:03 on May 22nd
Venue: NACK5 Stadium Omiya
OMIYA ARDIJA VENTUS vs INAC KOBE LEONESSA
First Half: 0-3
Second Half: 2-2
In this final match of the season, INAC KOBE LEONESSA was the first to make a move. In the 12th minute, #9 Mina Tanka beat the defender and calmly slotted home a shot, and soon after, #11 Megumi Takase timed her run into the back side perfectly and pinged a shot to score another goal. #9 Tanaka scored again in the 43rd minute, to end the first half. In the second half, OMIYA ARDIJA VENTUS responded when #27 Miyuki Takahashi headed home a cross in front of the goal to close the gap to 2 goals. However, the momentum of the game was with INAC KOBE LEONESSA, and in the 77th minute, #9 Tanaka scored her third goal of the day to complete her hat trick. Then in the 80th minute, #17 Yui Narimiya scored the fifth goal of the match to widen the gap between the teams. OMIYA ARDIJA VENTUS did not give up until the last minute, and #17 Yuka Toriumi scored her first goal in the WE LEAGUE in the 90+4th minute, but the team ran out of time. INAC KOBE LEONESSA, the First WE LEAGUE Champions, scored 5 goals and completed a clean sweep.
WE LEAGUE
2021-22 Yogibo WE LEAGUE MATCHWEEK 22
K/O: at 13:03 on May 22nd
Venue: Fukuda Denshi Arena
JEF UNITED ICHIHARA CHIBA LADIES vs ALBIREX NIIGATA LADIES
First Half: 0-1
Second Half: 1-0
ALBIREX NIIGATA LADIES dominated the pace of the match throughout the first half. In the 8th minute, #17 Yume Takikawa won the ball high up the pitch, and #9 Fuka Kono picked up the rebound and fired a long-range shot to take the lead. JEF UNITED ICHIHARA CHIBA LADIES responded in the 71st minute when #15 Remina Chiba met an early cross by #6 Yurina Imai to level the score. In the 81st minute, the final minutes of the match, #8 Natsuki Kishikawa was unmarked and meet a cross by #3 Chisato Ichinose, but the opponent’s goalkeeper #1 Chika Hirao of ALBIREX NIIGATA LADIES made a brilliant save and prevented them from scoring. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, with the teams sharing one point each.
WE LEAGUE
2021-22 Yogibo WE LEAGUE MATCHWEEK 22
K/O: at 13:03 on May 22nd
Venue: Sagamihara Gion Stadium
NOJIMA STELLA KANAGAWA SAGAMIHARA vs MYNAVI SENDAI LADIES
First Half: 1-0
Second Half: 0-2
The match got moving in the 6th minute, NOJIMA STELLA KANAGAWA SAGAMIHARA gained a corner kick, which was converted by #6 Arisa Matsubara’s header to take the lead. MYNAVI SENDAI LADIES, who were trailing behind in the first half, responded to tie the match in the 55th minute when #9 Hinata Miyazawa met an early cross from the right side and slotted the ball home to equalize the score. The match seemed to close to ending in a 1-1 draw, but in the 90th minute, #10 Haruka Hamada struck with her right foot to score one last goal, turning the match around at the very last minute. MYNAVI SENDAI LADIES earned their first comeback victory of the season.
WE LEAGUE
2021-22 Yogibo WE LEAGUE MATCHWEEK 22
K/O: at 13:05 on May 22nd
Venue: Ball Games Stadium Hiroshima #1
SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA REGINA vs AC NAGANO PARCEIRO LADIES
First Half: 0-0
Second Half: 1-0
SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA REGINA went on the attack from the beginning of the match, but AC NAGANO PARCEIRO LADIES made a strong defensive effort and did not allow any goals to be scored. The match got moving in the 71st minute, when #9 Mami Ueno of SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA REGINA headed home a rebound to break the deadlock. Desperate for an equalizer, AC NAGANO PARCEIRO LADIES saw #10 Chise Takizawa play a through ball to #7 Mei Yasaka, who then fired a shot, but was unable to score. Successfully defending Ueno’s goal until the end, SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA REGINA won their fourth straight match at home.
