WE LEAGUE
2022-23 Yogibo WE LEAGUE MATCHWEEK 4
K/O: at 13:03 on November 26th
Venue: Denka Big Swan Stadium
ALBIREX NIIGATA LADIES vs NOJIMA STELLA KANAGAWA SAGAMIHARA
First Half: 2-2
Second Half: 0-1
The opener was scored just 30 seconds after kickoff when #10 Ami SUGITA of NOJIMA STELLA KANAGAWA SAGAMIHARA tapped in the rebound from the goal scrambled to take the lead. Further, #20 Manak MATSUMOTO scored another goal successively, extending the lead to two goals. Looking to respond, ALBIREX NIIGATA LADIES won a free kick opportunity with #14 Hikaru Kitagawa in the 34th minute. The kicker #10 Megumi KAMIONOBE crossed to #20 Ruka YAMAYA, who headed it home to score a goal. Further in the 45th minute, #31 Himeno SHIRAI scored her first goal in the WE LEAGUE to level the score at 2-2, ending the first half. However, NOJIMA STELLA KANAGAWA SAGAMIHARA successfully took the lead again in the 72th minute when #9 Arisa MINAMINO met a cross by #3 Minami ISHIDA to score a goal on her birthday. This marked the winning goal of the match and NOJIMA STELLA KANAGAWA SAGAMIHARA won their second-straight away match.
WE LEAGUE
2022-23 Yogibo WE LEAGUE MATCHWEEK 4
K/O: at 13:04 on November 26th
Venue: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
MYNAVI SENDAI LADIES vs OMIYA ARDIJA VENTUS
First Half: 0-3
Second Half: 0-1
OMIYA ARDIJA VENTUS scored the opener in the 13th minute when #11 Miyuki TAKAHASHI met a pass from #9 Ayaka INOUE, and just 4 minutes later, #9 INOUE won 1 on 1 with the goalkeeper after finding a ball played by #11 TAKAHASHI and scored another goal. MYNAVI SENDAI LADIES, winning their third-straight match, tried to respond but failed to score in the 42nd minute when a corner kick unfortunately hit the goal post. In the 44th minute, #10 Kyoka GOSHIMA scored her first goal for OMIYA ARDIJA VENTUS after completing her transfer, giving her team a 3-0 lead at the end of the first half. OMIYA ARDIJA VENTUS continued to dominate the pace of the match in the second half, and in the 63rd minute, #11 TAKAHASHI scored her second goal of the day with a mid-range shot, giving OMIYA ARDIJA VENTUS a clean sweep with a final score of 4-0 and marking its second-straight win.
WE LEAGUE
2022-23 Yogibo WE LEAGUE MATCHWEEK 4
K/O: at 14:03 on November 26th
Venue: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium
CHIFURE AS ELFEN SAITAMA vs JEF UNITED ICHIHARA CHIBA LADIES
First Half: 1-1
Second Half: 2-0
The match got moving in the 22nd minute when #3 Chisato ICHINOSE headed home a corner kick to give JEF UNITED ICHIHARA CHIBA LADIES the lead. CHIFURE AS ELFEN SAITAMA tried to respond and in the 28th minute, #11 Hikaru YUMURA ran into the back side and won 1 on 1 with goalkeeper calmly to level the score before ending the first half. The match remained tied until the very last minute of the 85th minute when #11 YUMURA slotted the ball into the left corner of the, successfully turning the match around. #24 Riko YOSHIDA scored another goal in the additional time, helping CHIFURE AS ELFEN SAITAMA completed the comeback victory.
WE LEAGUE
2022-23 Yogibo WE LEAGUE MATCHWEEK 4
K/O: at 14:03 on November 26th
Venue: Hiroshima Football Stadium #1
SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA REGINA vs INAC KOBE LEONESSA
First Half: 0-0
Second Half: 1-1
In the first half, the two teams were evenly matched with both creating scoring opportunities, but failed to convert any of them, ending the first half with a scoreless draw. In the 64th minute, after receiving the ball on the counter, #26 Yo TACHIBABNA of SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA REGINA burst into the box on a dribbling run and was brought down, being awarded in a penalty kick. #9 Mami UENO stepped up to the spot and calmly converted it into the right corner of the net, helping the home team, SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA REGINA to take the lead successfully. However, INAC KOBE LEONESSA equalized in the 89th minute when #9 Minami TANAKA met #14 Fukina MIZUNO’s cross with her left foot to score her third consecutive goal. INAC KOBE LEONESSA, the champions of the last season, demonstrated their determination in the last minutes to end the match in a draw.
WE LEAGUE
2022-23 Yogibo WE LEAGUE MATCHWEEK 4
K/O: at 14:05 on November 26th
Venue: Nagano U Stadium
AC NAGANO PARCEIRO LADIES vs NIPPON TV TOKYO VERDY BELEZA
First Half: 0-0
Second Half: 0-2
Desperate for their first win of the season, AC NAGANO PARCEIRO LADIES created a chance to score in the 6th minute when #29 Hiro OZAWA fired a shot, high up the pitch, that bounced off the goal post and was unfortunately not the first to go in. After a scoreless first half, in the 52 minute, NIPPON TV TOKYO VERDY BELEZA scored the opener when #11 Aoba FUJINO slotted home from a tight angle after a one-two pass played with #20 Momoka KINOSHITA. In the 60th minute, #9 Riko UEKI reacted to the long-feed by #3 Tomoko MURAMATSU and found the back space of the defenders to calmly slot the ball home, extending the lead to two goals. NIPPON TV TOKYO VERDY BELEZA continued to hold strong defensively for the rest of the match and did not allow AC GANO PARCEIRO LADIES to score any goals, completing a clean sheet victory and moving up to the second place of the table.
