WE LEAGUE
2022-23 Yogibo WE LEAGUE MATCHWEEK 6
K/O: at 13:03 on December 10th
Venue: Niigata Athletic Stadium
ALBIREX NIIGATA LADIES vs OMIYA ARDIJA VENTUS
First Half: 0-1
Second Half: 0-0
This match was played between ALBIREX NIIGATA LADIES, looking for their first win of the season, and OMIYA ARDIJA VENTUS, looking for their third win. In the 33rd minute, #9 Ayaka INOUE of OMIYA ARDIJA VENTUS carried the ball through the middle of the pitch and after played a one-two pass with #11 Miyuki TAKAHASHI, she fired a shot with her right foot. INOUE’s shot was placed into the left corner of the net, giving the lead for OMIYA ARDIJA VENTUS. ALBIREX NIIGATA LADIES, in the 56th minute, goalkeeper #1 Chika HIROO was sent off with a red card, leaving her team with having a one-man underload and down to 10 players. After that, the score remained the same and OMIYA ARDIJA VENTUS won the match 1-0, extending their points tally to 9.
WE LEAGUE
2022-23 Yogibo WE LEAGUE MATCHWEEK 6
K/O: at 13:04 on December 10th
Venue: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
MYNAVI SENDAI LADIES vs JEF UNITED ICHIHARA CHIBA LADIES
First Half: 0-0
Second Half: 0-0
In the first half, JEF UNITED ICHIHARA CHIBA LADIES dominated the pace of the match and got close to scoring with #9 Mami OTAKI and #5 Mariko TANAKA to fired a total of 9 shots, but ending the first half with no goals at 0-0. The second half saw momentum shift between the two teams and the home team, MYNAVI SENDAI LADIES dominated the match. In the 81st minute, MYNAVI SENDAI LADIES got close to scoring with #9 Hinata MIYAZAWA who received the through ball from #25 Rina FUNAKI, but unluckily missed the target. MYNAVI SENDAI LADIES continued to create chances, however goalkeeper #1 Shiori SHIMIZU of JEF UNITED ICHIHARA CHIBA LADIES did not allow them to score a goal, ending the match in a scoreless draw. The two teams shared one point each.
WE LEAGUE
2022-23 Yogibo WE LEAGUE MATCHWEEK 6
K/O: at 14:03 on December 10th
Venue: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium
CHIFURE AS ELFEN SAITAMA vs SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA REGINA
First Half: 1-0
Second Half: 0-0
The match got moving early in the 6th minutes when #20 Minori KISHI of CHIFURE AS ELFEN SAITAMA played a long ball to #11 Hikaru YUMURA, who dribbled past opposing defenders to score the opener. The two teams played evenly after that, resulting in a 1-0 lead for CHIFURE AS ELFEN SAITAM to close the first half. In the second half, SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA REGINA, who were trailing behind with one goal, became more aggressive on the attack with #20 Namie SHIMABUKURO, who was substituted, making an breakthrough, but no goals were scored. Playing a solid defensive block to secure the first goal until the end, CHIFURE AS ELFEN SAITAMA achieved their third consecutive home win and moved up the 6th place in the league table.
WE LEAGUE
2022-23 Yogibo WE LEAGUE MATCHWEEK 6
K/O: at 14:03 on December 10th
Venue: Nagano U Stadium
AC NAGANO PARCEIRO LADIES vs NOJIMA STELLA KANAGAWA SAGAMIHARA
First Half: 1-0
Second Half: 0-0
AC NAGANO PARCEIRO LADIES, who have yet to win this season, hosted NOJIMA STELLA KANAGAWA SAGAMIHARA at home. In the 43rd minute, #10 Rio TAKIZAWA of AC NAGANO PARCEIRO LADIES fired a long-range shot from outside the penalty box but the ball hit the crossbar. #18 Megumi ITO slotted home the rebound to successfully take the lead. After ending the first half with 1-0, both teams had chances to score in the second half, but failed to convert any of them. Successfully defending the opening goal scored in the first half, AC NAGANO PARCEIRO LADIES earned their long-awaited first win of the season.
WE LEAGUE
2022-23 Yogibo WE LEAGUE MATCHWEEK 6
K/O: at 14:03 on December 11th
Venue: Urawa Komaba Stadium
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES URAWA REDS LADIES vs INAC KOBE LEONESSA
First Half: 0-1
Second Half: 1-1
In the 18th minute of this top-of-the-table clash, INAC KOBE LEONESSA took the lead when #8 Moeno SAKAGUCHI’s cross was met directly by #2 Miyabi MORIYA. MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES URAWA REDS LADIES equalized in the 64th minute when #8 Hikaru NAOMOTO won the ball in the middle and #16 Yuki MIZUTANI played it to the left side, where #11 Kiko SEIKE fired home with a right-footed shot. However, in the 88th minute, the final minutes of the match, INAC KOBE LEONESSA took the lead again when #9 Minami TANAKA laid off #3 Mayo DOKO’s cross with a header to #11 Megumi TAKASE, who then scored the winning goal with her right foot. The match ended with 2-1 and INAC KOBE LEONESSA have moved up to the first place of the table.
