Challenge League Fourteenth Round

Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies  0 - 7  Tokiwagi Gakuen High School
(Attendance: 237)

A heavy thunderstorm wasn't enough to slow down Tokiwagi Gakuen as they moved level at the top overnight with a heavy defeat of Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies in Sakai on Saturday evening. Ito Miki showed her class in scoring a hat-trick, Shiraki Akari scored twice to keep up her good record this year and Kawasaki Saya and Sasaki Miwa also scored one each, the latter with her twelfth in as many games. Tokiwagi Gakuen look like contenders for their third title in four years, and it will be fascinating to see how they perform against the teams in the A Block. Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies next play Nojima Stella Kanagawa in what will be another stern test.

Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies:
Fukunaga Erika, Narisako Misaki, Azuma Manami, Toyohara Iroha, Morinaka Hina, Hayashi Honoka, Inoue Hina, Matsubara Shiho, Nishida Meika (capt), Fujiwara Nodoka, Tanaka Mika
Subs: Maegawa Miki (Matsubara Shiho, HT), Nojima Sakura (Fujiwara Nodoka, HT), Takarada Saori (Tanaka Mika, HT), Ueno Seiru (Azuma Manami, 74 mins), Ishiodori Nana (Fukunaga Erika, 78 mins)

Tokiwagi Gakuen High School:
Fukumura Kanae, Kawasaki Saya, Kakinoki Runa, Hirata Miki, Okakura Mika (capt), Matsukubo Akari, Nishikawa Ayaka, Mitamura Momoko, Ito Miki, Sasaki Miwa, Shiraki Akari
Subs: Sugihara Haruna (Matsukubo Akari, 61 mins), Hirakuni Mizuki (Mitamura Momoko, 70 mins), Kadowaki Shihomi (Sasaki Miwa, 77 mins), Fujino Suzuka (Ito Miki, 77 mins), Komori Aoi (Shiraki Akari, 78 mins)
Scorers: Ito Miki (17, 42, 55 mins), Shiraki Akari (24, 72 mins), Kawasaki Saya (68 mins), Sasaki Miwa (75 mins)


Nojima Stella Kanagawa  8 - 0  Je Vrille Kagoshima
(Attendance: 326)

Kagoshima once again were heavily beaten and it appears to be simply a matter of time before they are relegated to the Kyushu League. For Nojima their top scorers Yoshimi, Inoue and Kanai all scored twice, with one each for Yamane and Nagasawa, with the former scoring a well deserved first of the season. More notably, club captain Oyama Saki appeared as a substitute in the second half, making her first appearance for the club having just recovered from injury. Nojima take on Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies in Sakai on the 27th as the league now enters the final stages. Kagoshima will take on Tokiwagi Gakuen on Sunday and all expectations are for a very easy win for the schoolgirls.

Nojima Stella Kanagawa:
Nanjo Masayo, Terada Reiko, Yoshida Ayaka, Sakamoto Juri (capt), Goto Maika, Yoshimi Natsuki, Yamane Hikari, Nagasawa Madoka, Inoue Yurie, Kinjo Airi, Kanai Nanae
Subs: Kawarazaki Nozomi (Nagasawa Madoka, 58 mins), Saito Haruna (Inoue Yurie, 58 mins), Kataoka Saki (Yamane Hikari, 69 mins), Oyama Saki (Kinjo Airi, 69 mins), Kobayashi Shiori (Nanjo Masayo, 76 mins)
Scorers: Inoue Yurie (2, 36 mins), Yamane Hikari (10 mins), Yoshimi Natsuki (15, 74 mins), Nagasawa Madoka (56 mins), Kanai Nanae (63, 65 mins)
Booked: Oyama Saki

Je Vrille Kagoshima:
Nakagawa Yoshimi, Yamada Kaori, Mok Sun Jung, Hirata Misato, Murai Kaori, Saito Toshiko, Imanaka Yuri, Sakamoto Ayaka, Mitsudome Kanami, Sannomiya Shiki (capt), Oh Yu Sun
Subs: Fukuishi Konan (Mitsudome Kanami, HT)


AS Elfen Sayama FC  2 - 0  Nittaidai Football Club Ladies
(Attendance: 326)

Sayama's largest home crowd of the season turned out to see the debut performance of Ohno Shinobu, recently returned from an unhappy spell in France. By the time of her entry into the game in the 37th minute Sayama were already a goal up through Ito Kanako and were quite comfortable against a Nittaidai side missing their three biggest names. Nittaidai fought well but couldn't really get things going as they had against Nojima, and a goal just before the end for Arakawa Eriko relieved any nerves in the home camp. Sayama next play Hoyo whom they should be very comfortable victors against; Nittaidai face the JFA Academy next Saturday.

AS Elfen Sayama FC:
Yamago Nozomi (capt), Azami Rie, Kobayashi Natsumi, Kiyohara Yuko, Utsumi Yui, Ito Kanako, Hagiwara Aimi, Segi Aiki, Saito Yuri, Arakawa Eriko, Sugiyama Takako
Subs: Ohno Shinobu (Segi Aiki, 37 mins), Nara Misaki (Saito Yuri, 59 mins), Takahashi Yuko (Utsumi Yui, 67 mins), Suzuki Kaoruko (Sugiyama Takako, 76 mins)
Unused subs: Kobayashi Maiko
Scorers: Ito Kanako (3 mins), Arakawa Eriko (89 mins)
Booked: Arakawa Eriko

Nittaidai Football Club Ladies:
Hiraide Haruka, Sakurai Mayuka, Abe Rie, Yamamoto Hirona, Oki Shiho, Ito Yukina, Nagashima Hikari, Oguri Mao (capt), Fuse Kanako, Ishii Chiharu, Uchida Misuzu
Subs: Fujisawa Marin (Ishii Chiharu, 58 mins), Yamana Maki (Nagashima Hikari, 73 mins)
Unused subs: Yamamoto Arisa, Nakayama Ayaka
Booked: Yamamoto Hirona, Abe Rie


Shimizu Daihachi Pleiades  1 - 4  JFA Academy Fukushima
(Attendance: 159)

Even against an almost completely new Academy side, neighbours Pleiades were helpless to stop the schoolgirls from inflicting what may be another damaging defeat. The Academy began with Hannah Stambaugh in goal for the first time this season, and also making their first appearances were Chiba Nanami, Fuji Nanako and Iseri Natsuki, who scored a goal in the second half to restore the Academy's lead, Miyagawa having equalised for Pleiades with her first of the season. Okuma Ran had given the visitors the lead, and two late goals from Tsukamoto and Takeda added some gloss. Pleiades next take on the resurgent Nagano, the JFA Academy take on Nittaidai whom they beat quite recently.

Shimizu Daihachi Pleiades:
Sato Masami, Suwabe Wakana, Taniguchi Emi, Kawachi Erika, Oda Sayaka, Kobayashi Natsumi, Kanashiro Wakana (capt), Matsushita Norimi, Miura Kyoko, Miyagawa Tomoko, Kawasumi Saki
Subs: Hamanaka Saki (Kobayashi Natsumi, 38 mins), Hirukawa Mio (Miyagawa Tomoko, 90 mins)
Unused subs: Maruyama Kimi, Inoue Yurie, Sato Mariko
Scorers: Miyagawa Tomoko (49 mins)

JFA Academy Fukushima:
Hannah Stambaugh, Chiba Nanami, Fuji Nanako, Takahashi Fuko, Takahira Miyu, Iseri Natsuki, Hirata Mai, Yonei Honoka, Tsukamoto Natsuki, Okuma Rana (capt), Endo Jun
Subs: Nezu Makoto (Endo Jun, 62 mins), Togawa Yuki (Yonei Honoka, 77 mins), Takeda Asumi (Iseri Natsuki, 88 mins), Suzuki Haruna (Chiba Nanami, 90 mins)
Scorers: Okuma Rana (40 mins), Iseri Natsuki (58 mins), Tsukamoto Natsuki (86 mins), Takeda Asumi (88 mins)


AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies  2 - 1  Ehime FC Ladies
(Attendance: 290)

Having made a very poor start to the season, Nagano have now improved significantly and have now picked up thirteen points from their last five games. Ehime have been very disappointing this season, and although they took the lead through the impressive Kushiyama Saki, were subsequently overwhelmed by the Nagano midfield and attack and just before half time Uchiyama fired in the equaliser. Having pushed on strongly in the second half, Uchiyama found Hamagaki through the middle and she finished the chance off to give Nagano revenge for their earlier defeat to Ehime, and at the same time push themselves up into ninth position. With upcoming games against Kagoshima and Pleiades to come, the Nagano management will be very confident of continuing their good run.

AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies:
Matsumoto Azumi, Shinohara Shihoko, Tanaka Nami (capt), Komatsu Misato, Hashiura Satsuki, Uchiyama Tomoyo, Yoshida Aoi, Takagi Nao, Uchiyama Tomoka, Hamagaki Kana, Urasaki Yuka
Subs: Aoshima Miyabi (Takagi Nao, 66 mins)
Unused subs: Jessica Lynne Klauzenberg, Kukita Yuko, Yamashita Mayumi, Kitagawa Minamo
Scorers: Uchiyama Tomoyo (42 mins), Hamagaki Kana (78 mins)

Ehime FC Ladies:
Osako Hanako, Kikuchi Riho, Onoyama Nana, Mukaidani Ayaka, Kuzuma Riyo, Iwamoto Yuka, Yamashiro Miyuki, Kushiyama Saki, Ogawa Manami, Nishigawa Sayumi (capt), Akune Mana
Subs: Ono Miyuu (Kikuchi Riho, 52 mins), Niwa Mizuho (Ogawa Manami, 63 mins), Yamada Maya (Iwamoto Yuka, 83 mins), Konishi Natsuki (Kuzuma Riyo, 88 mins)
Unused subs: Ueno Yukiko
Scorers: Kushiyama Saki (13 mins)
Booked: Akune Mana


Fukuoka J. Anclas  0 - 4  Sfida Setagaya FC
(Attendance: 459)

Very contrasting fortunes await these teams. With this win Setagaya stay top and have now destiny in their own hands. While they will be naturally most wary of the threat of Sayama, Nojima Stella Kanagawa, Nittaidai and the JFA Academy all lie in wait in the final eight games. Fukuoka, who had started so well, now appear to be completely out of the running for promotion and must rebuild for another challenge next year. Usui Rie scored twice, and on both occasion headed in from a set-piece. Shano Miki and Nagasawa Yume also scored, and three of the goals were created by one of this year's outstanding players, Shimojo Aya. Setagaya have now regained their confidence though will be aware of the threat from the Academy in their next match. Fukuoka are at home to Nittaidai, who will be back to full strength.

Fukuoka J. Anclas:
Shimada Megumi, Iimura Ami, Hanada Aiko (capt), Yanagita Shiori, Kurahara Honami, Doshita Misato, Ukita Kotone, Yoshizawa Ai, Fujimoto Yuki, Shibuya Yumiko, Tagashira Yoko
Subs: Hirata Hikari (Iimura Ami, HT mins), Ito Chisa (Shibuya Yumiko, 67 mins)
Unused subs: Jung Seul Won, Lee Hae Mi, Kim Kyoung Sin

Sfida Setagaya FC:
Kawaguchi Mana (capt), Fukuhara Nao, Okada Ayame, Usui Rie, Nagata Maya, Tomiyama Hitomi, Usuda Haruka, Shimojo Aya, Nagasawa Yume, Shano Miki, Mori Hitomi
Subs: Tanaka Mariko (Tomiyama Hitomi, HT), Tanaka Marina (Shano Miki, 60 mins), Kuwahara Yoshie (Usuda Haruka, 76 mins), Oba Saori (Nagasawa Yume, 77 mins), Osaki Aimi (Kawaguchi Mana, 79 mins)
Scorers: Usui Rie (17, 57 mins), Shano Miki (38 mins), Nagasawa Yume (40 mins)
Booked: Kawaguchi Mana, Mori Hitomi


The match between Hoyo Sukarabu FC and Bunnys Kyoto SC was postponed due to a thunderstorm.