Challenge League Play-Offs - Group Stages

Ange Violet Hiroshima and AS Harima Albion have won their respective groups and will face each other in a final match on Saturday November 9th. The winning team will be promoted.

The losers will play Je Vrille Kagoshima on Sunday 17th of November, and the winners of that game will participate in next season's Challenge League. The losers will play at a regional level.


A Block:

Norddea Hokkaido  1 - 2  Ange Violet Hiroshima
(Attendance: 75)

Norddea Hokkaido:
Watanabe Azusa, Watanabe Mayuko, Minato Akiho, Kannari Miki, Arita Hitoe (capt), Kikuchi Yumeka, Tamai Yuki, Takahashi Mizuki, Sannokawa Yuuri, Yamazaki Yuuna, Maeda Tomomi
Subs: Tomita Mai (Kikuchi Yumeka, 55 mins), Kikuchi Ayuka (Watanabe Mayuko, 75 mins), Sogawa Yukino (Takahashi Mizuki, 86 mins), Takahashi Rina (Minato Akiho, 88 mins)
Unused subs: Takahashi Rina
Scorers: Sannokawa Yuuri (40 mins)

Ange Violet Hiroshima:
Takeishi Yuki (capt), Kinjo Nanae, Yokoyama Yuriko, Yamagata Hisami, Konishi Natsuki, Tanaka Ayako, Takeda Yuki, Akagi Yui, Ichikawa Sonoka, Katsurama Fumina, Saihara Mizuki
Subs: Kimoto Tomomi (Akagi Yui, 61 mins)
Unused subs: Uetani Kumiko, Horinokuchi Noriko, Tokoro Yuka, Nakano Miyuu
Scorers: Ichikawa Sonoka (15 mins), Kimoto Tomomi (83 mins)


Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto  2 - 0  Norddea Hokkaido
(Attendance: 115)

Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto:
Yamashita Yumiko, Shimada Kayoko, Mine Tomomi, Hamada Erina, Terasawa Nozomi, Sakurama Hiromi, Kondo Natsumi, Kimura Eri (capt), Uchida Momoko, Shimada Naoko, Moriwaki Satsuki
Subs: Inoue Haruka (Uchida Momoko, 72 mins), Okumura Sayo (Shimada Naoko, 84 mins), Kuwabara Miho (Sakurama Hiromi, 90 mins)
Unused subs: Ushijima Natsuki, Kouji Eri
Scorers: Kondo Natsumi (67 mins), Sakurama Hiromi (89 mins)

Norddea Hokkaido:
Watanabe Azusa, Watanabe Mayuko, Minato Akiho, Kannari Miki, Kikuchi Ayuka, Takahashi Mizuki, Tamai Yuki, Arita Hitoe (capt), Yamazaki Yuuna, Sogawa Yukino, Sannokawa Yuuri
Subs: Maeda Tomomi (Sogawa Yukino, 16 mins), Kikuchi Yumeka (Watanabe Mayuko, 59 mins), Tomita Mai (Tamai Yuki, 68 mins), Kan Miran (Sannokawa Yuuri, 78 mins), Takahashi Rina (Kikuchi Ayuka, 85 mins)


Ange Violet Hiroshima  2 - 0  Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto
(Attendance: 150)

Ange Violet Hiroshima:
Takeishi Yuki (capt), Kimoto Tomomi, Tanaka Ayako, Yamagata Hisami, Konishi Natsuki, Tokoro Yuka, Akagi Yui, Takeda Yuki, Ichikawa Sonoka, Katsurama Fumina, Saihara Mizuki
Unused subs: Uetani Kumiko, Horinokuchi Noriko, Yokoyama Yuriko, Kinjo Nanae, Nakano Miyuu
Scorers: Saihara Mizuki (45+1 mins), Yamagata Hisami (57 mins)

Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto:
Yamashita Yumiko, Shimada Kayoko, Hamada Erina, Terasawa Nozomi, Kuwabara Miho, Sakurama Hiromi, Kondo Natsumi, Kimura Eri, Kouji Eri (capt), Moriwaki Satsuki, Okumura Sayo
Subs: Shimada Naoko (Terasawa Nozomi, 45 mins), Uchida Momoko (Okumura Sayo, 54 mins), Inoue Haruka (Kuwabara Miho, 65 mins)
Unused subs: Shimada Naoko, Yamada Hiroko


B Block:

Niigata University of Health and Welfare  0 - 0  AS Harima Albion
(Attendance: 80)

Niigata University of Health and Welfare:
Satou Chinami, Horikoshi Kaori, Higa Chinatsu, Kikuchi Yuuka, Meguro Marina, Sekine Ayumi, Kai Sorami, Imai Yui, Yoshinaga Yuuki, Fukasawa Miki, Takahashi Miyuki (capt)
Subs: Takahashi Mako (Imai Yui, HT), Yamatani Sachi (Yoshinaga Yuuki, HT), Yamazato Arisu (Fukasawa Miki, 74 mins)
Unused subs: Ogawa Mai, Shimabukuro Rui Jyoisu

AS Harima Albion:
Kirihata Kotono, Kitagawa Wakana, Hasatani Toko, Nishiyama Emi, Egami Narumi, Fujimoto Madoka (capt), Sugiyama Yuka, Chiba Sonoko, Saito Manami, Arihara Aoba, Shirota Miki
Subs: Murakawa Saki (Sugiyama Yuka, 78 mins), Koyano Yuu (Shirota Miki, 89 mins)
Unused subs: Nishimoto Ai, Nakatsuka Rika, Momii Mika
Booked: Fujimoto Madoka, Nishiyama Emi


NGU Nagoya FC Ladies  0 - 0  Niigata University of Health and Welfare
(Attendance: 110)

NGU Nagoya FC Ladies:
Hayashi Sayaka, Kuwata Chisa, Usui Rika, Oshima Kaho, Takagi Kaori, Ito Mami, Ichara Rinahi, Koike Ayano, Shibayama Fumina, Kato Ayaka, Ogawa Yui (capt)
Subs: Ushikoshi Tomoko (Ito Mami, HT), Takao Mayuka (Shibayama Fumina, 70 mins), Sago Marimo (Kato Ayaka, 76 mins)
Unused subs: Demizu Hiyori

Niigata University of Health and Welfare:
Satou Chinami, Horikoshi Kaori, Kikuchi Yuuka, Higa Chinatsu, Meguro Marina, Sekine Ayumi, Kai Sorami, Imai Yui, Yoshinaga Yuuki, Fukasawa Miki, Takahashi Miyuki (capt)
Subs: Yamazato Arisu (Yoshinaga Yuuki, 27 mins), Shimabukuro Rui Jyoisu (Imai Yui, mins), Takahashi Mako (Horikoshi Kaori, 51 mins), Yamatani Sachi (Sekine Ayumi, 60 mins)
Unused subs: Ogawa Mai


AS Harima Albion  2 - 1  NGU Nagoya FC Ladies
(Attendance: 130)

AS Harima Albion:
Kirihata Kotono, Kitagawa Wakana, Hasatani Toko, Nishiyama Emi, Egami Narumi, Fujimoto Madoka (capt), Sugiyama Yuka, Chiba Sonoko, Saito Manami, Arihara Aoba, Shirota Miki
Subs: Murakawa Saki (Sugiyama Yuka, HT)
Unused subs: Nishimoto Ai, Koyano Yuu, Nakatsuka Rika, Momii Mika
Scorers: Chiba Sonoko (47 mins), Arihara Aoba (61 mins)
Booked: Nishiyama Emi

NGU Nagoya FC Ladies:
Hayashi Sayaka, Kuwata Chisa, Usui Rika, Oshima Kaho, Takagi Kaori, Ito Mami, Ichara Rinahi, Koike Ayano, Shibayama Fumina, Kato Ayaka, Ogawa Yui (capt)
Subs: Takao Mayuka (Koike Ayano, 20 mins), Ushikoshi Tomoko (Ito Mami, 65 mins)
Unused subs: Demizu Hiyori, Sago Marimo
Scorers: Kato Ayaka (74 mins, pen)
Booked: Ogawa Yui

Block A

		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1	Ange Violet Hiroshima	2	2	0	0	4	1	3	6
2	Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
3	Norddea Hokkaido	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0

Block B

		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1	AS Harima Albion	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	4
2	Niigata Univ. of Health & Welfare	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
3	NGU Nagoya FC Ladies	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1