Challenge League Fourth Round

Yokohama FC Seagulls  2 - 0  Tsukuba FC Ladies
(Attendance: 250)

Tsukuba were extremely disappointing in this fixture, and having started the season well, are now slipping down the table. Yokohama weren't particularly accurate in their shooting, but they did enough to win their second game of the season and thus move into second. Ishihara Ami scored her first ever league goal in the first half, with Tanaka Yui scoring her second in two games to make sure of all three points six minutes into the second half.

Yokohama FC Seagulls:
Asari Maya, Yamana Maki, Miyashita Nanami, Tanaka Keiko, Sato Nagisa, Fujikake Mayu, Muta Kaori, Yamamoto Emi (capt), Ishihara Ami, Yoshida Mizuki, Tanaka Yui
Subs: Imai Sayuri (Yamana Maki, 71 mins), Shibata Manami (Ishihara Ami, 79 mins), Ishihara Misato (Sato Nagisa, 85 mins), Deguchi Haruna (Asari Maya, 89 mins), Kanazawa Mami (Tanaka Keiko, 89 mins)
Scorers: Ishihara Ami (33 mins), Tanaka Yui (51 mins)

Tsukuba FC Ladies:
Kunika Shoko (capt), Kikuchi Sayaka, Aoki Risa, Sugahara Haruka, Fujii Shiho, Ina Chijiru, Mochida Haruka, Imanaka Yuri, Kawasaki Shiori, Shibata Kanaho, Kamei Yumi
Subs: Shibata Emi (Shibata Kanaho, 65 mins), Oyama Sari (Kawasaki Shiori, 80 mins)
Unused subs: Nakagawa Yoshimi, Hirano Kiyomi, Ito Yuuki


Bunnys Kyoto SC  3 - 1  NGU Nagoya FC Ladies
(Attendance: 502)

Bunnys finally won their first game of the season today, and did so in front of a relatively large crowd of over five hundred people. Bunnys' lead goal scored by Yoshizawa Ai was equalised by Kato Ibuki, scoring her first ever league goal direct from a corner kick. After halftime Bunnys managed to pull away, veterans Kushige Aoi and Matsuda Nozomi with the goals that put Bunnys fourth in the table, one point and one position behind Nagoya.

Bunnys Kyoto SC:
Shinomaru Saki, Hanazaki Rena, Minami Mana, Ikeda Asumi, Shibuya Yumiko, Sawada Yuka, Yamamoto Yumi (capt), Matsuda Nozomi, Yoshizawa Ai, Kushige Aoi, Oshima Sayuri
Subs: Akiyama Ryo (Yoshizawa Ai, 67 mins), Nishikawa Itsuki (Hanazaki Rena, 84 mins), Tanihara Yukari (Oshima Sayuri, 90+2 mins)
Unused subs: Gocho Misaki, Momii Mika
Scorers: Yoshizawa Ai (31 mins), Kushige Aoi (51 mins), Matsuda Nozomi (70 mins)

NGU Nagoya FC Ladies:
Takahashi Miharu, Ogawa Yui (capt), Shimada Yuka, Oshima Kaho, Fujimura Saki, Kato Ibuki, Sugiyama Yuka, Shibayama Fumina, Koike Ayano, Kuwata Chisa, Imai Mayura
Subs: Morita Makiko (Kuwata Chisa, 71 mins), Terada Mayu (Kato Ibuki, 58 mins), Aoshima Miyabi (Fujimura Saki, 84 mins), Kato Ayaka (Koike Ayano, 66 mins)
Unused subs: Unoki Mao
Scorers: Kato Ibuki (38 mins)


Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita  1 - 0  Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto
(Attendance: 138)

Kumamoto's woes on their return to the league continue, as they stay bottom with no points and no goals to their name. Shizuoka had very little to do to win this game, an early strike from Kanno Mie all that was needed. Shizuoka lie second, five points behind leaders Cerezo Osaka Sakai. Kumamoto are four points adrift at the bottom.

Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita:
Inukai Ayano, Shiroshita Chinatsu, Shimamura Kumiko, Kanefuda Anzu (capt), Kubota Mitsuki, Nishiyama Mei, Kanno Mie, Ishida Risa, Kuchiki Hikaru, Hirano Asami, Miyazaki Kaoru
Subs: Oda Kanna (Miyazaki Kaoru, HT), Nakase Akane (Kuchiki Hikaru, 80 mins)
Unused subs: Terada Ikumi, Tanaka Ayaka, Okuda Mika
Scorers: Kanno Mie (13 mins)

Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto:
Nakashima Mizuho, Kitagawa Minamo, Mine Tomomi, Hamada Erina, Terasawa Nozomi (capt), Iwamoto Miki, Nakamura Miki, Kameoka Natsumi, Kutsuna Arisa, Kimura Eri, Kurahara Honami
Subs: Kiyokawa Misato (Kimura Eri, 80 mins), Kouji Eri (Iwamoto Miki, 80 mins), Yasuda Ayaka (Kutsuna Arisa, 88 mins)
Unused subs: Ushijima Natsuki


Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies  1 - 0  JFA Academy Fukushima
(Attendance: 259)

Cerezo Osaka Sakai kept up their 100% record with this fine win over the JFA Academy, who have yet to get going this season. Takarada Saori headed in a Hayashi Honoka corner after fifteen minutes for the only goal of the game as the home side keep a commanding lead in the division. The JFA Academy, from whom three players are going on loan to Nadeshiko League Division 1 sides, are currently down in fifth.

Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies:
Fukunaga Erika, Inoue Hina, Wakisaka Reina, Takarada Saori, Maegawa Miki, Matsubara Shiho, Hayashi Honoka, Nishida Meika, Nojima Sakura, Lee Songa, Yakata Miyu
Subs: Tamazakura Kotono (Lee Songa, HT), Kitamura Nanami (Tamazakura Kotono, 82 mins), Furusawa Rui (Nojima Sakura, 90+2 mins)
Unused subs: Nishinaka Maho, Morinaka Hina
Scorers: Takarada Saori (15 mins)

JFA Academy Fukushima:
Hannah Stambaugh, Nezu Makoto, Hashinuma Maho (capt), Takahira Miyu, Morita Umi, Nakajo Yui, Tachibana Yo, Hirata Mai, Iseri Natsuki, Ueda Yuriko, Okuma Rana
Subs: Ibaraki Mitsuba (Ueda Yuriko, 69 mins), Yonei Honoka (Okuma Rana, 78 mins), Yosue Suzuka (Iseri Natsuki, 85 mins)
Unused subs: Asano Natsumi, Takahashi Fuko


Yamato Sylphid  3 - 0  Niigata University of Health and Welfare
(Attendance: 578)

This game was closer than the scoreline suggests, though Yamato won't mind how close the NUHW were on the field. A three-goal home win puts them third, four points ahead of today's rivals, who stay bottom. Yamazaki Yuki, who played for Nittaidai in these parts, scored the opener and Ishibuchi Yuki, formerly of the JSC, scored a second from the spot after thirty minutes. Very shortly after the second half restart Naito Yuka scored her first goal in league football to end the visitors' hopes of taking anything from this game.

Yamato Sylphid:
Onodera Shiho (capt), Nabeshima Reika, Shikata Nao, Tsuhako Yumiko, Matsuyama Tomo, Naito Yuka, Tagawa Hazuki, Yamazaki Yuki, Nishiyama Haruka, Ando Hikari, Ishibuchi Yuki
Subs: Kawai Akiko (Shikata Nao, HT), Akaboshi Nami (Yamazaki Yuki, 66 mins), Suga Momoka (Nabeshima Reika, 75 mins), Abe Sayaka (Ishibuchi Yuki, 85 mins), Nakazawa Yui (Onodera Shiho, 87 mins)
Scorers: Yamazaki Yuki (6 mins), Ishibuchi Yuki (30 mins, pen), Naito Yuka (47 mins)

Niigata University of Health and Welfare:
Ogawa Mai, Tsunemasu Tomomi, Kikuchi Yuuka, Nagasawa Natsuki, Fukasawa Miki, Sekine Ayumi, Kai Sorami, Meguro Marina, Yamaya Ruka, Takahashi Miyuki, Kaneshige Sari
Subs: Matsumoto Sonoka (Yamaya Ruka, 55 mins), Abe Saori (Kaneshige Sari, 58 mins), Miura Yui (Fukasawa Miki, 83 mins)
Unused subs: Shimozono Nene, Horikoshi Kaori


Norddea Hokkaido  0 - 3  Tokiwagi Gakuen High School
(Attendance: 488)

Norddea's first home game in the Challenge League since 2011 ended in disappointment as Tokiwagi Gakuen showed their class again today in winning their third consecutive victory. Indeed victory for the schoolgirls looked likely as early as the sixth minute when Kobayashi Rikako gave them the lead from the penalty spot. That was Kobayashi's fourth goal of the season, and Kuratani Narumi scored her third of the season just after half-time to double the lead. Ichise Nana, Kobayashi's U-17 World Cup winning partner, scored the third with just under thirty minutes to go. Norddea drop to fifth, five points behind Tokiwagi Gakuen who stay top.

Norddea Hokkaido:
Watanabe Azusa, Kikuchi Yumeka, Hasatani Toko, Kannari Miki (capt), Arita Hitoe, Minato Akiho, Arai Yukari, Yamazaki Yuuna, Hoshiyama Ayaka, Saito Asami, Narumi Wakana
Subs: Sanogawa Yuri (Yamazaki Yuuna, 10 mins), Watanabe Mayuko (Narumi Wakana, 60 mins), Mori Misato (Saito Asami, 65 mins), Tomita Mai (Arai Yukari, 73 mins)
Unused subs: Konno Mai

Tokiwagi Gakuen High School:
Suzuki Aguri, Kashihara Mayu, Kobayashi Nanako (capt), Genseki Kiyoka, Sato Yui, Ichise Nana, Doi Asuka, Suzuki Hinako, Takahashi Anna, Kuratani Narumi, Kobayashi Rikako
Subs: Okuda Seika (Suzuki Hinako, HT), Takikawa Yume (Kuratani Narumi, 69 mins), Okino Kurea (Doi Asuka, 78 mins), Yamahata Aya (Sato Yui, 87 mins), Numazawa Miyu (Kashihara Mayu, 87 mins)
Scorers: Kobayashi Rikako (6 mins, pen), Kuratani Narumi (50 mins), Ichise Nana (62 mins)