Challenge League Fifteenth Round

Tokiwagi Gakuen High School  0 - 2  Yokohama FC Seagulls
(Attendance: 200)

Yokohama showed everyone today that they are the form team to beat going into the playoffs, as they held off Tokiwagi Gakuen with ease and won the East division with goals from Fujikake Mayu and Tanaka Keiko, who scored her third of the season, all three coming in the final three games.

Yokohama made one change to their starting lineup, Asari Maya replacing Deguchi Haruna in goal

Tokiwagi goalkeeper Ono Asuka appeared ready to pounce on this ball but Fujikake Mayu squeezed the ball home between Ono and defender Sato Yui for the opening goal

Against Yamato Tokiwagi were poor in the air and they struggled again today against the Seagulls

Tanaka Keiko heads home Yokohama's second, her third goal in three games

Yamamoto Kana made a nuisance of herself down the left and here creates an opening to shoot

Tokiwagi Gakuen had almost no opportunities to score,
the occasional long ball their only attacking threat

Tokiwagi Gakuen High School:
Ono Asuka, Kashihara Mayu, Kobayashi Nanako (capt), Genseki Kiyoka, Sato Yui, Satake Anna, Ichise Nana, Takahashi Anna, Kobayashi Rikako, Kuratani Narumi, Doi Asuka
Subs: Iwaki Ayano (Kuratani Narumi, HT), Okino Kurea (Doi Asuka, HT), Numazawa Miyu (Sato Yui, 54 mins), Suzuki Hinako (Kashihara Mayu, 70 mins), Takikawa Yume (Takahashi Anna, 81 mins)
Booked: Numazawa Miyu

Yokohama FC Seagulls:
Asari Maya, Nakai Miku, Miyashita Nanami, Tanaka Keiko, Yamamoto Kana, Fujikake Mayu, Muta Kaori, Yamamoto Emi (capt), Ishihara Ami, Yoshida Mizuki, Tanaka Yui
Subs: Ishihara Misato (Muta Kaori, 8 mins), Sato Nagisa (Tanaka Yui, 72 mins), Kanazawa Mami (Nakai Miku, 81 mins), Shibata Manami (Ishihara Ami, 87 mins)
Unused subs: Deguchi Haruna
Scorers: Fujikake Mayu (16 mins), Tanaka Keiko (51 mins)


Niigata University of Health and Welfare  4 - 1  Norddea Hokkaido
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The Niigata University of Health and Welfare finish the season in third, and will be very pleased with their recent efforts, picking up ten points from their final four games, scoring sixteen goals in the process. Norddea Hokkaido, in contrast, conceded fourteen goals in losing their final three games. Today four goals were scored in the first seventeen minutes, Kai Sorami opened the scoring with Hoshiyama Ayaka quickly equalising but after that the hosts took control. Matsumoto Sonoka wasted no time in restoring the students' lead, with the team's top scorer Takahashi Miyuki adding the third. Fukasawa Miki scored a late fourth.

Niigata University of Health and Welfare:
Ogawa Mai, Takahashi Mako, Nagasawa Natsuki, Tsunemasu Tomomi, Meguro Marina, Fukasawa Miki, Sekine Ayumi, Yamazato Arisu, Kai Sorami, Matsumoto Sonoka, Takahashi Miyuki (capt)
Unused subs: Shimozono Nene, Kikuchi Yuuka, Ono Haruka, Miura Yui, Kaneshige Sari
Scorers: Kai Sorami (2 mins), Matsumoto Sonoka (8 mins), Takahashi Miyuki (17 mins), Fukasawa Miki (89 mins)

Norddea Hokkaido:
Konno Mai, Kikuchi Yumeka, Watanabe Mayuko (capt), Mori Misato, Tomita Mai, Sanogawa Yuri, Arai Yukari, Hasatani Toko, Saito Asami, Hoshiyama Ayaka, Narumi Wakana
Unused subs: Uno Rei, Kan Miran, Ebiko Mio, Hashimoto Eri
Scorers: Hoshiyama Ayaka (7 mins)


NGU Nagoya FC Ladies  0 - 3  Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies
(Attendance: 536)

Nagoya's loss today to top side Cerezo Osaka Sakai - for whom the scorers were Hayashi, Nishida and Tamazakura - means that they now have to wait until Monday to see if Bunnys can do them a favour and defeat Kumamoto. A draw or better for Kumamoto would see Nagoya finish bottom of the division and a potential relegation playoff. Cerezo Osaka Sakai look forward to the final playoffs.

NGU Nagoya FC Ladies:
Takahashi Miharu, Oshima Kaho, Ogawa Yui (capt), Terada Mayu, Sugiyama Yuka, Takenaka Rina, Koike Ayano, Shibayama Fumina, Sato Ao, Kato Ayaka, Kawai Nayo
Subs: Imai Mayura (Kato Ayaka, 57 mins), Kuwata Chisa (Sato Ao, 82 mins)
Unused subs: Unoki Mao, Shimada Yuka, Kato Ibuki

Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies:
Fukunaga Erika, Tsutsui Riko, Katsuoka Miyu, Morinaka Hina, Wakisaka Reina, Inoue Hina, Hayashi Honoka (capt), Maegawa Miki, Nojima Sakura, Yakata Miyu, Takarada Saori
Subs: Nishida Meika (Maegawa Miki, HT), Tamazakura Kotono (Tsutsui Riko, HT), Matsubara Shiho (Inoue Hina, 65 mins), Momono Miyuka (Nojima Sakura, 83 mins), Yamashita Rina (Fukunaga Erika, 85 mins)
Scorers: Hayashi Honoka (45 mins), Nishida Meika (51 mins), Tamazakura Kotono (89 mins)


Tsukuba FC Ladies  0 - 0  Yamato Sylphid
(Attendance: 422)

A scoreless draw in Tsukuba means that Yamato finish fourth in the East in their first season, with Tsukuba well behind everyone on seven points, their only win coming on the opening day. They now face a relegation playoff, with potential opponents to be determined later.

Tsukuba FC Ladies:
Kunika Shoko (capt), Mitsuma Mutsumi, Sugahara Haruka, Hirano Kiyomi, Fujii Shiho, Shibata Emi, Kamei Yumi, Ina Chijiru, Kawasaki Shiori, Imanaka Yuri, Nagashima Ruri
Subs: Aoki Risa (Sugahara Haruka, 64 mins), Oyama Sari (Kawasaki Shiori, 86 mins), Mochida Haruka (Mitsuma Mutsumi, 64 mins), Ojima Hitomi (Nagashima Ruri, 64 mins)
Unused subs: Murakami Rumika
Booked: Ojima Hitomi

Yamato Sylphid:
Onodera Shiho (capt), Nabeshima Reika, Nishiyama Haruka, Shikata Nao, Matsuyama Tomo, Naito Yuka, Yamazaki Yuki, Abe Sayaka, Suga Momoka, Ando Hikari, Ishibuchi Yuki
Subs: Tsuhako Yumiko (Naito Yuka, 62 mins), Kawai Akiko (Suga Momoka, 80 mins)
Unused subs: Nakazawa Yui, Shigaura Rena, Yoneda Saki


Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto  0 - 3  Bunnys Kyoto SC
(Attendance: 300)

Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto finished bottom for the eleventh time in twelve seasons following a last day loss to Bunnys, who ended the season in fourth. Their scorers were Hanazaki, Sawada and Nishikawa.

Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto:
Ushijima Natsuki, Kitagawa Minamo, Mine Tomomi, Kurahara Honami, Hamada Erina, Nakamura Miki, Kameoka Natsumi, Kutsuna Arisa, Hori Natsumi, Kimura Eri, Terasawa Nozomi (capt)
Subs: Tagashira Yoko (Kutsuna Arisa, 58 mins), Kouji Eri (Hori Natsumi, 83 mins)
Unused subs: Nakashima Mizuho, Koshi Azusa, Kiyokawa Misato

Bunnys Kyoto SC:
Shinomaru Saki, Hata Misaki, Yamamoto Yumi (capt), Ikeda Asumi, Shibuya Yumiko, Sawada Yuka, Matsuda Nozomi, Yoshizawa Ai, Hanazaki Rena, Nishikawa Itsuki, Oshima Sayuri
Subs: Kushige Aoi (Hanazaki Rena, 72 mins), Akiyama Ryo (Shibuya Yumiko, 85 mins), Minami Mana (Oshima Sayuri, 90 mins)
Unused subs: Takagi Misa, Momii Mika
Scorers: Hanazaki Rena (55 mins), Sawada Yuka (58 mins), Nishikawa Itsuki (69 mins)
Booked: Sawada Yuka


JFA Academy Fukushima  3 - 4  Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita
(Attendance: 181)

The Academy's poor run mid-season proved to be their undoing as today Shiuzoka Sangyo beat them to the final playoff spot after a pulsating final match in the West division. The score was tied at 3-3 at half-time, with both sides' top scorers getting in on the action - Kitagawa for the Academy and Hirano for Shizuoka Sangyo. An own goal in the second half won the game for Shizuoka who move on to the playoffs as outsiders.

JFA Academy Fukushima:
Hannah Stambaugh, Iseri Natsuki, Hashinuma Maho (capt), Morita Umi, Chiba Nanami, Nakajo Yui, Yonei Honoka, Hirata Mai, Ibaraki Mitsuba, Ueda Yuriko, Kitagawa Hikaru
Subs: Yosue Suzuka (Ueda Yuriko, 35 mins), Endo Jun (Nakajo Yui, 65 mins), Takeda Asumi (Ibaraki Mitsuba, 80 mins), Nezu Makoto (Chiba Nanami, 85 mins)
Unused subs: Takahashi Fuko
Scorers: Kitagawa Hikaru (32, 37 mins), Yosue Suzuka (45+2 mins)

Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita:
Inukai Ayano, Shiroshita Chinatsu, Miyazaki Kaoru, Nishiyama Mei, Yamada Yui, Ishida Risa, Oda Kanna, Kanefuda Anzu (capt), Kanno Mie, Hirano Asami, Okuda Mika
Subs: Nakase Akane (Okuda Mika, 57 mins), Kuchiki Hikaru (Kanno Mie, 65 mins
Unused subs: Terada Ikumi, Nakada Asaka, Kubota Mitsuki
Scorers: Kanno Mie (4 mins), Hirano Asami (13 mins), Okuda Mika (41 mins), Own Goal (58 mins)