Challenge League Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs Second Legs

Tsukuba FC Ladies  1 - 0  INAC Kobe Leoncina (agg. 3 - 0)
(Attendance: 624)

Tsukuba went into this second leg both relieved and delighted at the ease of their first-leg two-goal victory and when they took the lead in the twenty-sixth minute through Sugahara Haruka - her only goal of the season - there was no way back for the Leoncina who will again compete in the Kansai League next year. Tsukuba will look to recruit more players for another relegation battle in 2016.

Tsukuba FC Ladies:
Kunika Shoko (capt), Mitsuma Mutsumi, Hirano Kiyomi, Sugahara Haruka, Fujii Shiho, Ina Chijiru, Mochida Haruka, Shibata Emi, Imanaka Yuri, Kamei Yumi, Shibata Kanaho
Subs: Ojima Hitomi (Shibata Kanaho, 53 mins), Kawasaki Shiori (Mochida Haruka, 63 mins), Koike Riko (Shibata Emi, 83 mins), Aoki Risa (Mitsuma Mutsumi, 86 mins), Murakami Rumika (Kunika Shoko, 88 mins)
Scorers: Sugahara Haruka (26 mins)

INAC Kobe Leoncina:
Asayama Miho, Okamura Hitomi, Nakamura Yuka, Wajima Yui, Mori Miyu, Takanaga Chisato, Fukao Rumi, Nakamura Asuha, Takada Maho (capt), Shibukawa Suzuna, Hara Miina
Unused subs: Kondo Seina, Matsuda Miu, Nagatomo Fuka, Sawada Chika, Yamamoto Momona

Tsukuba FC Ladies win 3-0 on aggregate and will again play in the Challenge League next season. INAC Kobe Leoncina will play in the Kansai League.


Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto  2 - 1  Orca Kamogawa FC (agg. 2 - 2)
(Attendance: 420)

Orca Kamogawa and their band of seasoned veterans have been promoted to the Challenge League after a dramatic win on away goals, with opponents Kumamoto again finding themselves relegated to the Kyushu League. Kurahara Honami had given the hosts tremendous hope of surviving when she scored twice to give them a 2-1 lead on aggregate at half-time. Kamogawa were unfazed and twenty-one minutes after the restart had a precious aggregate equaliser, Nakashima Ayaka scoring after a poor attempt from Kumamoto goalkeeper Ushijima Natsuki. Kumamoto did little in the way of attack in the second half and the experienced Kamogawa players had little trouble in holding on.

Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto:
Ushijima Natsuki, Kameoka Natsumi, Toriyabe Kozue, Terasawa Nozomi (capt), Kitagawa Minamo, Hamada Erina, Nakamura Miki, Hori Natsumi, Kurahara Honami, Kutsuna Arisa, Kimura Eri
Subs: Okamura Sayo (Kitagawa Minamo, 62 mins), Nakabayashi Minami (Kameoka Natsumi, 73 mins)
Unused subs: Nakashima Mizuho, Uchida Momoko, Kouji Eri
Scorers: Kurahara Honami (13, 39 mins)

Orca Kamogawa FC:
Arima Shizuka, Nakamura Mami, Shibata Satomi (capt), Kihara Kozue, Maruyama Akane, Nakashima Ayaka, Kawakami Akiko, Dozono Ayano, Sato Eriko, Kitamoto Ayako, Nagaki Mariko
Subs: Yamasaki Erika (Maruyama Akane, HT), Fukusho Nozomi (Kawakami Akiko, 90+4 mins)
Unused subs: Uchida Yuko, Sasaki Haruka, Tairaku Yukari
Scorers: Nakashima Ayaka (66 mins)
Booked: Sato Eriko

Orca Kamogawa FC win on the away goals rule and will play in the Challenge League next season. Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto will play in the Kyushu League.