Challenge League Fourth Round

Bunnys Kyoto SC  1 - 3  Fukuoka J. Anclas
(Attendance: 150)

Bunnys remain pointless after four games while at the other end of the table Fukuoka move onto twelve as their bid for a return to the top division continues without a stutter. An early own goal for Anclas was equalised just before half-time by Yoshino Yuka. Bunnys couldn't hang on though, and two late goals from Shibuya and Hirata - the third this season for both - gave the visitors all three points. They now play three far more accomplished sides in Ehime, Tokiwagi Gakuen and Setagaya and will be fully tested. Bunnys look forward to taking on Cerezo Osaka, Nagano and Hoyo.

Bunnys Kyoto SC:
Konno Mai, Saito Hitomi, Saito Natsumi, Nakamura Miki, Akiyama Ryo, Kameoka Natsumi, Kushige Aoi, Sawada Yuka, Tanihara Yukari, Toyoda Nayuha (capt), Yoshino Yuka
Subs: Yamaguchi Yurie (Yoshino Yuka, 66 mins), Okawa Masami (Tanihara Yukari, 81 mins), Yamashita Yu (Kushige Aoi, 90+2 mins)
Unused subs: Iwasa Megumi
Scorers: Yoshino Yuka (44 mins)
Booked: Tanihara Yukari

Fukuoka J. Anclas:
Shimada Megumi, Ito Chisa, Hanada Aiko (capt), Yanagita Shiori, Ukita Kotone, Lee Hae Mi, Fujimoto Yuki, Doshita Misato, Kurahara Honami, Hirata Hikari, Kim Kyoung Sin
Subs: Tagashira Yoko (Lee Hae Mi, HT), Shibuya Yumiko (Kim Kyoung Sin, 77 mins), Iimura Ami (Kurahara Honami, 90+3 mins)
Unused subs: Jung Seul Won
Scorers: Own Goal (3 mins), Shibuya Yumiko (78 mins), Hirata Hikari (87 mins)
Booked: Kim Kyoung Sin


Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita  3 - 0  Nittaidai Football Club Ladies
(Attendance: 179)

Ogata Yurika and newcomer Shimamura Kumiko both scored their first goals of the season and with Ishida scoring her second, Shizuoka Sangyo easily saw off the challenge of the struggling Nittaidai to move onto ten points after four games, just as they did last season. The home side's next challenge is against AS Elfen Sayama and this should be a sterner test. Nittaidai have not yet got going this season and the experiment of playing Oguri up front hasn't worked as well as might have been expected. They next play on the twelfth of May, with a break next week.

Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita:
Terada Ikumi, Nishiyama Mei, Sayama Momoko, Kanefuda Anzu, Oda Kanna, Kubota Mitsuki, Ogata Yurika, Shimamura Kumiko, Ishida Risa, Okuda Mika, Hirano Asami
Subs: Shirai Aoi (Shimamura Kumiko, 62 mins), Kanno Mie (Ishida Risa, 67 mins)
Unused subs: Maehara Ringo, Takahata Airi, Miyazaki Kaoru
Scorers: Ogata Yurika (5 mins), Ishida Risa (26 mins), Shimamura Kumiko (46 mins)

Nittaidai Football Club Ladies:
Yamamoto Arisa, Sakurai Mayuka, Nagashima Hikari, Yamamoto Hirona, Fujisawa Marin, Ishii Chiharu, Shimada Chiaki (capt), Yamana Maki, Oki Shiho, Oguri Mao, Goto Ami
Subs: Ito Yukina (Yamana Maki, 58 mins), Uchida Misuzu (Goto Ami, 58 mins), Yamaguchi Minami (Uchida Misuzu, 85 mins)
Unused subs: Hiraide Haruka, Nakayama Ayaka


JFA Academy Fukushima  0 - 2  Nojima Stella Kanagawa
(Attendance: 270)

With some of the Academy's top players still away in Costa Rica, Nojima had a relatively comfortable time though may feel they should have won by more. Inoue Yurie followed up last week's hat-trick with another goal and four-time substitute Saito Haruna scored a late goal in additional time. The Academy don't play next weekend, they next play on the twelfth. Nojima are at home to the JSCL on Saturday the fourth.

JFA Academy Fukushima:
Inoue Nene, Nakajo Yui, Miyake Shiori, Norimatsu Ruka, Moriya Miyabi, Ibaraki Mitsuba, Mizutani Yuki, Ikeda Mao, Tsukamoto Natsuki, Kojima Miku (capt), Endo Jun
Subs: Yonei Honoka (Endo Jun, 67 mins), Ueda Yuriko (Ibaraki Mitsuba, 82 mins), Takahashi Fuko (Nakajo Yui, 89 mins)
Unused subs: Hannah Stambaugh, Nezu Makoto

Nojima Stella Kanagawa:
Kobayashi Shiori, Terada Reiko, Yoshida Ayaka, Sakamoto Juri (capt), Goto Maika, Yamane Hikari, Yoshimi Natsuki, Kinjo Airi, Inoue Yurie, Kawarazaki Nozomi, Kanai Nanae
Subs: Kataoka Saki (Yamane Hikari, 75 mins), Saito Haruna (Inoue Yurie, 87 mins), Nishimura Atsumi (Goto Maika, 89 mins)
Unused subs: Nanjo Masayo, Furuichi Misato
Scorers: Inoue Yurie (35 mins), Saito Haruna (90+2 mins)


Tokiwagi Gakuen High School  6 - 1  Hoyo Sukarabu FC
(Attendance: 200)

Tokiwagi Gakuen had no problems against newcomers Hoyo Sukarabu, easily scoring six goals with just one reply from Hoyo.

Shiraki Akari scores the first goal after seventeen minutes

Having supplied the first, Kawasaki Saya scored her own goal in the 27th minute

From a corner kick, Mitsuhashi Asuka heads in at the near post

Eight minutes later Mitsuhashi had her second, giving the home side a 4-0 lead

Suzu Arisa chips the ball over Fukumura to give Hoyo something to celebrate going into half-time

Sasaki Miwa scored twice, this is her second and Tokiwagi's sixth of the afternoon

Tokiwagi Gakuen High School:
Okada Mari, Sugihara Haruna, Kakinoki Runa, Hirata Miki, Okakura Mika (capt), Nishikawa Ayaka, Mitamura Momoko, Shiraki Akari, Mitsuhashi Asuka, Sasaki Miwa, Kawasaki Saya
Subs: Hirakuni Mizuki (Mitsuhashi Asuka, 56 mins), Matsukubo Akari (Okakura Mika, 71 mins), Komori Aoi (Mitamura Momoko, 71 mins), Yagami Yuriya (Shiraki Akari, 80 mins), Doi Asuka (Kawasaki Saya, 80 mins)
Scorers: Shiraki Akari (17 mins), Kawasaki Saya (27 mins), Mitsuhashi Asuka (31, 39 mins), Sasaki Miwa (58, 75 mins)

Hoyo Sukarabu FC:
Umemura Minami, Hashimoto Emiko, Himeno Kanako (capt), Kondo Nanami, Wada Mari, Kugimiya Risa, Kiyosue Chihiro, Kinoshita Yuuna, Sato Mitsuki, Matsumoto Mei, Suzu Arisa
Subs: Kusuno Kaho (Kinoshita Yuuna, 81 mins), Nagamatsu Maki (Suzu Arisa, 86 mins)
Unused subs: Katsuo Hitomi, Nakano Mizuki
Scorers: Suzu Arisa (41 mins)


AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies  5 - 1  Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies
(Attendance: 486)

Nagano finally picked up their first points of the season and will hope that this is the start of a good run. Cerezo Osaka tried hard as always but their fitness hasn't yet developed and they again fell to a number of late goals. Their captain Nishida Meika scored a lone reply to Nagano's five, with Uchiyama Tomoka scoring the first hat-trick of her career. The other Uchiyama, Tomoyo, also scored and Hashiura Satsuki scored her third in four games. Nagano will be determined to pick another three points against fellow strugglers Hoyo next week, Cererzo Osaka take on new rivals Bunnys Kyoto.

AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies:
Jessica Lynne Klauzenberg, Hatano Saki, Tanaka Nami (capt), Kukita Yuko, Urasaki Yuka, Takagi Nao, Yoshida Aoi, Aoshima Miyabi, Hamagaki Kana, Hashiura Satsuki, Uchiyama Tomoka
Subs: Komatsu Misato (Kukita Yuko, 51 mins), Unoki Mao (Jessica Lynne Klauzenberg, 54 mins), Ichikawa Miku (Hamagaki Kana, 67 mins), Uchiyama Tomoyo (Yoshida Aoi, 70 mins), Yamashita Mayumi (Hatano Saki, 88 mins)
Scorers: Uchiyama Tomoka (48, 54, 90 mins), Uchiyama Tomoyo (72 mins), Hashiura Satsuki (77 mins)

Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies:
Ishiodori Nana, Fujiwara Nodoka, Azuma Manami, Narisako Misaki, Takahashi China, Nojima Sakura, Nishida Meika (capt), Hayashi Honoka, Tanaka Mika, Takarada Saori, Matsubara Shiho
Subs: Toyohara Iroha (Takarada Saori, 56 mins), Wakisaka Reina (Tanaka Mika, 56 mins), Katsuoka Miyu (Matsubara Shiho, 81 mins), Morinaka Hina (Hayashi Honoka, 81 mins), Shiba Hiyori (Ishiodori Nana, 85 mins)
Scorers: Nishida Meika (57 mins)


Je Vrille Kagoshima  0 - 11  AS Elfen Sayama FC
(Attendance: 242)

Kagoshima have made the most appalling start to the season and were no match for Sayama who scored at will. The visitors' highlight was a four goal haul for Arakawa Eriko. To have any hope of survival this season, Kagoshima need to win their next game against Pleiades who likewise have no points yet. Sayama want promotion this season and will look to defeat Shizuoka Sangyo next weekend, who currently sit one place above them in fourth.

Je Vrille Kagoshima:
Nakagawa Yoshimi, Hirata Misato, Oh Yu Sun, Yamada Kaori, Sakamoto Ayaka, Mok Sun Jung, Imanaka Yuri, Murai Kaori, Fukuishi Konan, Mitsudome Kanami, Sannomiya Shiki (capt)
Subs: Konishi Momoka (Fukuishi Konan, 29 mins), Saito Toshiko (Konishi Momoka, 86 mins)

AS Elfen Sayama FC:
Yamago Nozomi (capt), Yajima Yuki, Kiyohara Yuko, Kobayashi Natsumi, Utsumi Yui, Hagiwara Aimi, Uchida Saki, Ito Kanako, Azami Rie, Arakawa Eriko, Nara Misaki
Subs: Akitaya Misato (Yajima Yuki, HT), Kawai Nayo (Azami Rie, HT), Segi Aiki (Uchida Saki, 65 mins), Suzuki Kaoruko (Nara Misaki, 65 mins)
Unused subs: Kobayashi Maiko
Scorers: Azami Rie (6 mins), Ito Kanako (9, 74 mins), Arakawa Eriko (12, 20, 52, 68 mins), Hagiwara Aimi (23 mins), Nara Misaki (40, 51 mins), Uchida Saki (49 mins)


Japan Soccer College Ladies  2 - 0  Shimizu Daihachi Pleiades
(Attendance: 163)

The JSCL's season has started wonderfully, and with their second win of the season (they won only two all last season) they move onto seven points. Just as in their 2-0 victory over Nittaidai, Toriumi Mai and Nakashima Ayaka were the scorers. Pleiades must start picking up points, and have their best opportunity yet against Kagoshima next Sunday.

Japan Soccer College Ladies:
Fukada Ayami, Kato Yoshimi, Takahashi Sakura, Kusakari Ayako (capt), Sakaguchi Yuki, Sasaki Shiori, Nomura Natsumi, Matsumoto Hotaru, Toriumi Mai, Kawajiri Mayu, Nakashima Ayaka
Subs: Iwasaki Manami (Kawajiri Mayu, HT), Horie Mitsuki (Matsumoto Hotaru, 75 mins), Tadano Yuki (Kato Yoshimi, 85 mins), Mori Misato (Nomura Natsumi, 85 mins)
Unused subs: Kawashima Kana
Scorers: Toriumi Mai (18 mins), Nakashima Ayaka (62 mins)

Shimizu Daihachi Pleiades:
Sato Masami, Suwabe Wakana, Taniguchi Emi, Kawachi Erika, Oda Sayaka, Kobayashi Natsumi, Kanashiro Wakana (capt), Miura Kyoko, Matsushita Norimi, Miyagawa Tomoko, Hamanaka Saki
Unused subs: Yoshimura Rina, Inoue Yurie, Sato Mariko, Maruyama Kimi


Ehime FC Ladies  2 - 3  Sfida Setagaya FC
(Attendance: 300)

An exciting game in Ehime gave further evidence of Setagaya's title credentials as they beat the previously unbeaten Ehime FC Ladies. Mori Hitomi and Shimojo Aya have been in tremendous form in front of goal and with a goal each both have six for the season. Usui Rie also scored her first of the season since joining following her year off following graduation. For the home side Akune scored her third in three games, equalising in the twelfth minute, and Marugata Rie pulled one back in the 65th minute to give Ehime hope. The next games for both sides are very important, with Ehime taking on Fukuoka J. Anclas and Setagaya coming up against the ever-impressive Tokiwagi Gakuen.

Ehime FC Ladies:
Osako Hanako, Kushiyama Saki, Onoyama Nana, Horie Tomoko, Nishimura Nozomi, Iwamoto Yuka, Ogawa Manami, Nishigawa Sayumi (capt), Nakada Maiko, Akune Mana, Marugata Rie
Subs: Yamashiro Miyuki (Iwamoto Yuka, 40 mins), Ueno Yukiko (Osako Hanako, HT), Kuzuma Riyo (Ogawa Manami, HT), Nakamura Miki (Marugata Rie, 85 mins)
Unused subs: Mukaidani Ayaka
Scorers: Akune Mana (12 mins), Marugata Rie (65 mins)
Booked: Onoyama Nana

Sfida Setagaya FC:
Kawaguchi Mana (capt), Fukuhara Nao, Kawashima Tamai, Usui Rie, Nagata Maya, Hori Yoshie, Tanaka Mariko, Kuwahara Yoshie, Oshima Sayuri, Mori Hitomi, Shimojo Aya
Subs: Tomiyama Hitomi (Kuwahara Yoshie, 54 mins), Shano Miki (Oshima Sayuri, 79 mins), Nagasawa Yume (Hori Yoshie, 85 mins), Minemoto Chizuru (Shimojo Aya, 90 mins)
Unused subs: Osaki Aimi
Scorers: Mori Hitomi (10 mins), Usui Rie (15 mins), Shimojo Aya (34 mins)
Booked: Usui Rie