It may be the U13 team because they played an exhibition match before the main game. And he would be the Chiba City mayor because he made a kick-off ceremony before the match.
Wow, there were really more than 5000 people attending the Albirex-Niigata game? These kind of figures are way higher than NSWL average! It's true, though, that NWSL have quite the same number of supporters spreaded all-around, while Nadeshiko League often has matches with an under 1000 attendance...
I'm sorry to say this, but these spectators were able to see both that game and the male game with one ticket.
Tomorrow's games: Chifure vs Albi 13:00 Beleza vs Nagano 13:00 Nojima vs Iga 13:00 Inac vs Jef 13:00 I'm glad I can watch Jef's cute girls' plays tomorrow, especially Narumiya's. Urawa vs Mynavi 14:00 Nadeshiko League 2 Ehime vs Orca 10:30 Nittaidai vs Nippatsu 13:00 Konomiya vs Harima 13:00 Cerezo vs Belle 15:00 Challenge League West Bunnys vs JFA 14:00
Wow, why all Division 1 on saturday and nothing on sunday? I could consider waking up earlier myself to do the same. Let's not forget INAC themselves play some cuties too (the Shark... pomme, isn't it 'pomme? She became a regular starter this season). At which hour should the game start in Italy? By reading the schedule, I predict some blowouts in Division 2!
Looks like every year it catches me by surprise! Ugh, I'll try to wake up early, although it will be saturday. What's the link, just in case I am too much sleepy to look around for it?
Now we are not here to comment on the physical appearance but since we are at it - Miyabi now proudly wears Kinga's #2 (putting two facts in one sentence even one is very subtle).
AFC U19 Championship in China (14-28 Oct): Group A China North Korea Thailand Uzbekistan Group B Japan South Korea Australia Vietnam
Hi, guys: didn't have the strength to wake up st 6:00 , but I am ready to see 2nd half. And I see that maybe I missed some pretty faces, but at least I didn't miss any goal so far!
JEF's pressing seems excellent so far: they don't forgive INAC any slight mistake in passes. And they have some decent counter-attacks (especially with Narumiya). Now INAC try the "force" solution with Michigami in for Ito at 60'. And Yamane already almost fumbled things up.
Match interrupted for rain (with possibility of lightning storm, I guess, because the rain doesn't look so strong). I take the chance to go for my breakfast!
Yes, nice technology (if a tad slow ). I hope the game is going to resume soon, now. Meanwhile I happily had my breakfast.
Back to play: meanwhile INAC inserted some Korean player (Hye-Ji) who is debuting in Nadeshiko League. I missed who was taken out for her.
After INAC had collected quite some CKs (2 in a row in the latest minutes), Ayaka Michigami scored an header from a nice and well-prepared Nakajima-taked Corner Kick. 1-0 INAC at 80' right now, but JEF was quite good so far and maybe they wouldn't deserve to be a goal down.
And at 82' Ohno makes it 2-0. JEF unbalanced themselves to look for an equalizer and were punished by a sharp and fast counterattack, leading Ohno in goal from a Masuya's assist, if I am not wrong. So far, Masuya had justified @HS10Legend 's observations and looked like she needed to raise up her play, but this action was very good from her instead. Edit: new Korean player looks quite ok in defense, in the few minutes she played so far.
Another Masuya-assisted counterattack at 87'. Takase missed here, but Rika's pass was again very good.