Official 2021 Nadeshiko Japan Thread [R] - なでしこジャパン（英語スレッド）

Since it's now Christmas (according to some shops), I come bearing gifts - the gift of SAD DEFEATS!

⬤ South Korea: WK-League final 2021:

Tanaka scored another penalty goal for Gyeongju in the 1st leg, 93rd minute, which made the opening game a 1-1 draw and seemed crucial at the time. But in the annual tradition, Incheon Red Angels gained the upper hand at home in the 2nd leg and retain the title for a ninth year, 2-1 on aggregate. For Asuna, there may be decisions to make in the off-season - she'll be 34 next season and had a bit less playing time this year. I assume she'll play the rest of her career in...Korea, but 4 years of losing the title at the final hurdles might make her consider other challenges.

Thanks for using the WK-League thread, Blissett (no one else does!), but I'm gonna start doing my Korean posts in East Asia women's football instead. It might encourage me to actually use the thread

Penalty master: Asuna Tanaka at Gyeongju - (itop21sports, cc-by)​

⬤ New Zealand: Arisa Takeda & Rina Hirano were on course for the Northern League title in mid-2021, but then... sad defeats! Western Springs, top of the table, lost 5 of their next 8 games and were overtaken by Eastern Suburbs, who deservedly retain the title, sealed it with a 3-1 win at Springs in the 18th matchday. Springs were in 2nd place, 4 points behind, when the federation had to cut the season short by 2 games in August, because of a Covid lockdown that has officially lasted 3 months in Auckland. It also cost Takeda and Hirano their chance to play again in the National League – theirs is one of the first local clubs ever to qualify to play for the NZ title, but the 2021 championship is cancelled.

Both players are still in the country, and on Hipstergram thanked the people at the drive-thru vaccination centre, which is great and heartwarming, but I wish they'd also been able to get back on the football pitch.

 

Jonas Eidevall updates on Mana after the game against Mancheter United

"Mana couldn’t play today but we think it will be possible for her to play minutes for Japan, they have a camp in Europe. She will join up with them and we have good communication with Japan, hopefully she can play some minutes for them and be ready for the final."

 

Yui vs Tottenham:

 

Tottenham got 3 yellows trying to stop Hasegawa, it was almost scary to watch. Imagine she gets injured right before the AFC tournament...

 

On the JFA Nadeshiko site it reads
Japan v Iceland live broadcast on B.S Fuji....What is B.S Fuji?

 

Oh no this is hard to explain. BS stands for Broadcast Satellite. Channels with BS in front of them are satellite broadcasts. You basically have to sign up for cable if you want to watch BS. Fuji has it's main channel Fuji TV then its satellite broadcast channels BS Fuji and CS Fuji.

It might be harder to find a Japanese stream for this game because even some Japanese people won't have access to it.

 

Netherlands vs. Japan will also be streamed on NPO 3 (first half) and NPO 1 (second half). It's still geoblocked though - VPN will be needed.

 

1463354451511578624 is not a valid tweet id

 

@hirohiro

 

I don't follow the domestic league in Japan anymore, but I've been following all the national team activity and checking this thread during major tournaments.

Also, I've been watching all the WSL actions of Iwabuchi and Hasegawa on stream or TV (I think WSL is also available free outside the UK, isn't it?).

I just stopped by to see if there are any streams available for upcoming Nadeshiko matches in the Netherlands.

Good to see the comments from familiar faces

 

That's football poem to me.

 

Stambaugh seems happy to be back

なでしこジャパンのアイスランド戦前日取材が終わりました。

練習は冒頭15分のみの公開でしたので詳細はわからず。
なので、カッコよすぎて眩しいスタンボー華選手 @stahana21 の逆立ちを載せておきます。#華ちゃんマン #と僕の友人は呼んでいます #現場からは以上です pic.twitter.com/E7I5r4gu7I

— Wataru Funaki 舩木渉 (@watarufunaki) November 24, 2021

 

Japan v Iceland

https://elevensports.com/en/view/event/ckwd83moy8hwe0g8nu2bgkzfz?src=CPT_EL#mycujoo

it's geoblocked, VPN needed

 

Any alternatives for us non VPN people?

 

Got a feeling this is going to be the first game I've missed in years unless some miracle free stream appears from out of the ether

 

Oh my Ikeda with a blunder... she has been awful during last Urawa games, I was puzzled to see her starting

 

yeah 0-1 Iceland, scored in around 15th min

 

I'm watching from 12th minute and possision is like JPN 75% - 25% ISL