The game kind of summed up the whole season for Regina. They had some moments, they have a good defensive block (2nd best defense with 16 goals conceded) but the lack of decisive actions in the final third is still frustrating (only 8th in attack with 26 goals scored). It's even more frustrating considering that individually I think that Nakashima, Yanase and Ogawa are still among the best of the the league when you need to break the lines. Physically, the whole team was not really into it in after the winter break. Nevertheless, there are some good points : they are still improving with 1.68 pt/game, their best average since the beginning of the league. They kept their hands on a trophy (We League Cup). Kasahara (unfortunately suffered a knee injury in April) and Hayama are promising players. Konomi really improved.
Meanwhile in the depth of the Eredivisie, Takeshige and Kira played whole match with Telstar, won against Heerenven and managed to escape relegation thanks to their win and Excelsior lost against Ajax. During the season Takeshige played either as a center back or defensive midfielder, was a regular in the 11 and scored 3 goals. Kira mainly played as a central/attacking midfielder and scored 4 goals. She was also a regular in the 11.
Attendance for the weekends games. 10,294 - Cerezo vs Omiya 2,375 - Albi vs Sanfrecce 2,077 - Mito Ciruela vs VIDA Ladies - (KLSL D2) 2,021 - Chifure vs Urawa 1,518 - Beleza vs JEF 1,334 - Shizuoka vs Orca 767 - Mynavi vs Nagano 756 - Nojima vs INAC 717 - Belle vs Nittaidai 715 - Imabari vs Bunnys 613 - Nippatsu vs Viama 432 - Setagaya vs Speranza 421 - Nagoya vs Harima 190 - Ehime vs Iga 163 - Hiroshima vs Fujizakura 116 - Tsukuba vs Jumonji Mare - (KLSL D1) 110 - Yamato vs Izumo 106 - Ichihara vs Veertien 93 - Nankatsu vs JFA 74 - OSA vs Kibi 20 - Machida Zelvia vs Teikyo Heisei Uni - (KLSL D2)
In Germany, VfR Warbeyen and FSV Mainz 05 are promoted to Bundesliga 2. Iona MIYAKE from Osaka who mainly played her senior career in Germany is playing for Warbeyen. Some familiar faces are playing for Mainz : Mamiko MATSUMOTO (Mynavi Sendai), Yurina IMAI (Jef Chiba). And 2 other players who came directly from university : Yuuka FUKUHARA (Tokyo International University) and Setoka TAKEUCHI (Toyo University)
Matsuda is already leaving Beleza https://www.verdy.co.jp/news/14024 His contract is over but still...
Nakashima in it, as well as Urawa being the most represented team feels weird imo. Also I don't know why they chose this tactic to represent the Best XI instead of a 4-4-2. It makes it look even weirder. I'm fine with the three chosen players from Beleza though, these were the three from the club I thought could be the MVP for the season. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒-𝟐𝟓 𝑾𝑬 𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑮𝑼𝑬 𝑩𝑬𝑺𝑻 𝑬𝑳𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑵🏆GK#池田咲紀子（浦和）DF#遠藤優（浦和）#石川璃音（浦和）#土光真代（I神戸）MF#北村菜々美 (東京NB）#菅野奏音（東京NB）#山本柚月（東京NB）#成宮唯 (I神戸)FW#高橋はな（浦和）#カルロタスアレス（I神戸）… pic.twitter.com/APuAA7OY1I— WEリーグ｜日本女子プロサッカーリーグ (@WE_League_JP) May 19, 2025
Google translate from WE League website : ''From the results of the coach and player votes, one defender, one midfielder, one forward, one right winger, and one left winger will be selected from the top vote-getters. The other six players, including the goalkeeper, will be decided by the award selection committee (selection positions are at the discretion of the judges. If multiple positions are selected, the position with the most votes will be used).'' That's why the formation is a bit weird. I agree with you about Nakashima and Urawa players.
Yuzuki YAMAMOTO mvp Yes 2024-25 WEリーグ MVP🏆#日テレ東京ベレーザ#山本柚月 🟢アウォーズ特設ページは👇https://t.co/3fFx8UcTWv公式YouTubeチャンネルにてLIVE配信中📡https://t.co/V7S2i12ds9#WEリーグアウォーズ #WEリーグ #女子サッカー pic.twitter.com/vUWyjBiyWW— WEリーグ｜日本女子プロサッカーリーグ (@WE_League_JP) May 19, 2025
I do not expect too much from these awards, but there has not been a lot of standout players this season, so I think we can cut them a bit of slack. Yamamoto getting MVP makes sense, because she has been good this season and Beleza won the league. I suppose my only reservation that I have for her was how she disappeared against INAC and Urawa. But she has been very solid when I have seen her play. Nakashima getting in the first eleven is weird.Yakata and Takikawa must wonder what they need to do, because they have had better seasons than her. But they should be thankful just to be nominated because Wakisaka and Yoshida are yet to be nominated. I noticed how the top 3 teams were represented with Nakashima being the one exception. However, I wonder what would happen if a team like Elfen finished in the top 3. Would they get 2, 3 or even 4 players in the best eleven? Probably not.
Maybe KanNo Oto had some difficulty to play along with Shinjo because she would have to cover the place after Shinjo moved freely. But she seemed to think that it was her necessay role as a veteran.
The squad for the games against Brazil will be announced tomorrow 🔹 #なでしこジャパン 🔹⚽️メンバー発表⚽️🗓5.20(火)⌚️16:00🏆国際親善試合🆚ブラジル女子代表🇧🇷⚔️第1戦🗓5.31(土) ⌚️9:30(🇯🇵)※予定🏟Neo Química Arena(ブラジル)⚔️第2戦🗓6.3(火) ⌚️8:00(🇯🇵)※予定🏟Cícero de Souza Marques Stadium(ブラジル)#BEYOURBESTSELF #最高の自分であれ pic.twitter.com/crLwBTz2On— JFAなでしこサッカー (@jfa_nadeshiko) May 19, 2025
Not before time too...she was in danger of becoming the 'forgotten one' (Confession...Not being able to watch full WE games it's a heart more than head post)
So a few days before the most important game of the season, the management told him that his contract will not be extended https://www.soccer-king.jp/news/japan/weleague/20250519/2019947.html
So, during the first match in Halifax between the Tides and AFC Toronto: HFX-TOR V1 (Move your mouse to reveal the content) HFX-TOR V1 (open) HFX-TOR V1 (close) Both Kizaki-senshu and Nakamura-senshu did, in fact, play in the same match - though only after the former was brought on as a substitute in the 83rd minute. The match itself ended in a 1-0 win for the visiting side. ----- Meanwhile, Sato-senshu took to the mound for the Intercounty Leafs once again, for what turned out to be a very intense game: Sato-senshu's second home game (Move your mouse to reveal the content) Sato-senshu's second home game (open) Sato-senshu's second home game (close) Alas, Sato-senshu struggled to retain her form from the first game, as she gave up seven runs over the first two innings. Remarkably, the home side fought back valiantly to try and level the score, at which point both they and the visiting London Majors really opened things up! The final score, at the end of 10 innings of hard-fought baseball, was 16 runs to 15 in favour of the visitors from London, Ontario. Hopefully this is but a brief dip in form; there are still plenty of games left in the 2015 IBL season for Sato-senshu to play in! I am aware that this is a soccer thread, and was not planning to use it to post about each and every time that Sato-senshu plays. But, this game felt like it demanded a further exception to be made...