At their last league game before retiring, Yuki Sakai (age 37) and Azusa Iwashimizu (age 39) decided to celebrate by scoring their first goal this season (2011 WWC's hero needed a PK, though, that I am sure everybody was happy to let her take ). Natsuki Kishikawa (age 35) was at her second goal this season instead (and I don't remember to have heard anything about her retiring yet ). Does anyone know what's the tie-breaker in WE League's final rankings? Goal difference or direct clash? Because, with this win, Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara caught up with RB Omiya Ardija Women in the rankings, but they would have needed to score one more goal to be level with their goal difference! If the tie-breaker is the direct clash instead, they clearly overcame their 1-2 loss in the first round.
It seems to be only I who guesses we can score plural goals. I have an impression that this North Korea team is somewhat different from U20 one. Their front line is quite strong (#17, #9, and of course #10), so it'll be hard to stop their attacks, but their defence looked vulnarable against China. Well, it may be just my hope.
1, Japan 1-1 N Korea 2, Japan 2-3 N Korea 3, Kurita 4, Sumiya, Kurita, Hanashiro 5, Kurita 6, Nobody 7, 34th minute
Livestreams - Sunday 17th Nadeshiko League D1 Iga vs Icihara 13:00 Belle vs Nittaidai 13:00 Viama vs Setagays 14:00 Nagoya vs Shizuoka 14:30 Nadeshiko League D2 JFA vs Bunnys 11:00 Veertien vs Nankatsu 11:00 Kibi vs Fujizakura 13:00 DR Hiroshima vs Yamato 13:00 Hokkaido Women's Soccer League Sapporo Uni Vista vs Lilas Consadole 10:00 KLSL D1 YGU Red Thunders vs Tsukuba 16:00 Shikoku Women's Soccer League Imabari vs Naruto HS 11:00 Q-League D1 Kunimi FC Ladies vs Ryukyu Sakura 11:00 Tokai Uni Fukuoka HS vs Anclas 11:00 Minamata Union vs Kamimura Gakuen HS 14:00 Q-League D2 Migocarisa vs Tokai Uni Kumamoto Seisho HS 11:00
Finally, Regina finishes 4th and without losing against the top 3. Top 3 6 games played Wins - 4 Draws - 2 Losses - 0 10 goals scored 3 goals conceded. Regina is the only team that has not lost away but only won 3, not enough to reach the top 3. Without Goya and Sayama (injured the whole season), sometimes Ichinose had to do the job for 2 as a CB, can’t ask her for more. Nakashima did great from december until the end of the season, Yanase improved and reached a level I wouldn’t expect. Unfortunately, I wouldn’t be surprised if they will transfer abroad. I hope that the core of the team will stay and be able to really compete for the top 3 because the league needs to be a bit more challenging.
Today's result (3) WSL Brighton 1-2 Tottenham (Koga) Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United Everton 1-0 Leicester Liverpool 1-3 Arsenal London City Lionesses 2-1 Aston Villa West Ham 1-4 Manchester City
WE League highlights: 【公式】ハイライト：ジェフ千葉レディース vs 三菱重工浦和レッズレディース【2025/26 SOMPO WEリーグ 第22節 2026.5.16】 【公式】ハイライト：日テレ・東京ヴェルディベレーザ vs アルビレックス新潟レディース【2025/26 SOMPO WEリーグ 第22節 2026.5.16】 - YouTube 【公式】ハイライト：マイナビ仙台 vs ちふれASエルフェン埼玉【2025/26 SOMPO WEリーグ 第22節 2026.5.16】 - YouTube 【公式】ハイライト：RB大宮アルディージャWOMEN vs ノジマステラ神奈川相模原【2025/26 SOMPO WEリーグ 第22節 2026.5.16】 - YouTube 【公式】ハイライト：INAC神戸レオネッサ vs サンフレッチェ広島レジーナ【2025/26 SOMPO WEリーグ 第22節 2026.5.16】 - YouTube 【公式】ハイライト：セレッソ大阪ヤンマーレディース vs AC長野パルセイロ・レディース【2025/26 SOMPO WEリーグ 第22節 2026.5.16】 - YouTube
I thought they had a real chance to finish top 3 this year but blew it last week by drawing with Cerezo. A win would have put them 1 point behind 3rd and put pressure on Beleza to have to beat Albi this week. In the end Beleza had no pressure this week since they were already confirmed 3rd (unless they lost by 10 or so).
Today's result (1) Nadeshiko League Belle 0-1 Nittaidai (Yamamoto Hao) Iga (Hirata Hinano, Matsuda Risana) 2-1 Vonds (Tamada) Viama (Tsuchiya) 1-1 Setagaya (Horie) Nagoya (Tachibana, Mizuno, Fujiwara) 3-0 Shizuoka Nadeshiko League 2 JFA (Fukushima 2) 2-3 Bunnys (Tomi 2, Kiryu) Mie (Furudera, Makiyama) 2-2 Nankatsu (Matsumoto Hono, Konishi) Kibi (Kudo) 1-0 Fujizakura DR Hiroshima (Tani, Sugioka) 2-1 Yamato (Tsuruoka)
@Elstree was right. Second consecutive 2-2 draw for Veertien: it's no more time for 0-0s. Anyway, still no win for them and mostly draws.
The result of my game (3) bliss 85 1 Harima 2 Ehime 50 3 Vonds 4 draw 5 Viama 6 draw 7 Kumi Yokoyama (Shizuoka), Yuzuki Tsuchiya (Via) 20, Misuzu Uchida (Sfida), Wakiko Kojima (Ehime), Samia Masuda (Vonds) 8 Asuka Kakazu (Via) 9 nobody 10 10 nobody 5 une 160 1 Orca 30 2 Nippatsu 3 Iga 5 4 Nittaidai 70 5 Setagaya 6 draw 7 Takahashi Hikari (Nittaidai), Uchida (Setagaya), Matsuda Risana (Iga) 20, Kurata Akari (Orca) 20, Kawasaki Saya (Harima) 8 Tsuchiya 9 nobody 10 10 nobody 5 Miora 90 1 Orca 30 2 Nippatsu 3 Iga 5 4 Belle 5 Viama 6 Shizuoka 7 Horie 20, Yokoyama, Tsuchiya 20, Muroi, Nakajima (Shizuoka) 8 Tsuchiya 9 nobody 10 10 nobody 5 Elstree 260 1, Harima 2, Ehime 50 3, Iga 5 4, Nittaidai 70 5, Viama 6, Shizuoka 7, Kawasaki (Harima), Kono (Iga), Tsuchiya (Viama) 20, Kondo (Ehime), Yokoyama (Shizuoka) 8, Nobody 100 9, Nobody 10 10, Nobody 5 Lohmann 270 1 Orca 30 2 Ehime 50 3 Iga 5 4 Belle 5 Viama 6 Nagoya 50 7 Yokoyama(Shizuoka), Terao (Belle), Kouno (Orca), Tsuchiya (Viama) 20, Uchida (Setagaya) 8 Nobody 100 9 Nobody 10 10 Nobody 5
Current ranking of my game (3) 1 Lohmann 1060 1 Elstree 1060 3 Miora 1000 4 une 965 5 bliss 620 I will continue this till the end of Nadeshiko League.
JFA once again are sadly last-placed. Noa Fukushima looks like a luxury for such a team, but she anyway can't do much alone. Any chance that JFA gets better when their players get back from U-17 AFC Women's Asian Cup? Any rumours about where Noa Fukushima could go to further develop her career? A WE League's team or directly abroad, as other young players did?
Noa Fukushima for Man City Women please... When does she finnish her academic work? Blues v Clones....let battle commence
This U-17 Japanese generation being taller was probably an illusion, judging by how the Chinese escort-kids are almost as tall as them!
Looks like the Syrian referee is not much afraid of physical play and refrains from stopping the flow of the actions. At the moment, both teams are taking advantage of that, but, on the long run, this is obviously going to favour North Korea...