
Image Source: Copyright Inac Kobe Leonessa (inac-kobe.com)
The leading team in the top-tier Japanese women's league, INAC Kobe Leonessa will play English Champions Arsenal Ladies in a charity football match.
The match will be played on 30th November 2011 at Tokyo's National Stadium to help support recovery efforts following the earthquake and tsunami.
The charity game will be played after Japan's top-tier league (Nadeshiko League) concludes its season.
INAC Kobe Leonessa's squad includes many top class players, such as Japan's captain Homare Sawa, Kawasumi
and Ohno.
Arsenal ladies have had a successful season wining the inaugural women's Super League and the Continental Cup. Four members of the Arsenal Ladies squad were in the England team at the recent women's World Cup 2011.
(UPDATE: 1st NOV 2011) - FIRST KICK OFF TIME CONFIRMED:
Arsenal Ladies will travel to Asia to face the Japan women's football league Champions when the season concludes in November.
The first kick-off time has been confirmed (30th November 2011), the match will be played at Japan's national stadium at 19:15 (local time), 11:15am (GMT) and will be broadcast on the Japanese network NTV BS
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Comment by Izzy on November 30, 2011 at 15:30
Comment by Izzy on November 30, 2011 at 15:29
Comment by Izzy on November 30, 2011 at 15:29
Comment by Izzy on November 30, 2011 at 15:29
Comment by Women's Soccer United on November 30, 2011 at 13:26 INAC Kobe Leonessa draw 1 - 1 with Arsenal Ladies in a charity football match in front of over 11,000 fans
Comment by vanjory on November 29, 2011 at 13:34 Thank you :)
Comment by Women's Soccer United on November 29, 2011 at 13:10 I will try and find a on-line stream for this match :)
Comment by vanjory on November 29, 2011 at 13:02 Any live streams for it tho? Haven't seen any other female futbol team going on a pre-season or such tours apart from Arsenal Ladies....
Comment by Women's Soccer United on November 25, 2011 at 18:53 I can't wait to watch this game :)
So the starting 11 for that game is likely to be :
Byrne ; Scott or Houghton Grant Flaherty Fahey; Chapman Ludlow Nobbs or Little ; White Little or Beattie Yankey.
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