Urawa Reds lead the Nadeshiko League Championship Group, 4th October
Week 3, Second Stage
JEF United Chiba 1 – 2 Urawa Reds
Urawa: 14’ Chinatsu Kira, 86’ Ami Otaki
Chiba: 71’ Yuka Anzai
Attendance: 917
Shots: Chiba 15 – 10 Urawa
Corners: Chiba 1 – 5 Urawa
Game-winner by Ami!! Not her first goal for Urawa, but surely the first decisive one, something she never achieved for Lyon either. (Am I right?)
Albirex Niigata 2 – 3 INAC Kobe
Kobe: 36’ Megumi Takase, 39’ Bev Goebel, 42’ Ayaka Watanabe
Niigata: 55’ & 66’ own Goal
Attendance: 1,308
Shots: Niigata 3 – 7 Kobe
Corners: Niigata 3 – 7 Kobe
First play by Bev Goebel for Kobe and Tiffany McCarty for Niigata in 2014.
5th October
NTV Beleza 2 – 0 Yunogo Belle
NTV: 25’ Rin Sumida, 42’ Mizuho Sakaguchi
Attendance: 446
Shots: NTV 17 – 5 Yunogo
Corners: NTV 5 – 5 Yunogo
Nadeshiko League Championship Group Fixtures
10th October
Urawa RD Ladies V Okayama Belle Yunogo (10:00)
JEF United V Albirex Niigata Ladies (10:15)
INAC Leonessa V NTV Beleza (11:00)
13th October
Albirex Niigata Ladies V Urawa RD Ladies (05:00)
Okayama Belle Yunogo V INAC Leonessa (05:00)
JEF United V NTV Beleza (06:00)
19th October
JEF United V Okayama Belle Yunogo (04:00)
INAC Leonessa V Albirex Niigata Ladies (05:00)
1st November
Urawa RD Ladies V JEF United (03:00)
3rd November
INAC Leonessa V Okayama Belle Yunogo (04:00)
NTV Beleza V Albirex Niigata Ladies (04:00)
8th November
NTV Beleza V INAC Leonessa (04:00)
Okayama Belle Yunogo V Urawa RD Ladies (04:00)
9th November
Albirex Niigata Ladies V JEF United (04:00)
16th November
Albirex Niigata Ladies V Okayama Belle Yunogo (04:00)
INAC Leonessa V Urawa RD Ladies (04:00)
NTV Beleza V JEF United (04:00)
19th November
Urawa RD Ladies V NTV Beleza (05:00)
24th November
JEF United V INAC Leonessa (04:00)
Okayama Belle Yunogo V NTV Beleza (04:00)
Urawa RD Ladies V Albirex Niigata Ladies (04:00)
Japan Relegation Group
5th October
Elfen Saitama 0 – 4 Vegalta Sendai
Sendai: 4’ Yumi Uetsuji, 7’ Ryoko Takara, 9’ Yuki Sakai, 76’ Haruka Hamada
Attendance: 562
Shots: Saitama 6 – 13 Sendai
Corners: Saitama 4 – 8 Sendai
Kibi Univ. 0 – 2 Iga Kunoichi
Iga: 15’ Saki Tsutsumi, 76’ Yoshie Matsunaga
Attendance: 352
Shots: Kibi 2 – 11 Iga
Corners: Kibi 2 – 2 Iga
The country is being raided by a typhoon. Cheer to the players and supporters who defied the rain and wind..
Japan Relegation Group Fixtures
12th October
Iga FC Kunoichi V AS Elfen Sayama (05:00)
13th October
Vegalta Sendai V Univ Takahashi (06:30)
19th October
Iga FC Kunoichi V Vegalta Sendai (05:00)
Univ Takahashi V AS Elfen Sayama (05:00)
1st November
Iga FC Kunoichi V Univ Takahashi (04:00)
Vegalta Sendai V AS Elfen Sayama (04:00)
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