wf090: .WE League 2025/26 Week 19 & Nadeshiko League 2026 Week 07

The goal highlights from WE League week 19.

[ [ [ .WE League 2025/26 Week 19 ] ] ]

[ Blogger’s Preview on April 23rd ]
All matches are expected to be exciting, but the matches of Kobe and Urawa are particularly noteworthy. Kobe will face fifth-placed Sendai, who have brought back young players from the U-20 Asian Cup, while Urawa will take on Omiya, who are in high spirits after reaching the League Cup final. Beleza, Hiroshima, and Niigata will all be looking to accumulate points.

[Overall Review]
Kobe won a close match against Sendai by one goal. Urawa suffered a crushing 0-2 defeat against Omiya. Omiya seems to be getting stronger. Beleza, Hiroshima, and Niigata all accumulated three points, but except for Nagano vs. Hiroshima goal differences were only one. In the bottom-of-the-table clash between Sagamihara and Osaka, Sagamihara won convincingly 3-0.
With three matches remaining, the point difference between league leaders Kobe and second-placed Urawa has widened to six. Kobe is scheduled to play Nagano, Saitama, and Hiroshima. Urawa is scheduled to play Sendai, Beleza, and Chiba. Unless something extraordinary happens, Kobe is considered to have the advantage for the championship. In the top scorer race, one goal of this week made Kobe’s Yoshida Riko tied with Urawa’s Shimada Mei.

[ Results of Matches ]
Match1 (4/25): Chiba 0-1 Beleza at Fukuda Denshi Arena with attendance of 679.
Beleza’s goal: R. Kobayashi (52′)
Shots: 2:16 (1:6)

Match2 (4/25): Sendai 1-2 Kobe at Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka with attendance of 1,542.
Sendai’s goal: Y. Endo (69′)
Kobe’s goals: F. Mizuno (49′), R. Yoshida (52′)
Shots: 7:6 (3:0)

Match3 (4/25): Nagano 1-5 Hiroshima at Nagano U Stadium with attendance of 1,082.
Nagano’s goal: A. Kawafune (20′)
Hiroshima’s goals: M. Ito (40′), C. Kamiya (67′), M. Ueno (72′), F. Yanase (87′), H. Koga (89′)
Shots: 7:14 (3:6)

Match4 (4/26): Omiya 2-0 Urawa at NACK5 Stadium Omiya with attendance of 4,218.
Omiya’s goals: Y. Saito (12′), H. Nishio (55′)
Shots: 16:12 (12:5)

Match5 (4/26): Saitama 1-2 Niigata at Kumagaya Sports Culture Park Athletics Stadium with attendance of 1,094.
Saitama’s goal: Y. Seno (31′)
Niigata’s goals: Y. Yamamoto (30′), A. Ezaki (84′)
Shots: 4:15 (3:7)

Match6 (4/26): Sagamihara 3-0 Osaka at Sagamihara Gion Stadium with attendance of 623.
Sagamihara’s goals: H. Yumura (27′), A. Nanri (78′), C. Sasai (81′)
Shots: 11:6 (3:5)

[ [ [ Nadeshiko League 2026 Week 07 ] ] ]

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The match between third-placed Yunogo and second-placed Miyazaki is one to watch. First-placed Shizuoka, fourth-placed Nagoya, and fifth-placed Iga will face formidable opponents Yokohama Seagulls, Harima, and Ehime, respectively. Exciting matches are expected.

[ Overall Review ]
Shizuoka drew their match and Miyazaki won, so both teams are tied on points. Shizuoka is in first place on goal difference. Nagoya and Iga moved up in the standings with victories of one-goal differences, to third and fourth place respectively. Kamogawa also won big and is in fifth place. Misuzu Uchida (Setagaya), who scored two goals in two consecutive matches, is now at the top of the scoring race.

[ Results of Matches ]
Match1 (4/25): Nittaidai Yokohama 2-3 Setagaya at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium with attendance of 455.
Nittaidai’s goals: H. Yamamoto (41′), M. Abe (61′)
Setagaya’s goals: M. Uchiya (4′, 63′), K. Kitagawa (82′)
Shots: 9:12 (3:4)

Match2 (4/26): Kamogawa 4-0 Ichihara at Watarei Stadium with attendance of 613.
Kamogawa’s goals: H. Kitamura (2′), M. Nakanishi (9′), N. Ota (55′), A. Kurata (60′)
Shots: 16:6 (4:4)

Match3 (4/26): Ehime 0-1 Iga at Ehime Prefectural General Sports Park Stadium with attendance of 256.
Iga’s goal: A. Ueda (88′)
Shots: 4:9 (1:4)

Match4 (4/26): Yokohama Seagulls 2-2 Shizuoka at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium with attendance of 791.
Seagulls’ goals: T. Gonno (39′), R. Urashima (45’+2)
Shizuoka’s goals: R. Miwa (37′), K. Uenishi (60′)
Shots: 6:11 (4:7)

Match5 (4/26): Yunogo 1-3 Miyazaki at Okayama Prefecture Mimasaka Rugby and Soccer Stadium with attendance of 1,077.
Yunogo’s goal: R. Shioya (88′)
Miyazaki’s goals: Y. Tsuchiya (7′), OG (21′), H. Suzuki (49′)
Shots: 6:10 (3:5)

Match6 (4/26): Nagoya 2-1 Harima at CS Asset Port Soccer Stadium with attendance of 368.
Nagoya’s goals: A. Fujiwara (35′), Y. Nakamura (78′)
Harima’s goal: S. Chiba (73′)
Shots: 11:8 (7:4)