Toko Koga scored her first goal of the league, which is the goal scored by the youngest Asian player so far. Surprisingly, she is still nineteen years old. Courtesy from this site.
Hikaru Kitagawa scored her first goal of the league. Courtesy from this site.
Overall review: This week, the top five teams, Chelsea, City, United, Tottenham, and Arsenal, all won as expected. Liverpool and West Ham continue to struggle with winless streaks. The other five teams are in the middle group, standing 6th to 10th. A Japanese player showed great performance, scoring four goals in six games.
Match 1: Chelsea defeated London City 2-0 in the London Derby, which was held at their home stadium, Stamford Bridge, in front of a crowd of 10,441. Chelsea maintained their lead with a comfortable victory, outperforming London City in every statistic.
Match 2: City hosted West Ham at their home ground, Joie Stadium, and won 1-0. City had three times as many shots as West Ham, but the margin of victory was minimal. West Ham had now lost seven games in a row since the start of the season. Aoba Fujino scored one goal, which is the third of the season. Aoba Fujino, Yui Hasegawa, Ayaka Yamashita, and Riko Ueki all played the full game.
Match 3: Aston Villa hosted Everton in front of a crowd of 2,678 at their home ground, Villa Park, and ended up drawing 3-3. Villa trailed, catching up in added time of the first half, then taking the lead in the second half twice, but were caught up twice. Finally, they conceded a goal in added time of the second half. Everton were dominating the game in terms of shots and desperately needed a win. Hikaru Kitagawa scored her first goal of the league.
Match 4: Brighton & Hove hosted United in front of a crowd of 3,363 at their home stadium, Broadfield Stadium, but lost 2-3. Brighton came within one goal in added time of the second half, but it was not enough. United attacked the opponent’s penalty box frequently and won the match. Kiko Seike scored one goal which is her second of the season. Kiko Seike, Moeka Minami, and Hinata Miyazawa played the full game.
Match 5: Leicester City hosted Arsenal at their home stadium, King Power Stadium, in front of 3,923 fans. Arsenal won 1-4. It was a well-deserved victory for Arsenal, who had 70% of the ball possession.
Match 6: Tottenham welcomed Liverpool to their home stadium, BetWright Stadium, in front of a crowd of 1,674, winning 2-1. It was a closely fought match, but the home team won by a narrow margin. Toko Koga scored her first league goal, becoming the youngest Asian player to score a goal. Toko Koga, Risa Shimizu, and Fuka Nagano all played the full game.
[U17 World Cup Topics]
The Little Nadeshiko suffered a crushing 1-5 defeat to DPR Korea in the quarterfinal. The Nadeshiko players tried their best, but the difference in team tactics between the two teams was stark, and they were overwhelmed by the number of shots taken. In some sense, this was a natural result. The Japan Football Association needs to seriously consider this point. In the matches up to the round of 16, the technique of Little Nadeshiko’s No. 10 was outstanding. Not only that, but she also has the running ability to be in crucial positions. Her outside kick is at an incredible level.
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