INAC Kobe Leonessa

Match report

WE League: Kobe and Nagano Share Points in Seven-Goal Thriller

Inak Kobe Leonessa and Parseiro Nagano played out a 2-2 draw in the WE League's Regular Season round 7 on September 2nd. The hosts came from behind to salvage a point after Nagano's early lead, and here's the thing — it was a result that kept the home side within touching distance of better things. Both teams showed character, though the standings paint a starker picture of where they sit. Mayu Tsuneta opened the scoring in the twenty-seventh minute, putting Kobe ahead before Riko Yoshida equalised just seven minutes later. Ayaka Osajima restored the home side's advantage in the thirty-ninth, and by then the rhythm of the match was already shifting. Nagano had lost their previous two league games before this one, so finding a foothold away from home mattered. Megumi Takase pulled one back for the visitors in the eighty-second minute, bringing the game back to level terms. It was a late response, and to be fair, Nagano had been competitive enough to earn something from the encounter. The hosts had only one loss from two games so far, but this draw showed they weren't yet at full pace. There were plenty of changes on the bench — Natsuki Matsuo came on in the forty-sixth minute, and then six more substitutions followed between the sixty-second and eighty-fourth minutes. The coaching staff were clearly trying to manage the game, and with a yellow card for Yurara Hamada in the eighty-ninth, tensions were rising toward the end. The result leaves Kobe in seventh place with three points from two matches, while Nagano remain bottom of the table with zero points and two defeats. They had lost 5-1 to Kobe back in May, so this time around the visitors showed they could compete. The league is still early, but the gap between the sides remains clear.

Prepared from match data

⚽ 27' Mayu Tsuneta — Goal ⚽ 34' Riko Yoshida — Goal ⚽ 39' Ayaka Osajima — Goal ⇄ 46' Natsuki Matsuo — Substitution ⇄ 62' Mao Kubota — Substitution ⇄ 62' Kana Matsuura — Substitution ⇄ 64' Runa Shiotani — Substitution ⇄ 64' Ami Kubota — Substitution ⇄ 72' Ai Tsujisawa — Substitution ⚽ 82' Megumi Takase — Goal ⇄ 84' Nanao Chiku — Substitution ⇄ 84' Sayaka Mitani — Substitution ⇄ 84' Natsume Kingetsu — Substitution 🟨 89' Yurara Hamada — Yellow card

Match events

27' 0:1 Parceiro Nagano Women Goal Mayu Tsuneta assist: Konatsu Suzuki
34' 1:1 INAC Kobe Leonessa Goal Riko Yoshida assist: Yui Narumiya
39' 1:2 Parceiro Nagano Women Goal Ayaka Osajima assist: Nanao Chiku
46' 1:2 INAC Kobe Leonessa Substitution Natsuki Matsuo off: Arisu Ota
62' 1:2 INAC Kobe Leonessa Substitution Mao Kubota off: Yuka Kishida
62' 1:2 INAC Kobe Leonessa Substitution Kana Matsuura off: Chisato Minowa
64' 1:2 Parceiro Nagano Women Substitution Runa Shiotani off: Matsuura Meiko
64' 1:2 Parceiro Nagano Women Substitution Ami Kubota off: Yurina Tsukazaki
72' 1:2 INAC Kobe Leonessa Substitution Ai Tsujisawa off: Megumi Takase
82' 2:2 INAC Kobe Leonessa Goal Megumi Takase assist: Chisato Minowa
84' 2:2 Parceiro Nagano Women Substitution Nanao Chiku off: Eri Kitagawa
84' 2:2 Parceiro Nagano Women Substitution Sayaka Mitani off: Yurara Hamada
84' 2:2 INAC Kobe Leonessa Substitution Natsume Kingetsu off: Ayaka Michigami
89' 2:2 Parceiro Nagano Women Yellow card Yurara Hamada

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	M. Tanaka	1
5	S. Miyake	5
18	Natsume Kingetsu	18
10	Y. Narumiya	10
25	T. Okuma	25
19	Mao Kubota	19
29	Ai Tsujisawa	29

Substitutes
#	Player	number
99	M. Funada	99
17	C. Minowa	17
20	M. Ota	20
11	Megumi Takase	11

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Parceiro Nagano Women

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	M. Umemura	1
3	Ami Kubota	3
25	C. Okugawa	25
34	K. Suzuki	34
7	Sayaka Mitani	7
15	Nanao Chiku	15

Substitutes
#	Player	number
10	E. Kitagawa	10
35	Yurara Hamada	35

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