Nojima Stella Women

Match report

Inak Kobe Leonessa made light work of Nodizma Stella at home, running out 4-1 winners in the VE League Regular Season on Saturday. The visitors had been on a mixed run coming into the fixture, drawing with Parseno Nagano in their last outing, while the hosts showed signs of improvement with recent victories.

Juri Ito gave the home side hope when she struck in the 31st minute, but Kobe quickly established control. Kana Matsuura levelled matters just after the hour mark, and the visitors never looked back. Arisu Ota and Yuka Kishida added further strikes before the end of the contest.

Both sides made several changes during the match, with three substitutions for the home team in the 45th minute alone. Kobe brought on Mao Kubota and Ai Tsujisawa in the 63rd minute, while Nodizma responded with An Nanri's introduction in the 70th. More changes followed as both managers shuffled their pack.

Riko Yoshida completed the scoring in the 85th minute, giving Kobe a comfortable margin. The result sees the visitors move further clear in second place, while the hosts remain rooted in 11th position with just three points from three games.

Prepared from match data

⚽ 31' Juri Ito — Goal ⇄ 45' Fukina Mizuno — Substitution ⇄ 45' Maya Yamamoto — Substitution ⇄ 45' Haruna Kawashima — Substitution ⚽ 54' Kana Matsuura — Goal ⇄ 63' Mao Kubota — Substitution ⇄ 63' Ai Tsujisawa — Substitution ⇄ 70' An Nanri — Substitution ⚽ 74' Arisu Ota — Goal ⚽ 78' Yuka Kishida — Goal ⇄ 79' Nagisa Ikejiri — Substitution ⇄ 79' Otake Mayu — Substitution ⇄ 82' Natsume Kingetsu — Substitution ⚽ 85' Riko Yoshida — Goal ⇄ 88' Chinari Sasai — Substitution

Match events

31' 1:0 Nojima Stella Women Goal Juri Ito assist: Otake Mayu
45' 1:0 INAC Kobe Leonessa Substitution Fukina Mizuno off: Chisato Minowa
45' 1:0 INAC Kobe Leonessa Substitution Maya Yamamoto off: Arisu Ota
45' 1:0 Nojima Stella Women Substitution Haruna Kawashima off: Chinari Sasai
54' 1:1 INAC Kobe Leonessa Goal Kana Matsuura assist: Natsume Kingetsu
63' 1:1 INAC Kobe Leonessa Substitution Mao Kubota off: Ai Kuwahara
63' 1:1 INAC Kobe Leonessa Substitution Ai Tsujisawa off: Yuka Kishida
70' 1:1 Nojima Stella Women Substitution An Nanri off: Kyoka Goshima
74' 1:2 INAC Kobe Leonessa Goal Arisu Ota assist: Ai Kuwahara
78' 1:3 INAC Kobe Leonessa Goal Yuka Kishida assist: Natsume Kingetsu
79' 1:3 Nojima Stella Women Substitution Nagisa Ikejiri off: Kana Igarashi
79' 1:3 Nojima Stella Women Substitution Otake Mayu off: Aoyama Chiharu
82' 1:3 INAC Kobe Leonessa Substitution Natsume Kingetsu off: Megumi Takase
85' 1:4 INAC Kobe Leonessa Goal Riko Yoshida assist: Megumi Takase
88' 1:4 Nojima Stella Women Substitution Chinari Sasai off: Yua Sasai

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
16	Nagisa Ikejiri	16
5	R. Oga	5
14	An Nanri	14
19	I. Tsukiji	19
4	Juri Ito	4
17	Haruna Kawashima	17
10	Otake Mayu	10
11	Y. Katayama	11

Substitutes
#	Player	number
2	R. Tsutsui	2
13	K. Goshima	13
8	N. Kishikawa	8
18	Y. Sasai	18
9	Chinari Sasai	9

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INAC Kobe Leonessa

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	M. Tanaka	1
5	S. Miyake	5
14	Fukina Mizuno	14
18	Natsume Kingetsu	18
8	Maya Yamamoto	8
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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