The Empress's Cup = All Japan Championship, which decides the best soccer girl in Japan, was held on the 29th, and Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Bellaza defeated Urawa Reds 4 to 3 to win the tournament for the fourth consecutive time.
The final of the Empress's Cup for women's soccer was held in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture on the 29th, and Verdy, who is aiming for the fourth straight victory, and Urawa Reds, who are aiming for the first victory, faced each other.
In the 11th minute of the first half, Verdy opened the scoring with Jun Endo's goal, and in the 41st minute he scored an additional point to lead 2-0 and return.
However, in the second half, the Reds, who won the Nadeshiko League this season, counterattacked, and Japan national team Yuika Sugasawa scored two goals to catch up with the tie.
After this, Verdy's Japan national team Rikako Kobayashi, who had escaped in front of the goal, calmed down and scored with his right foot to win, but in the 41st minute Reds' 38-year-old Kozue Ando scored the goal again. It was.
Even so, Verdy immediately won the close game 4-3 with Kobayashi scoring the second goal of the game.
Verdy has won the 15th victory for four consecutive years.
Verdy's manager Masato Nagata said, "I was expecting a point competition to some extent, so I'm glad I was able to control it. This is because I missed the league championship, and the players desperately tried to win the title. I think it was the result of the fight. "