Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Menina, a team of junior high school and high school students who have won the semi-finals of the All Japan Women's Championship, which decides the best soccer women in Japan, has won 0 to 1 against Jeff Chiba of the WE League. I lost the competition and did not advance to the final.
Menina is a subordinate organization of the WE League Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Bellaser and is composed of junior high school and high school players.
In the Empress's Cup, they beat INAC Kobe Leonessa and Omiya Ardija VENTUS in the WE League in the 4th round and the quarterfinals, and played against Jeff Chiba in the WE League in the semifinals held in Utsunomiya City on the 5th.
Menina attacked by connecting the pass accurately in the early stage, but in the 8th minute of the first half, a clear mistake near the goal was hit and the first goal was taken.
After this, although 17-year-old Maya Hijikata, who has scored in all five games so far, counterattacked, he could not break Jeff's strong defense to the end and lost 0 to 1. ..
Menina couldn't make it to the final without winning three straight games against a professional team.
In the other semi-final match, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds, who won the second place five times at the Empress's Cup, defeated Cerezo Osaka 1-0 to advance to the final.
The final, where Jeff and the Reds met, will be held in Kyoto on the 27th of next month.