In the Japan Handball League, the playoff final was held, with Hokkoku Bank winning the first eight consecutive titles for women and Toyoda Gosei winning the second consecutive title for boys.
On the 20th, the Japan Handball League playedoff final was held at "Musashino Forest Sport Plaza" in Chofu City, Tokyo.
For the girls, Hokkoku Bank, which passed the regular season in 1st place without losing 18 consecutive victories, and Omron, who was in 3rd place in the regular season, played against each other.
Hokkoku Bank steadily accumulated points centered on Natsuki Aizawa, the top scorer of this season, and led the first half to 16:10 and turned back, but in the second half also did not give the initiative to Omron and won 30 to 25. , Won the first eight consecutive victories in history for both men and women.
Hokkoku Bank's Aizawa said, "We were able to carry out the game at our own pace from the start, so we were able to relax and play the game. It is not easy to keep winning the game in front of us. So I'm very happy to be able to win the championship for eight consecutive times. "
For the boys, Toyoda Gosei, which ranked first in the regular season, and Toyota Auto Body, which ranked second, played against each other.
Toyoda Gosei led 8 points with 20 to 12 in the first half, but in the second half, the shot was not decided due to the good save of the opponent's keeper, and the painful development that allowed haste and conceded consecutive goals continued, and the remaining 10 minutes I was able to catch up with the tie with 24 to 24.
Nevertheless, at the end of the game, Toyoda Gosei made a definite shot from a calm pass and shook off the counterattack of Toyota Auto Body, winning 31 to 28 and achieving the second straight victory.
Goki Koshio, the captain of Toyoda Gosei, said, "It was difficult in the second half, but I believed that I had accumulated for a year, and the team united to fight through to the end. It was a complete match. "