The soccer women's professional league WE League league match was held for the first time at the new national stadium, and the league's largest number of spectators, including fans of INAC Kobe Leonessa and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds, visited. I did.
The Emperor's Cup and the J1 league match have been held at the new national stadium, and on the 14th, the WE League Leonessa and Reds match was held for the first time as a league match.
On this day, a soccer event for children was held at the stadium from the morning, and the surrounding area was crowded with many soccer fans even before the game. It was my first time to see it, so I was looking forward to it. "
Before the match, a ceremony was held in which Homare Sawa and Aya Miyama, who were active in Nadeshiko Japan, participated.
In addition, the match on the 14th was a match between the champions of Leonessa, who won the championship in the previous section, and Reds, who won the Empress's Cup, and the number of spectators was 11,763, which is the largest number in the WE League.
In the match, Reds won 1-0 with Kozue Ando's goal.
Kozue Ando of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds, who scored the final goal, said, "It was my first time to play at the new national stadium, and many spectators gathered to get motivated. Playing in such a place is a player. It's special for us, and it also leads to level up. Today we had about 10,000 spectators, but we want to improve our competitiveness so that we can play a game that fills the stadium. We want to make the WE league more exciting. " Was there.