In the East Asian soccer championship, the women's representative from Japan "Nadeshiko Japan" faced the final match against China in Ibaraki Prefecture on the 26th and drew 0-0, but they surpassed the other three teams in terms of points and won the tournament for the second consecutive time. Played.

The East Asian Soccer Championship will start on the 19th of this month, and Nadeshiko Japan, a women's team, is fighting with a team centered on domestic teams to raise their strength for the World Cup, which will start in July next year.



Japan won the first match against South Korea and the following match against Taiwan for the second time in a row, and on the 26th, they faced the final match against China to win the championship at Kashima Stadium.



Japan, which replaced seven starting members from the previous match against Taiwan, made a chance in the first half, starting from frontline players such as Remina Chiba, but could not score and entered the second half with 0-0.



Japan continued their offensive in the second half, and in the 6th minute forward Riko Ueki's shot hit the crossbar and advanced the match to the end, but it did not lead to a goal and it was a 0-0 draw.



Japan drew, but with a total of 2 wins and 1 draw with 7 points, they outperformed the other 3 teams and won the 4th championship in 2 consecutive tournaments.

Captain Shimizu "I'm very happy to win the championship."

Risa Shimizu, the captain and defender, said, "It was great if I could win, but I'm very happy to win the draw. Isn't it the best harvest to connect to victory? "

Director Ikeda "Players grow one game per game"

Nadeshiko Japan coach Futoshi Ikeda said, "The players have grown one game at a time, and various players have been active on the pitch. It was a successful tournament. I want to grow even more." I told you.