In the women's soccer WE League, the second season has started, and INAC Kobe Leonessa, who are aiming for consecutive titles, beat Omiya Ardija VENTUS 2-0 and got off to a good start.
The WE League, now in its second year, will feature the same 11 teams as last season, and will play 20 games each in a home-and-away format until May next year to compete for the championship.
On the 23rd, Leonessa, the inaugural winning team, faced the opening match against Ardija at their home Noevir Stadium Kobe.
Leonessa took the initiative from the start, and in the 35th minute of the first half, Nadeshiko Japan's Tanaka Mina headed a cross ball to open the scoring.
In the second half, the team continued to be attacked, but captain MIYAKE Shiori played a central role in holding out a solid defense. In the 35th minute, Tanaka scored the second goal of the match to extend the lead. .
Leonessa got off to a good start with a 2-0 win to win the league title.
Coach PARK Kang-jo of Leonessa, who will take charge of the team from this season, reflected on the match, saying, "I think we were nervous in the beginning of the opening match, but after scoring the opening goal, we were able to advance at our own pace." rice field.
In addition, Tanaka, who scored two goals, said, "I thought it was a very important match while aiming for consecutive victories, so I'm glad I was able to win. The first goal was a perfect ball, so I just hit it. However, for the second goal, if I had believed that the ball would come, I would have run and it would have landed in a good spot.”