23rd All-Japan Women's Inter-Collegiate Championships - Final Matches

Third-Place Match, played on Sunday 18th of January:

Match 23:
Musashigaoka College  0 - 6  Kibi International University
(Attendance: 2,150)

Kibi International University had a very easy win over Musashigaoka College to claim third place, with a hat-trick from Nishikawa Asuka in her final game for the team the highlight. Kibi's other scorers were Takatsuka Ayane, Hamamoto Marin and final year student Muramatsu Mafuyu.

Hoshiyama has a shot on goal early in the match, dealt with well by Isashi Kaede in goal for Kibi

Kibi's opening goal came from a powerful shot by Nagano Momoko
which deflected off the crossbar...

Takatsuka Ayane had no difficulty in scoring into an empty net

Hamamoto Marin scored Kibi's third, scoring under the bar off a Nishikawa header

Musashigaoka goalkeeper Shinomaru Saki was called into action repeatedly
and here makes a good save

Nishikawa Asuka completes a fine hat-trick with this guided header on sixty minutes

Like Nishikawa, Muramatsu Mafuyu is a fourth-year student from Hokkaido.
Here she leaps highest to score Kibi's sixth and final goal

Musashigaoka College:
Shinomaru Saki, Shimada Riona, Hayashi Momo (capt), Akagi Fumika, Ogawa Satsuki, Kuratani Yuna, Suda Ayaka, Yoshigoe Hikari, Narushima Azusa, Hoshiyama Ayaka, Matsunaga Mami
Subs: Hayashi Saki (Narushima Azusa, 54 mins), Imai Miho (Ogawa Satsuki, 77 mins), Takitani Hinata (Akagi Fumika, 82 mins)
Unused subs: Harada Miho, Matsuda Mika, Yanagihara Eriko, Hatanaka Yukino

Kibi International University:
Isashi Kaede, Muramatsu Mafuyu, Kadota Rui, Yoshitake Manami, Takano Saki (capt), Takatsuka Ayane, Watanabe Kazumi, Nagano Momoko, Kurakazu Shiho, Nishikawa Asuka, Hamamoto Marin
Subs: Miyake Ayumi (Takatsuka Ayane, 67 mins), Adachi Eriko (Hamamoto Marin, 73 mins), Morimoto Kiyo (Isashi Kaede, 84 mins)
Unused subs: Mukai Satsuki, Eguchi Mika, Tachibana Rei, Kanbara Misaki
Scorers: Takatsuka Ayane (18 mins), Nishikawa Asuka (28, 56, 60 mins), Hamamoto Marin (29 mins), Muramatsu Mafuyu (64 mins)


Final Match, played on Sunday 18th of January:

Match 24:
Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences  0 - 0  Nippon Sport Science University
Nippon Sport Science University win 4-2 on penalties after extra time
(Attendance: 3,555)

A tight and even match in which defences dominated ended up going to a penalty shoot-out, where Nittaidai's players held their nerve better to win and take their sixteenth intercollegiate title.

First-year student Inoue Nene watches Sato Rina's early shot sail high over the bar

Sato runs at Abe Rie; both defences were very well organised

Uemura Shoko is disappointed in herself when her first good chance misses the target

Unno Kana is not a tall goalkeeper but was commanding in her goal area

Kusano Shiho (#2) shields the ball from Hirata Hikari

The best chance of the second half was this shot from Mihashi Mana
which ricocheted off the crossbar

Nittaidai midfielder Enokidani Misaki looks to hold the ball up

Matsuoka Sayuri hits the post, the second of her side's penalty misses

Uemura Shoko steps up confidently to score the winning penalty

Nittaidai celebrate their sixteenth inter-collegiate title

Nippon Sport Science University:
Inoue Nene, Sakurai Mayuka, Haza Hisui, Yamakawa Natsuki, Abe Rie, Matsunaga Saki, Ito Yukina (capt), Goto Ami, Enokidani Misaki, Uemura Shoko, Hirata Hikari
Subs: Uchida Misuzu (Hirata Hikari, 81 mins), Nagashima Hikari (Goto Ami, 104 mins)
Unused subs: Matsuda Kasumi, Nozu Erika, Ishii Chiharu, Kojima Wakiko, Maegami Eri
Booked: Uchida Misuzu

Osaka University of Health and Sport Science:
Unno Kana, Kusano Shiho, Matsuoka Sayuri, Miyamoto Yuka, Kato Mizuho, Mihashi Mana (capt), Motofuji Risa, Nunoyama Misato, Yoshida Shiho, Honda Yuka, Sato Rina
Subs: Kuwahara Akane (Sato Rina, 74 mins), Ogawa Kurumi (Nunoyama Misato, 83 mins)
Unused subs: Yahata Mari, Fujii Nao, Kashima Yui, Nagamachi Yuri, Yoshitani Akane