On Friday, 14 July, the Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) faced the Panama Women's National Team in the MS&AD Cup 2023 held at Yurtec Stadium Sendai, where they won 5-0.
In the final training match scheduled ahead of the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™, Head Coach IKEDA Futoshi gave ISHIKAWA Rion (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds Ladies) her first start. ENDO Jun (Angel City FC/USA), who joined the team in Sendai, started as the left fullback, while TANAKA Mina (INAC Kobe Leonessa), FUJINO Aoba (Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza), and MIYAZAWA Hinata (Mynavi Sendai Ladies) featured the frontline.
Japan took the initiative from the onset, as NAGANO Fuka (Liverpool FC) and HASEGAWA Yui (Manchester City) continuously delivered passes into the attacking third. .....
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