The home side started with purpose as Hiwatari forced goalkeeper Olivia McDaniel to gather a third minute header while Yuzhuo Shiokoshi shot across the face of the Stallion Laguna goal 10 minutes later as Tokyo Verdy Beleza monopolised possession.

Yuna Aoki nodded her header from Oto Kanno’s corner wide with the midway point in the first half approaching before Hiwatari was put through on goal, only for McDaniel to do enough to force the forward to shoot wide as she raced off her goal-line.

Tokyo Verdy Beleza continued to push for the opener, Shiokoshi firing high over the bar in the 37th minute and, with a little over four minutes remaining in the half, the WE League outfit took the lead.

Kitamura moved down the left channel to slide the ball into Hiwatari 12 yards from goal and the forward deftly turned the visiting defence before pulling her low right-foot shot into the bottom corner with McDaniel helpless.

Three minutes after the interval, Kitamura went from provider to scorer, composing herself to bend a right-footed strike around McDaniel when Shiokoshi’s pass found the winger with space and time to convert.

Tokyo Verdy Beleza put the result beyond doubt with 19 minutes remaining when Naomoto converted from the spot, the midfielder sending McDaniel the wrong way after she was upended in the area by Phyu Phwe’s trailing leg.

Shiokoshi unlocked the defence again with nine minutes remaining only for substitute Ujihara to steer her first-time shot wide of the far post, but Matsunaga made no mistake a minute later with a composed finish.

Ujihara was given the opportunity to make amends in the 85th minute, the substitute picking her spot in the corner of McDaniel’s goal as Tokyo Verdy Beleza finished with a flourish.