Japan vs Vietnam, 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup, Group Stage

· AFC Women's Asian Cup
Japan
  • 21': Riko Ueki
  • 51': Maika Hamano
  • 64': Aoba Fujino
  • 67': Kiko Seike
FT
4 - 0
Vietnam

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    Match Timeline

    • 21': Riko Ueki (Japan) Goal at 21'
    • 45': Toko Koga (Japan) Substitution at 45'
    • 45': Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) Substitution at 45'
    • 45': Mina Tanaka (Japan) Substitution at 45'
    • 51': Maika Hamano (Japan) Goal at 51'
    • 62': Huynh Nhu (Vietnam) Substitution at 62'
    • 63': Kiko Seike (Japan) Substitution at 63'
    • 63': Yuzuki Yamamoto (Japan) Substitution at 63'
    • 64': Aoba Fujino (Japan) Goal at 64'
    • 67': Kiko Seike (Japan) Goal at 67'
    • 70': Nguyen Thi Bích Thùy (Vietnam) Substitution at 70'
    • 70': Duong Thi Van (Vietnam) Substitution at 70'
    • 82': Maya Hijikata (Japan) Substitution at 82'
    • 86': Hoàng Thi Loan (Vietnam) Substitution at 86'
    • 86': Nguyen Thi Truc Huong (Vietnam) Substitution at 86'
    • 90'+2': Nguyen Thi Hoa (Vietnam) Substitution at 92'

    Statistics

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    2 Fouls 6
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    0 Corner Kicks 10
    8 Saves 1
    19.5 Possession 80.5
    1 SHOTS 27
    1 ON GOAL 12
    1.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    0 Blocked Shots 7
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Women's Asian Cup

    Venue: HBF Park
    Location: Perth, Australia
    Attendance: 3,648

    AFC Women's Asian Cup Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Japan 3 +17 9
    2 Chinese Taipei 3 +1 6
    3 Vietnam 3 -4 3
    4 India 3 -14 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    JPN Japan (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Ayaka Yamashita (GK)
    4 Saki Kumagai
    5 Hana Takahashi
    13 Hikaru Kitagawa
    2 Risa Shimizu
    10 Fuka Nagano
    19 Momoko Tanikawa
    14 Yui Hasegawa
    9 Riko Ueki
    15 Aoba Fujino
    17 Maika Hamano
    Japan Substitutes:
    Maya Hijikata, Toko Koga, Kiko Seike, Hinata Miyazawa, Miyabi Moriya, Yuzuki Yamamoto, Remina Chiba, Honoka Hayashi, Moeka Minami, Manaka Matsukubo, Chika Hirao, Yui Narumiya, Mina Tanaka, Akane Okuma.

    VIE Vietnam (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    20 Khong Thi Hang (GK)
    10 Tran Thi Hai Linh
    13 Le Thi Diem My
    2 Luong Thi Thu Thuong
    17 Tran Thi Thu Thao
    15 Tran Thi Duyen
    11 Thái Thi Thao
    18 Cu Thi Huynh Nhu
    21 Ngan Thi Van Su
    26 Vu Thi Hoa
    24 Nguyen Thi Thúy Hang
    Vietnam Substitutes:
    Pham Hai Yen, Nguyen Thi My Anh, Tran Thi Kim Thanh, Tran Nhat Lan, Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhã, Huynh Nhu, Thi Nguyen Tuyet Ngan, Nguyen Thi Hoa, Tran Thi Thu, Duong Thi Van, Nguyen Thi Bích Thùy, Hoàng Thi Loan, Ngoc Minh Chuyên, Doan Thi Ngoc Phuong, Nguyen Thi Truc Huong.

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