Germany vs Japan, 2026 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
Germany
  • 28': Linda Dallmann
  • 73': Klara Bühl
FT
2 - 1
Japan
  • 14': Momoko Tanikawa

About

Germany are hosting Japan at Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the Women's International Friendly.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Honoka Hayashi (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hikaru Kitagawa.
  • 3': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Camilla Küver.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Jule Brand (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Klara Bühl.
  • 12': Foul by Fuka Nagano (Japan).
  • 12': Elisa Senß (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Linda Dallmann (Germany) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sjoeke Nüsken.
  • 14': Goal! Germany 0, Japan 1. Momoko Tanikawa (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Aoba Fujino.
  • 16': Offside, Japan. Kiko Seike is caught offside.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Marie Müller (Germany) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Linda Dallmann.
  • 23': Momoko Tanikawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Elisa Senß (Germany).
  • 28': Goal! Germany 1, Japan 1. Linda Dallmann (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Klara Bühl.
  • 30': Foul by Honoka Hayashi (Japan).
  • 30': Elisa Senß (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Honoka Hayashi (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Kiko Seike (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Honoka Hayashi.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Honoka Hayashi (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aoba Fujino.
  • 36': Foul by Hana Takahashi (Japan).
  • 36': Nicole Anyomi (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Yuzuki Yamamoto.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Marie Müller (Germany) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Sjoeke Nüsken (Germany) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marie Müller with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Foul by Fuka Nagano (Japan).
  • 39': Elisa Senß (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Klara Bühl (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicole Anyomi.
  • 42': Fuka Nagano (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Jule Brand (Germany).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Hikaru Kitagawa.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Germany 1, Japan 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Germany 1, Japan 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Germany. Janina Minge replaces Camilla Küver.
  • 45': Substitution, Germany. Melissa Kössler replaces Nicole Anyomi.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Momoko Tanikawa (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 50': Yui Hasegawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Sophia Kleinherne (Germany).
  • 52': Foul by Aoba Fujino (Japan).
  • 52': Franziska Kett (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Offside, Germany. Jule Brand is caught offside.
  • 57': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Toko Koga.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Franziska Kett (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Klara Bühl following a corner.
  • 59': Substitution, Japan. Hinata Miyazawa replaces Momoko Tanikawa.
  • 59': Substitution, Japan. Remina Chiba replaces Fuka Nagano.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Sjoeke Nüsken (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Melissa Kössler.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Elisa Senß (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sjoeke Nüsken.
  • 63': Substitution, Germany. Carlotta Wamser replaces Marie Müller.
  • 63': Substitution, Germany. Cora Zicai replaces Jule Brand.
  • 65': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Ayaka Yamashita.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Linda Dallmann (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ayaka Yamashita (Japan). Assisted by Klara Bühl.
  • 68': Substitution, Japan. Maika Hamano replaces Kiko Seike.
  • 70': Offside, Japan. Remina Chiba is caught offside.
  • 71': Remina Chiba (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Carlotta Wamser (Germany).
  • 72': Hikaru Kitagawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Cora Zicai (Germany).
  • 73': Goal! Germany 2, Japan 1. Klara Bühl (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Melissa Kössler.
  • 74': Maika Hamano (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Elisa Senß (Germany).
  • 74': Elisa Senß (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Yuzuki Yamamoto.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Franziska Kett (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Yui Hasegawa (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Ena Mahmutovic (Germany). Assisted by Honoka Hayashi.
  • 82': Hikaru Kitagawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Carlotta Wamser (Germany).
  • 82': Substitution, Japan. Rion Ishikawa replaces Yuzuki Yamamoto.
  • 84': Hana Takahashi (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Sophia Kleinherne (Germany).
  • 84': Sophia Kleinherne (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Aoba Fujino (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Toko Koga.
  • 85': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Janina Minge.
  • 87': Foul by Toko Koga (Japan).
  • 87': Klara Bühl (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Germany. Sarai Linder replaces Franziska Kett.
  • 89': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Carlotta Wamser.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Rion Ishikawa (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hana Takahashi with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Hana Takahashi (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rion Ishikawa.
  • 90': Foul by Remina Chiba (Japan).
  • 90': Janina Minge (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Aoba Fujino (Japan).
  • 90': Sjoeke Nüsken (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Germany. Shekiera Martinez replaces Linda Dallmann.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Rion Ishikawa (Japan).
  • 90'+4': Melissa Kössler (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Germany 2, Japan 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Germany 2, Japan 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 1
43.6 Possession 56.4
9 SHOTS 13
2 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
358 Accurate Passes 488
434 Passes 558
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 1
9 Crosses 14
0.1 Cross % 0.1
30 Long Balls 60
13 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 4
15 Effective Tackles 13
25 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 10
22 Effective Clearances 17
22 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: Women's International Friendly

Venue: Weserstadion
Location: Bremen, Germany

Line-Ups

GER Germany (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Ena Mahmutovic (GK)
3 Camilla Küver
23 Sophia Kleinherne Yellow Card
17 Franziska Kett
2 Marie Müller
16 Linda Dallmann
9 Sjoeke Nüsken
20 Elisa Senß Yellow Card
8 Nicole Anyomi
19 Klara Bühl
22 Jule Brand
Germany Substitutes:
Carlotta Wamser, Luzie Zahringer, Melissa Kössler, Sarai Linder, Cora Zicai, Laura Freigang, Janina Minge, Stina Johannes, Laura-Johanna Dick, Lisa Baum, Shekiera Martinez.

JPN Japan (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Ayaka Yamashita (GK)
5 Hana Takahashi
6 Toko Koga
13 Hikaru Kitagawa
16 Yuzuki Yamamoto
18 Honoka Hayashi Yellow Card
10 Fuka Nagano
19 Momoko Tanikawa
15 Aoba Fujino
8 Kiko Seike
14 Yui Hasegawa
Japan Substitutes:
Uno Shiragaki, Maika Hamano, Narumi Miura, Mei Shimada, Fuka Tsunoda, Rion Ishikawa, Shu Ohba, Hinata Miyazawa, Remina Chiba, Akane Okuma, Yui Narumiya.

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