FIFA Women's World Cup

FT Wednesday, July 1, 2015
England LWWWW 1
–
Japan WWWWW 2
1st2ndT
ENG101
JPN112
Commonwealth Stadium · FS1

Match Report

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Japan beat England 2-1 after Laura Bassett's own goal in injury time

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
1
42
Possession
58
15
SHOTS
7
2
ON GOAL
2
0.1
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
147
Accurate Passes
333
266
Passes
445
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
1
18
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.1
76
Long Balls
90
23
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
0
12
Effective Tackles
14
16
Tackles
19
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
15
Effective Clearances
31
15
Clearances
31

Head to Head

ENG leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

JPN · 4-4-2

  1. 18Ayumi KaihoriG
  2. 4Saki KumagaiCD-L
  3. 3Azusa IwashimizuCD-R
  4. 5Aya SameshimaLB
  5. 19Saori AriyoshiRB
  6. 13Rumi UtsugiCM-L
  7. 6Mizuho SakaguchiCM-R
  8. 8Aya MiyamaLM
  9. 9Nahomi KawasumiRM
  10. 11Shinobu OhnoCF-L
  11. 17Yuki NagasatoCF-R

ENG · 4-3-3

  1. 1Karen BardsleyG
  2. 6Laura BassettCD-L
  3. 5Steph HoughtonCD-R
  4. 3Claire RaffertyLB
  5. 12Lucy BronzeRB
  6. 4Fara WilliamsCM
  7. 16Katie ChapmanLM
  8. 11Jade MooreRM
  9. 19Jodie TaylorF
  10. 18Toni DugganLF
  11. 8Jill ScottRF

Timeline

  1. 31' Claire Rafferty (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 33' Goal! Japan 1, England 0. Aya Miyama (Japan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 40' Goal! Japan 1, England 1. Fara Williams (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 60' Substitution, England. Ellen White replaces Jodie Taylor.
  5. 70' Substitution, Japan. Mana Iwabuchi replaces Shinobu Ohno.
  6. 75' Substitution, England. Alex Scott replaces Lucy Bronze because of an injury.
  7. 86' Substitution, England. Karen Carney replaces Fara Williams.
  8. 90' Yuki Nagasato (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 90'+2' Own Goal by Laura Bassett, England. Japan 2, England 1.

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