FIFA Women's World Cup

FT Tuesday, June 23, 2015
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Japan LWWWW 2
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Match Report

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Japan beat the Netherlands 2-1 to advance to quarterfinals

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
1
52
Possession
48
12
SHOTS
18
2
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
455
Accurate Passes
432
556
Passes
514
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
20
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.4
69
Long Balls
55
38
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
9
14
Tackles
9
0.9
Tackle %
1.0
0
Interceptions
0
15
Effective Clearances
17
15
Clearances
17

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

NED · 4-3-3

  1. 1Loes GeurtsG
  2. 4Mandy van den BergCD-L
  3. 3Stefanie van der GragtCD-R
  4. 15Merel van DongenLB
  5. 2Desiree van LunterenRB
  6. 10Daniëlle van de DonkCM
  7. 8Sherida SpitseLM
  8. 6Anouk DekkerRM
  9. 9Vivianne MiedemaF
  10. 11Lieke MartensLF
  11. 7Manon MelisRF

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Japan 1, Netherlands Women 0. Saori Ariyoshi (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 50' Saori Ariyoshi (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 53' Substitution, Netherlands Women. Kirsten van de Ven replaces Daniëlle van de Donk.
  4. 66' Substitution, Japan. Mana Iwabuchi replaces Shinobu Ohno.
  5. 78' Goal! Japan 2, Netherlands Women 0. Mizuho Sakaguchi (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Aya Miyama.
  6. 80' Substitution, Japan. Homare Sawa replaces Nahomi Kawasumi.
  7. 86' Substitution, Netherlands Women. Tessel Middag replaces Merel van Dongen.
  8. 90'+2' Goal! Japan 2, Netherlands Women 1. Kirsten van de Ven (Netherlands Women) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manon Melis with a cross.

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