Women's Olympic Soccer Tournament

FT Saturday, July 24, 2021
Great Britain WWWLW 1
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Japan WWWWD 0
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Daiwa House Premist Dome

Match Report

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Team GB edge past hosts Japan through Ellen White header to reach quarterfinals

Team GB progressed into the Olympics quarterfinals with a 1-0 victory over hosts Japan on Saturday.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
1
59.2
Possession
40.8
14
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
1
0.1
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
470
Accurate Passes
315
564
Passes
394
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
1
25
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.1
51
Long Balls
59
27
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
5
6
Effective Tackles
16
8
Tackles
21
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
15
Interceptions
17
13
Effective Clearances
23
13
Clearances
23

Lineups

JPN · 4-4-2

  1. 18Ayaka YamashitaG
  2. 5Moeka MinamiCD-L
  3. 4Saki KumagaiCD-R
  4. 16Asato MiyagawaLB
  5. 2Risa ShimizuRB
  6. 20Honoka HayashiCM-L
  7. 7Emi NakajimaCM-R
  8. 6Hina SugitaLM
  9. 13Yuzuho ShiokoshiRM
  10. 11Mina TanakaCF-L
  11. 14Yui HasegawaCF-R

GBR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ellie RoebuckG
  2. 16Leah WilliamsonCD-L
  3. 5Steph HoughtonCD-R
  4. 3Demi StokesLB
  5. 2Lucy BronzeRB
  6. 8Kim LittleAM
  7. 6Sophie IngleLM
  8. 4Keira WalshRM
  9. 9Ellen WhiteF
  10. 15Lauren HempAM-L
  11. 7Nikita ParrisAM-R

Timeline

  1. 30' Honoka Hayashi (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 55' Substitution, Japan. Nicole Momiki replaces Yuzuho Shiokoshi.
  3. 59' Substitution, Great Britain Women. Caroline Weir replaces Sophie Ingle.
  4. 67' Substitution, Japan. Narumi Miura replaces Honoka Hayashi.
  5. 67' Substitution, Japan. Jun Endo replaces Mina Tanaka.
  6. 74' Goal! Japan 0, Great Britain Women 1. Ellen White (Great Britain Women) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucy Bronze with a cross.
  7. 76' Substitution, Great Britain Women. Rachel Daly replaces Nikita Parris.
  8. 79' Ayaka Yamashita (Japan) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 80' Substitution, Japan. Mana Iwabuchi replaces Emi Nakajima.
  10. 88' Substitution, Great Britain Women. Georgia Stanway replaces Lauren Hemp.
  11. 89' Substitution, Great Britain Women. Jill Scott replaces Kim Little.

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