Women's Olympic Soccer Tournament

FT Saturday, July 24, 2021
Australia LLDLW 2
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Sweden DWWDW 4
1st2ndT
AUS112
SWE134
Saitama Stadium 2002

Match Report

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Team Stats

2
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
4
0
Saves
2
51.2
Possession
48.8
8
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
365
Accurate Passes
346
484
Passes
466
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
2
20
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.2
74
Long Balls
64
31
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
1
13
Effective Tackles
9
16
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
5
19
Effective Clearances
12
19
Clearances
12

Head to Head

SWE leads series 1-0-2

Lineups

SWE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hedvig LindahlG
  2. 6Magdalena ErikssonCD-L
  3. 13Amanda IlestedtCD-R
  4. 2Jonna AnderssonLB
  5. 4Hanna GlasRB
  6. 9Kosovare AsllaniAM
  7. 17Caroline SegerLM
  8. 16Filippa AngeldahlRM
  9. 8Lina HurtigF
  10. 18Fridolina RolföAM-L
  11. 10Sofia JakobssonAM-R

AUS · 3-4-2-1

  1. 18Teagan MicahG
  2. 4Clare PolkinghorneCD
  3. 5Aivi LuikCD-L
  4. 12Ellie CarpenterCD-R
  5. 13Tameka YallopCM-L
  6. 10Emily van EgmondCM-R
  7. 7Steph CatleyLM
  8. 16Hayley RasoRM
  9. 2Sam KerrF
  10. 9Caitlin FoordCF-L
  11. 17Kyah SimonCF-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Sweden 1, Australia 0. Fridolina Rolfö (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sofia Jakobsson with a cross.
  2. 36' Goal! Sweden 1, Australia 1. Sam Kerr (Australia) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyah Simon with a cross.
  3. 45' Substitution, Sweden. Nathalie Bjorn replaces Hanna Glas.
  4. 48' Goal! Sweden 1, Australia 2. Sam Kerr (Australia) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Caitlin Foord.
  5. 52' Goal! Sweden 2, Australia 2. Lina Hurtig (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sofia Jakobsson.
  6. 59' Substitution, Sweden. Stina Blackstenius replaces Lina Hurtig.
  7. 63' Goal! Sweden 3, Australia 2. Fridolina Rolfö (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Filippa Angeldal.
  8. 64' Substitution, Australia. Alanna Kennedy replaces Aivi Luik.
  9. 64' Substitution, Australia. Kyra Cooney-Cross replaces Tameka Yallop.
  10. 70' Penalty saved! Sam Kerr (Australia) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  11. 79' Substitution, Sweden. Olivia Schough replaces Sofia Jakobsson.
  12. 79' Substitution, Sweden. Hanna Bennison replaces Filippa Angeldal.
  13. 80' Substitution, Australia. Mary Fowler replaces Hayley Raso.
  14. 82' Goal! Sweden 4, Australia 2. Stina Blackstenius (Sweden) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kosovare Asllani with a cross following a corner.
  15. 87' Substitution, Sweden. Madelen Janogy replaces Fridolina Rolfö.
  16. 87' Substitution, Australia. Emily Gielnik replaces Kyah Simon.

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