Women's Olympic Soccer Tournament

FT Wednesday, July 21, 2021
New Zealand LLLLL 1
–
Australia LLLDL 2
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NZL011
AUS202
Ajinomoto Stadium

Match Report

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
10
7
Saves
1
39.3
Possession
60.7
6
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
198
Accurate Passes
373
323
Passes
478
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
14
10
Crosses
33
0.1
Cross %
0.4
59
Long Balls
56
10
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.2
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
9
15
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
4
Interceptions
10
30
Effective Clearances
9
30
Clearances
9

Head to Head

AUS leads series 3-0-1

Lineups

AUS · 3-4-3

  1. 1Lydia WilliamsG
  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

NZL · 3-4-3

  1. 1Erin NaylerG
  2. 8Abby ErcegCD
  3. 3Anna GreenCD-L
  4. 5Meikayla MooreCD-R
  5. 2Ria PercivalCM-L
  6. 14Katie BowenCM-R
  7. 7Ali RileyLM
  8. 4C.J. BottRM
  9. 17Hannah WilkinsonF
  10. 11Olivia ChanceCF-L
  11. 12Betsy HassettCF-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Australia 1, New Zealand 0. Tameka Yallop (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sam Kerr with a through ball.
  2. 33' Goal! Australia 2, New Zealand 0. Sam Kerr (Australia) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Stephanie Catley with a cross following a corner.
  3. 68' Substitution, New Zealand. Daisy Cleverley replaces Olivia Chance.
  4. 69' Substitution, New Zealand. Paige Satchell replaces Anna Green.
  5. 71' Catherine Bott (New Zealand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 75' Substitution, Australia. Mary Fowler replaces Kyah Simon.
  7. 75' Substitution, Australia. Kyra Cooney-Cross replaces Tameka Yallop.
  8. 81' Katie Bowen (New Zealand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 83' Substitution, Australia. Alanna Kennedy replaces Hayley Raso.
  10. 88' Substitution, New Zealand. Gabrielle Rennie replaces Catherine Bott.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, Australia. Emily Gielnik replaces Caitlin Foord.
  12. 90'+1' Goal! Australia 2, New Zealand 1. Gabrielle Rennie (New Zealand) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ria Percival with a headed pass.

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