Japan vs Canada, 2020 Olympic Women's Soccer, Group Stage
· Women's Olympic Soccer TournamentAbout
Japan are hosting Canada
at Daiwa House Premist Dome, Sapporo, Japan, starting on
. The match is a part of the Women's Olympic Soccer Tournament.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Mana Iwabuchi (Japan) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right.
- 5': Christine Sinclair (Canada) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 6': Goal! Japan 0, Canada 1. Christine Sinclair (Canada) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
- 8': Foul by Emi Nakajima (Japan).
- 8': Kadeisha Buchanan (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Narumi Miura (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yuika Sugasawa.
- 20': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Moeka Minami.
- 31': Attempt missed. Yuzuho Shiokoshi (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa.
- 36': Foul by Ashley Lawrence (Canada).
- 36': Yui Hasegawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Nichelle Prince.
- 43': Attempt missed. Risa Shimizu (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mana Iwabuchi.
- 45'+1': Foul by Nichelle Prince (Canada).
- 45'+1': Sakiko Ikeda (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Japan 0, Canada 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Japan 0, Canada 1.
- 45': Substitution, Japan. Mina Tanaka replaces Yuika Sugasawa.
- 47': Offside, Canada. Quinn tries a through ball, but Nichelle Prince is caught offside.
- 47': Penalty Japan. Mina Tanaka draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 47': Penalty conceded by Stephanie Labbé (Canada) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 50': VAR Decision: Penalty Japan.
- 53': Stephanie Labbé (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Penalty saved! Mina Tanaka (Japan) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 54': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Christine Sinclair.
- 54': Attempt saved. Mina Tanaka (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Risa Shimizu.
- 54': Attempt saved. Yuzuho Shiokoshi (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Narumi Miura (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 55': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Christine Sinclair.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Yuzuho Shiokoshi (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 58': Substitution, Canada. Kailen Sheridan replaces Stephanie Labbé because of an injury.
- 59': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Yui Hasegawa.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Nichelle Prince (Canada) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 60': Offside, Canada. Nichelle Prince tries a through ball, but Janine Beckie is caught offside.
- 61': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Risa Shimizu.
- 62': Substitution, Japan. Jun Endo replaces Yuzuho Shiokoshi.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Nichelle Prince (Canada) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christine Sinclair.
- 72': Attempt missed. Nichelle Prince (Canada) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Christine Sinclair.
- 73': Substitution, Canada. Deanne Rose replaces Quinn.
- 74': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Moeka Minami.
- 76': Substitution, Japan. Hina Sugita replaces Emi Nakajima.
- 78': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Desiree Scott.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Christine Sinclair (Canada) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Janine Beckie.
- 81': Attempt missed. Mana Iwabuchi (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 82': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Ashley Lawrence.
- 83': Hand ball by Mina Tanaka (Japan).
- 84': Goal! Japan 1, Canada 1. Mana Iwabuchi (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa with a through ball.
- 85': Substitution, Canada. Évelyne Viens replaces Christine Sinclair.
- 85': Substitution, Canada. Adriana Leon replaces Nichelle Prince.
- 87': Attempt missed. Jessie Fleming (Canada) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90': Substitution, Japan. Nicole Momiki replaces Yui Hasegawa.
- 90': Foul by Allysha Chapman (Canada).
- 90': Narumi Miura (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Ashley Lawrence (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Mana Iwabuchi (Japan).
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Mina Tanaka (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Narumi Miura.
- 90'+7': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Narumi Miura.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Mana Iwabuchi (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Narumi Miura.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Japan 1, Canada 1.
- 0': Match ends, Japan 1, Canada 1.
Statistics
 CAN |
JPN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 3 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 50.1 | Possession | 49.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 412 | Accurate Passes | 422 |
| 522 | Passes | 530 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 22 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 20 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 20 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 11 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Women's Olympic Soccer Tournament
Venue: Daiwa House Premist Dome
Location: Sapporo, Japan
Venue: Daiwa House Premist Dome
Location: Sapporo, Japan
OLY Soccer (W) Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | +3 | 3 |
| 3 | Colombia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | -4 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Japan (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sakiko Ikeda (GK) |
| 5 | Moeka Minami |
| 4 | Saki Kumagai |
| 17 | Nanami Kitamura |
| 2 | Risa Shimizu |
| 8 | Narumi Miura |
| 7 | Emi Nakajima |
| 14 | Yui Hasegawa |
| 13 | Yuzuho Shiokoshi |
| 9 | Yuika Sugasawa |
| 10 | Mana Iwabuchi |
Canada (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stephanie Labbe (GK)  |
| 4 | Shelina Zadorsky |
| 3 | Kadeisha Buchanan |
| 2 | Allysha Chapman |
| 10 | Ashley Lawrence |
| 17 | Jessie Fleming |
| 5 | Quinn |
| 11 | Desiree Scott |
| 12 | Christine Sinclair |
| 15 | Nichelle Prince |
| 16 | Janine Sonis |
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