Women's Olympic Soccer Tournament

FT Friday, August 6, 2021
Canada DWDWW 1
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Sweden WWWWW 1
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Canada win 3-2 on penalties · Nissan Stadium, Yokohama

Match Report

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
14
3
Saves
2
48.8
Possession
51.2
14
SHOTS
30
4
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
366
Accurate Passes
385
520
Passes
525
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
9
19
Crosses
40
0.2
Cross %
0.2
83
Long Balls
52
32
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
14
18
Effective Tackles
9
25
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
19
Interceptions
15
38
Effective Clearances
18
38
Clearances
18

Head to Head

SWE leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SWE · 4-4-2

  1. 1Hedvig LindahlG
  2. 14Nathalie BjörnCD-L
  3. 13Amanda IlestedtCD-R
  4. 6Magdalena ErikssonLB
  5. 4Hanna GlasRB
  6. 16Filippa AngeldahlCM-L
  7. 17Caroline SegerCM-R
  8. 18Fridolina RolföLM
  9. 10Sofia JakobssonRM
  10. 11Stina BlacksteniusCF-L
  11. 9Kosovare AsllaniCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Anna AnvegardSUB
  2. 2Jonna AnderssonSUB
  3. 15Olivia SchoughSUB
  4. 3Emma KullbergSUB
  5. 8Lina HurtigSUB
  6. 12Jennifer FalkSUB
  7. 5Hanna BennisonSUB

CAN · 4-3-1-2

  1. 1Stephanie LabbeG
  2. 3Kadeisha BuchananCD-L
  3. 14Vanessa GillesCD-R
  4. 2Allysha ChapmanLB
  5. 10Ashley LawrenceRB
  6. 15Nichelle PrinceM
  7. 11Desiree ScottCM
  8. 12Christine SinclairAM
  9. 5QuinnLM
  10. 17Jessie FlemingRM
  11. 16Janine SonisCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Kailen Sheridan
  2. 6Deanne Rose
  3. 8Jayde Riviere
  4. 7Julia Grosso
  5. 4Shelina Zadorsky
  6. 9Adriana Leon
  7. 19Jordyn Huitema

Timeline

  1. 27' Janine Beckie (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 34' Goal! Sweden 1, Canada 0. Stina Blackstenius (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kosovare Asllani.
  3. 45' Substitution, Canada. Julia Grosso replaces Quinn.
  4. 45' Substitution, Canada. Adriana Leon replaces Janine Beckie.
  5. 63' Substitution, Canada. Deanne Rose replaces Nichelle Prince.
  6. 67' Goal! Sweden 1, Canada 1. Jessie Fleming (Canada) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  7. 75' Substitution, Sweden. Lina Hurtig replaces Sofia Jakobsson.
  8. 75' Substitution, Sweden. Jonna Andersson replaces Magdalena Eriksson.
  9. 75' Substitution, Sweden. Hanna Bennison replaces Filippa Angeldal.
  10. 86' Substitution, Canada. Jordyn Huitema replaces Christine Sinclair.
  11. 90' First Half Extra Time begins Sweden 1, Canada 1.
  12. 93' Substitution, Canada. Jayde Riviere replaces Allysha Chapman.
  13. 104' Kosovare Asllani (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 105'+2'
  15. 105'
  16. 105' Substitution, Sweden. Olivia Schough replaces Fridolina Rolfö.
  17. 105' Substitution, Sweden. Anna Anvegard replaces Stina Blackstenius.
  18. 120' Substitution, Sweden. Emma Kullberg replaces Amanda Ilestedt.
  19. 120'+2' Substitution, Canada. Shelina Zadorsky replaces Desiree Scott.
  20. 120'+2' Second Half Extra Time ends, Sweden 1, Canada 1.
  21. 120'
  22. 120' Penalty Shootout ends, Sweden 1(2), Canada 1(3).

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