Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament

FT Saturday, July 31, 2021
New Zealand U23 WLD 0
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Japan U23 DWWWW 0
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Japan U23 advance 4-2 on penalties · mercari Stadium

Match Report

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Team Stats

25
Fouls
17
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
9
6
Saves
2
50.5
Possession
49.5
8
SHOTS
21
3
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
441
Accurate Passes
446
565
Passes
551
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
10
21
Crosses
29
0.2
Cross %
0.3
102
Long Balls
69
54
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
21
Effective Tackles
8
27
Tackles
10
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
22
Interceptions
13
16
Effective Clearances
16
16
Clearances
16

Lineups

JPN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Kosei TaniG
  2. 14Takehiro TomiyasuCD-L
  3. 5Maya YoshidaCD-R
  4. 13Reo HatateLB
  5. 15Daiki HashiokaRB
  6. 7Takefusa KuboAM
  7. 6Wataru EndoLM
  8. 17Ao TanakaRM
  9. 19Daichi HayashiF
  10. 16Yuki SomaAM-L
  11. 10Ritsu DoanAM-R

NZL · 3-5-2

  1. 1Michael WoudG
  2. 2Winston ReidCD
  3. 4Nando PijnakerCD-L
  4. 16Gianni StensnessCD-R
  5. 19Matthew GarbettCM-L
  6. 6Lewis ClaytonCM-R
  7. 8Joe BellAM
  8. 3Liberato CacaceLM
  9. 17Callan ElliotRM
  10. 18Ben WaineCF-L
  11. 9Chris WoodCF-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Joe Bell (New Zealand U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 51' Substitution, New Zealand U23. Callum McCowatt replaces Winston Reid because of an injury.
  3. 55' Gianni Stensness (New Zealand U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 64' Matthew Garbett (New Zealand U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 69' Substitution, Japan U23. Ayase Ueda replaces Daichi Hayashi.
  6. 69' Substitution, Japan U23. Yuta Nakayama replaces Yuki Soma.
  7. 71' Liberato Cacace (New Zealand U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 79' Substitution, New Zealand U23. Elijah Just replaces Matthew Garbett.
  9. 79' Substitution, New Zealand U23. Dane Ingham replaces Callan Elliot.
  10. 84' Substitution, New Zealand U23. Joseph Champness replaces Ben Waine.
  11. 89' Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'
  13. 90' Substitution, Japan U23. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Reo Hatate.
  14. 90' Substitution, Japan U23. Ko Itakura replaces Ao Tanaka.
  15. 105'+1' First Half Extra Time ends, Japan U23 0, New Zealand U23 0.
  16. 105' Substitution, Japan U23. Koji Miyoshi replaces Ritsu Doan.
  17. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins Japan U23 0, New Zealand U23 0.
  18. 114' Koji Miyoshi (Japan U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 120' Second Half Extra Time ends, Japan U23 0, New Zealand U23 0.
  20. 120' Penalty Shootout begins Japan U23 0, New Zealand U23 0.
  21. 120'

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