Women's International Friendly

FT Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Australia WLLLD 0
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Japan LWWWW 1
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Sanga Stadium by Kyocera

Match Report

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Australia pay the penalty against Japan in Olympics warm-up

A stray Alanna Kennedy arm led to the only goal of the night as Olympic hosts Japan downed the Matildas 1-0 in a pre-Games friendly.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
0
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
1
48.8
Possession
51.2
11
SHOTS
11
1
ON GOAL
4
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
465
Accurate Passes
506
565
Passes
599
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
0
15
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.0
50
Long Balls
64
23
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
7
16
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
10
Interceptions
19
21
Effective Clearances
11
21
Clearances
11

Head to Head

AUS leads series 2-1

Lineups

JPN · 4-4-2

  1. 18Ayaka YamashitaG
  2. 5Moeka MinamiCD-L
  3. 4Saki KumagaiCD-R
  4. 16Asato MiyagawaLB
  5. 2Risa ShimizuRB
  6. 7Emi NakajimaCM-L
  7. 8Narumi MiuraCM-R
  8. 14Yui HasegawaLM
  9. 13Yuzuho ShiokoshiRM
  10. 9Yuika SugasawaCF-L
  11. 10Mana IwabuchiCF-R

AUS · 3-4-2-1

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

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Australia. Lydia Williams replaces Teagan Micah.
  2. 45' Substitution, Australia. Emily Gielnik replaces Kyah Simon.
  3. 45' Substitution, Australia. Mary Fowler replaces Caitlin Foord.
  4. 45' Substitution, Australia. Alanna Kennedy replaces Stephanie Catley.
  5. 45' Substitution, Australia. Chloe Logarzo replaces Tameka Yallop.
  6. 45' Substitution, Australia. Aivi Luik replaces Sam Kerr.
  7. 54' Goal! Japan 1, Australia 0. Mana Iwabuchi (Japan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  8. 62' Substitution, Japan. Nicole Momiki replaces Yuzuho Shiokoshi.
  9. 62' Substitution, Japan. Hina Sugita replaces Yui Hasegawa.
  10. 62' Substitution, Japan. Mina Tanaka replaces Yuika Sugasawa.
  11. 62' Substitution, Japan. Jun Endo replaces Mana Iwabuchi.
  12. 70' Substitution, Japan. Saori Takarada replaces Moeka Minami.
  13. 75' Substitution, Japan. Nanami Kitamura replaces Asato Miyagawa.
  14. 88' Lydia Williams (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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