FIFA Women's World Cup

FT Saturday, July 22, 2023
Japan LWWLW 5
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Zambia LLLDW 0
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JPN145
ZAM000
FMG Stadium Waikato · 16,111 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Japan off to a flier with 5-0 win over debutants Zambia

Former champions Japan romped to a 5-0 over Zambia in their Women's World Cup opener at Waikato Stadium on Saturday, outclassing the debutant Africans with a slick display of pass-and-move football.

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Team Stats

4
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
9
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
1
0
Saves
5
59.6
Possession
40.4
25
SHOTS
0
11
ON GOAL
0
0.4
On Target %
0.0
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
483
Accurate Passes
278
603
Passes
413
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
9
Accurate Crosses
1
20
Crosses
4
0.5
Cross %
0.3
53
Long Balls
64
15
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
0
8
Effective Tackles
8
16
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
8
2
Effective Clearances
14
2
Clearances
14

Head to Head

JPN leads series 1-0

Lineups

ZAM · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Catherine MusondaG
  2. 3Lushomo MweembaCD-L
  3. 15Agness MusesaCD-R
  4. 4Susan BandaDM
  5. 13Martha TemboLB
  6. 8Margaret BelemuRB
  7. 12Evarine KatongoCM-L
  8. 14Ireen LunguCM-R
  9. 19Siomala MapepaLM
  10. 17Racheal KundananjiRM
  11. 11Barbra BandaF

Substitutes

  1. 7Ochumba LubandjiSUB
  2. 20Hellen ChandaSUB
  3. 18Eunice SakalaSUB
  4. 22Esther BandaSUB
  5. 2Judith SokoSUB
  6. 5Mary MulengaSUB
  7. 23Vast PhiriSUB
  8. 16Leticia LunguSUB
  9. 6Mary WilombeSUB
  10. 21Avell ChitunduSUB
  11. 9Hellen MubangaSUB
  12. 10Comfort SelemaniSUB

JPN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Ayaka YamashitaG
  2. 4Saki KumagaiCD
  3. 3Moeka MinamiCD-L
  4. 23Rion IshikawaCD-R
  5. 10Fuka NaganoCM-L
  6. 14Yui HasegawaCM-R
  7. 13Jun EndoLM
  8. 2Risa ShimizuRM
  9. 11Mina TanakaF
  10. 7Hinata MiyazawaCF-L
  11. 15Aoba FujinoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Maika HamanoSUB
  2. 21Chika HiraoSUB
  3. 19Miyabi MoriyaSUB
  4. 6Hina SugitaSUB
  5. 5Shiori MiyakeSUB
  6. 16Honoka HayashiSUB
  7. 9Riko UekiSUB
  8. 8Hikaru NaomotoSUB
  9. 22Remina ChibaSUB
  10. 18Momoko TanakaSUB
  11. 17Kiko SeikeSUB
  12. 12Hana TakahashiSUB

Timeline

  1. 43' Goal! Zambia 0, Japan 1. Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aoba Fujino with a cross.
  2. 51' Catherine Musonda (Zambia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 55' Goal! Zambia 0, Japan 2. Mina Tanaka (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jun Endo.
  4. 62' Goal! Zambia 0, Japan 3. Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mina Tanaka with a cross.
  5. 66' Substitution, Japan. Riko Ueki replaces Mina Tanaka.
  6. 71' Goal! Zambia 0, Japan 4. Jun Endo (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa.
  7. 72' Substitution, Zambia. Avell Chitundu replaces Siomala Mapepa.
  8. 72' Substitution, Zambia. Ochumba Lubandji replaces Ireen Lungu.
  9. 77' Substitution, Japan. Kiko Seike replaces Jun Endo.
  10. 77' Substitution, Japan. Hikaru Naomoto replaces Aoba Fujino.
  11. 82' Substitution, Zambia. Vast Phiri replaces Lushomo Mweemba because of an injury.
  12. 90'+3' Substitution, Japan. Remina Chiba replaces Hinata Miyazawa.
  13. 90'+7' Second yellow card to Catherine Musonda (Zambia) for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+9' Substitution, Zambia. Eunice Sakala replaces Avell Chitundu.
  15. 90'+11' Goal! Zambia 0, Japan 5. Riko Ueki (Japan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

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