Women's Olympic Soccer Tournament

FT Saturday, August 3, 2024
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United States WDWWW 1
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Match Report

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Olympics 2024: Trinity Rodman helps USA beat Japan, reach SF

The United States women's national team squeezed past Japan with a stunning Trinity Rodman strike in extra time to reach the Olympic semifinals.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
1
28.9
Possession
71.1
13
SHOTS
15
1
ON GOAL
3
0.1
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
297
Accurate Passes
926
403
Passes
1029
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
3
19
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.2
61
Long Balls
40
19
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
7
18
Effective Tackles
14
32
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
15
Interceptions
6
30
Effective Clearances
25
30
Clearances
25

Highlights

00:48 How the U.S. women needed extra time to beat Japan Watch on ESPN 01:10 Why Trinity Rodman's 'willingness' proved crucial for U.S. women Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

USA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

USA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alyssa NaeherG
  2. 14Emily SonnettCD-L
  3. 4Naomi GirmaCD-R
  4. 7Crystal DunnLB
  5. 2Emily FoxRB
  6. 3Korbin ShraderCM
  7. 16Rose LavelleLM
  8. 10Lindsey HeapsRM
  9. 11Sophia WilsonF
  10. 9Mallory SwansonLF
  11. 5Trinity RodmanRF

JPN · 3-4-3

  1. 1Ayaka YamashitaG
  2. 4Saki KumagaiCD
  3. 3Moeka MinamiCD-L
  4. 6Toko KogaCD-R
  5. 14Yui HasegawaCM-L
  6. 10Fuka NaganoCM-R
  7. 13Hikaru KitagawaLM
  8. 20Miyabi MoriyaRM
  9. 11Mina TanakaF
  10. 8Kiko SeikeCF-L
  11. 15Aoba FujinoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Japan. Maika Hamano replaces Kiko Seike.
  2. 57' Emily Sonnett (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 70' Substitution, Japan. Riko Ueki replaces Mina Tanaka.
  4. 81' Substitution, Japan. Hinata Miyazawa replaces Aoba Fujino.
  5. 90' First Half Extra Time begins USA 0, Japan 0.
  6. 90' Substitution, Japan. Hana Takahashi replaces Toko Koga.
  7. 90' Substitution, USA. Lynn Williams replaces Mallory Swanson.
  8. 105'+2' Goal! USA 1, Japan 0. Trinity Rodman (USA) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Crystal Dunn.
  9. 105'+4' First Half Extra Time ends, USA 1, Japan 0.
  10. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins USA 1, Japan 0.
  11. 105' Substitution, Japan. Honoka Hayashi replaces Yui Hasegawa.
  12. 105' Substitution, Japan. Remina Chiba replaces Hikaru Kitagawa.
  13. 105' Substitution, USA. Jenna Nighswonger replaces Rose Lavelle.
  14. 120'+1' Substitution, USA. Casey Krueger replaces Emily Fox because of an injury.
  15. 120'+3' Second Half Extra Time ends, USA 1, Japan 0.

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