Japan vs Canada, 2025 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
Japan
  • 45': Mina Tanaka
FT
1 - 0
Canada

    About

    Japan are hosting Canada at Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Women's International Friendly.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Sydney Collins (Canada) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adriana Leon.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Jessie Fleming (Canada) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Akane Okuma (Japan).
    • 3': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Akane Okuma.
    • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Akane Okuma (Japan).
    • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 6': Akane Okuma (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Évelyne Viens (Canada).
    • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Akane Okuma (Japan).
    • 11': Substitution, Japan. Chika Hirao replaces Akane Okuma because of an injury.
    • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 13': Foul by Sydney Collins (Canada).
    • 13': Maika Hamano (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Hikaru Kitagawa (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 15': Offside, Japan. Mina Tanaka is caught offside.
    • 17': Offside, Japan. Manaka Matsukubo is caught offside.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Manaka Matsukubo (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Miyabi Moriya.
    • 20': Foul by Vanessa Gilles (Canada).
    • 20': Mina Tanaka (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Mimi Alidou (Canada) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Mina Tanaka (Japan).
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Yui Hasegawa (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miyabi Moriya.
    • 27': Foul by Vanessa Gilles (Canada).
    • 27': Mina Tanaka (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Mina Tanaka (Japan).
    • 29': Jessie Fleming (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Mimi Alidou (Canada).
    • 31': Miyabi Moriya (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Yui Hasegawa (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maika Hamano.
    • 35': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Shelina Zadorsky.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Manaka Matsukubo (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa following a fast break.
    • 44': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Sydney Collins.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Narumi Miura (Japan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sabrina D'Angelo (Canada). Assisted by Hikaru Kitagawa with a cross.
    • 45': Goal! Japan 1, Canada 0. Mina Tanaka (Japan) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Narumi Miura (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Vanessa Gilles.
    • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Moeka Minami (Japan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Sabrina D'Angelo (Canada). Assisted by Yui Hasegawa with a cross.
    • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Manaka Matsukubo (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maika Hamano.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Japan 1, Canada 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Japan 1, Canada 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Japan. Hinata Miyazawa replaces Narumi Miura.
    • 45': Substitution, Japan. Momoko Tanikawa replaces Yui Hasegawa.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Maika Hamano (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aoba Fujino.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Aoba Fujino (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mina Tanaka.
    • 52': Hikaru Kitagawa (Japan) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Manaka Matsukubo.
    • 52': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (Japan).
    • 52': Jessie Fleming (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Offside, Canada. Évelyne Viens is caught offside.
    • 55': Offside, Japan. Manaka Matsukubo is caught offside.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Aoba Fujino (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sabrina D'Angelo (Canada). Assisted by Momoko Tanikawa.
    • 56': Foul by Adriana Leon (Canada).
    • 56': Hikaru Kitagawa (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Shelina Zadorsky.
    • 59': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Rion Ishikawa.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Vanessa Gilles (Canada) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Janine Sonis with a cross following a corner.
    • 61': Substitution, Canada. Nichelle Prince replaces Holly Ward.
    • 61': Substitution, Japan. Yoshino Nakashima replaces Manaka Matsukubo.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Évelyne Viens (Canada) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Chika Hirao (Japan). Assisted by Emma Regan.
    • 61': Foul by Maika Hamano (Japan).
    • 61': Mimi Alidou (Canada) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 62': Offside, Canada. Vanessa Gilles is caught offside.
    • 64': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Sydney Collins.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Hikaru Kitagawa (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Momoko Tanikawa with a cross.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Hikaru Kitagawa (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 67': Offside, Canada. Nichelle Prince is caught offside.
    • 68': Substitution, Canada. Simi Awujo replaces Emma Regan.
    • 69': Substitution, Canada. Julia Grosso replaces Mimi Alidou.
    • 69': Foul by Nichelle Prince (Canada).
    • 69': Hikaru Kitagawa (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Adriana Leon (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Mina Tanaka (Japan).
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Adriana Leon (Canada) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simi Awujo.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Sydney Collins (Canada) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Maika Hamano (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aoba Fujino.
    • 75': Offside, Canada. Évelyne Viens is caught offside.
    • 78': Substitution, Canada. Jordyn Huitema replaces Évelyne Viens.
    • 78': Substitution, Canada. Ashley Lawrence replaces Adriana Leon.
    • 79': Substitution, Japan. Riko Ueki replaces Aoba Fujino.
    • 79': Substitution, Japan. Uno Shiragaki replaces Hikaru Kitagawa.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Simi Awujo (Canada) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nichelle Prince.
    • 79': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Hinata Miyazawa.
    • 80': Offside, Canada. Nichelle Prince is caught offside.
    • 82': Foul by Maika Hamano (Japan).
    • 82': Simi Awujo (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Substitution, Japan. Hana Takahashi replaces Mina Tanaka.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Jordyn Huitema (Canada) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Chika Hirao (Japan). Assisted by Janine Sonis with a cross.
    • 87': Foul by Jessie Fleming (Canada).
    • 87': Riko Ueki (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Riko Ueki (Japan).
    • 90'+1': Jordyn Huitema (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Japan 1, Canada 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Japan 1, Canada 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 7
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 3
    49.6 Possession 50.4
    8 SHOTS 18
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    354 Accurate Passes 382
    455 Passes 460
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    11 Crosses 16
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    58 Long Balls 36
    24 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    14 Effective Tackles 7
    26 Tackles 13
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 8
    23 Effective Clearances 17
    23 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: Women's International Friendly

    Venue: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki
    Location: Nagasaki, Japan
    Attendance: 989

    Line-Ups

    JPN Japan (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    23 Akane Okuma (GK)
    22 Rion Ishikawa
    3 Moeka Minami
    13 Hikaru Kitagawa
    21 Miyabi Moriya
    20 Manaka Matsukubo
    14 Yui Hasegawa
    16 Narumi Miura
    11 Mina Tanaka
    15 Aoba Fujino
    17 Maika Hamano
    Japan Substitutes:
    Uno Shiragaki, Yoshino Nakashima, Yui Narumiya, Riko Ueki, Fuka Nagano, Momoko Tanikawa, Saki Kumagai, Riko Yoshida, Kiko Seike, Hinata Miyazawa, Chika Hirao, Yu Endo, Hana Takahashi, Toko Koga, Ayaka Yamashita.

    CAN Canada (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    18 Sabrina D'Angelo (GK)
    4 Shelina Zadorsky
    14 Vanessa Gilles
    24 Sydney Collins
    16 Janine Sonis
    17 Jessie Fleming
    25 Emma Regan
    27 Holly Ward
    19 Adriana Leon
    11 Evelyne Viens
    26 Marie-Yasmine Alidou
    Canada Substitutes:
    Simi Awujo, Jayde Riviere, Jordyn Huitema, Kailen Sheridan, Nichelle Prince, Ashley Lawrence, Julia Grosso, Florianne Jourde, Emily Burns, Jade Rose, Marie Levasseur.

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