FIFA Women's World Cup

Japan

Ugh, no.
Japan lost to Sweden
Sweden 2 – 1 Japan
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Match Details

Eden Park (Auckland) · 43,217 fans · FOX View tournament bracket →

Line Score

12T
JPN 01 1
SWE 11 2

Match Leaders

Sweden
  • AI Amanda Ilestedt — 1Goals
  • FA Filippa Angeldahl — 3Total Shots
  • ZM Zecira Musovic — 2Saves
Japan
  • HH Honoka Hayashi — 1Goals
  • AF Aoba Fujino — 4Total Shots
  • AY Ayaka Yamashita — 4Saves

Key Events

90'+2'Substitution, Japan. Maika Hamano replaces Hana Takahashi.
87'Goal! Japan 1, Sweden 2. Honoka Hayashi (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
84'Substitution, Sweden. Sofia Jakobsson replaces Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
84'Substitution, Sweden. Hanna Bennison replaces Elin Rubensson.
81'Substitution, Japan. Honoka Hayashi replaces Fuka Nagano.
81'Substitution, Japan. Kiko Seike replaces Hinata Miyazawa.
79'Riko Ueki (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76'Penalty missed! Still Japan 0, Sweden 2. Riko Ueki (Japan) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
73'Substitution, Sweden. Lina Hurtig replaces Fridolina Rolfö.
72'Substitution, Sweden. Madelen Janogy replaces Kosovare Asllani.
52'Substitution, Japan. Riko Ueki replaces Mina Tanaka.
51'Goal! Japan 0, Sweden 2. Filippa Angeldahl (Sweden) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
45'Substitution, Japan. Jun Endo replaces Hina Sugita.
32'Goal! Japan 0, Sweden 1. Amanda Ilestedt (Sweden) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a set piece situation.

Team Stats

SwedenJapan
General
49.8 Possession % 50.2
15 Shots 11
6 On Target 3
0 Offsides 1
3 Corners 4
11 Fouls 7
Passing & Defense
393 Passes Completed 388
2 Crosses Won 5
13 Tackles Won 10
11 Interceptions 14
27 Clearances 19
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 4

Recent Form

Japan W W W W W
Sweden D W W W W

Starting Lineups

Japan

  1. AY #1 Ayaka YamashitaG
  2. SK #4 Saki KumagaiCD
  3. MM #3 Moeka MinamiCD-L
  4. HT #12 Hana TakahashiCD-R
  5. YH #14 Yui HasegawaCM-L
  6. FN #10 Fuka NaganoCM-R
  7. #6 Hina SugitaLM
  8. RS #2 Risa ShimizuRM
  9. #11 Mina TanakaF
  10. HM #7 Hinata MiyazawaCF-L
  11. AF #15 Aoba FujinoCF-R

Sweden

  1. ZM #1 Zecira MusovicG
  2. ME #6 Magdalena ErikssonCD-L
  3. AI #13 Amanda IlestedtCD-R
  4. JA #2 Jonna AnderssonLB
  5. NB #14 Nathalie BjörnRB
  6. KA #9 Kosovare AsllaniAM
  7. ER #23 Elin RubenssonLM
  8. FA #16 Filippa AngeldahlRM
  9. SB #11 Stina BlacksteniusF
  10. FR #18 Fridolina RolföAM-L
  11. JR #19 Johanna Rytting KanerydAM-R

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News

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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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