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Japan beat Costa Rica
Match Details
Forsyth Barr Stadium
(Dunedin)
· 6,992 fans
· Fox Sports 1
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Highlights
Japan beat Costa Rica to close in on WWC knockouts
Two goals in two first-half minutes gave Japan a 2-0 win over Costa Rica at Dunedin Stadium on Wednesday to all but secure the 2011 champions a spot in the knockout rounds of the Women's World Cup.
Recap via ESPN
Clips play on ESPN
Commentary
- ·Match ends, Japan 2, Costa Rica 0.
- 90'+6'Second Half ends, Japan 2, Costa Rica 0.
- 90'+6'Riko Ueki (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6'Foul by Rocky Rodríguez (Costa Rica).
- 90'+5'Attempt missed. Sheika Scott (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mélissa Herrera with a headed pass.
- 90'+5'Attempt saved. Riko Ueki (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hinata Miyazawa.
- 90'+4'Attempt missed. Riko Ueki (Japan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hinata Miyazawa.
- 90'+3'Attempt saved. Riko Ueki (Japan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hina Sugita with a cross.
- 90'+1'Substitution, Japan. Miyabi Moriya replaces Risa Shimizu.
- 90'+1'Corner, Japan. Conceded by María Coto.
- 86'Fuka Nagano (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86'Foul by Gloriana Villalobos (Costa Rica).
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JPN | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Match Leaders
Costa Rica- GV Gloriana Villalobos · 2Total Shots
- DS Daniela Solera · 10Saves
Japan- HN Hikaru Naomoto · 1Goals
- HN Hikaru Naomoto · 5Total Shots
- AY Ayaka Yamashita · 3Saves
FIFA Women's World Cup Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 9 |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Zambia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 3 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
Key Events
27'Goal! Japan 2, Costa Rica 0. Aoba Fujino (Japan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mina Tanaka.
25'Goal! Japan 1, Costa Rica 0. Hikaru Naomoto (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mina Tanaka.
Team Stats
Costa RicaJapan
General
43.1
Possession %
56.9
6
Shots
24
2
On Target
12
0
Offsides
1
0
Corners
9
13
Fouls
7
Passing & Defense
334
Passes Completed
455
1
Crosses Won
9
5
Tackles Won
8
11
Interceptions
15
24
Clearances
4
Discipline
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
10
Saves
2
Recent Form
Japan
W
W
L
W
W
Costa Rica
L
L
L
L
L
Starting Lineups
Costa Rica4-4-1-1
Japan3-4-2-1
Full lineups and substitutes
Japan
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AY #1 Ayaka YamashitaG
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SK #4 Saki KumagaiCD
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MM #3 Moeka MinamiCD-L
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SM #5 Shiori MiyakeCD-R
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HH #16 Honoka HayashiCM-L
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YH #14 Yui HasegawaCM-R
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#6 Hina SugitaLM
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RS #2 Risa ShimizuRM
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#11 Mina TanakaF
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HN #8 Hikaru NaomotoCF-L25'
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AF #15 Aoba FujinoCF-R27'
Substitutes · 5 used
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RI #23 Rion Ishikawa
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RC #22 Remina Chiba
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KS #17 Kiko Seike 74' for Hikaru Naomoto
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HT #12 Hana Takahashi
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HM #7 Hinata Miyazawa 59' for Aoba Fujino
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MH #20 Maika Hamano
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MT #18 Momoko Tanaka
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JE #13 Jun Endo
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FN #10 Fuka Nagano 74' for Honoka Hayashi
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CH #21 Chika Hirao
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MM #19 Miyabi Moriya 90'+1' for Risa Shimizu
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RU #9 Riko Ueki 59' for Mina Tanaka
Costa Rica
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DS #23 Daniela SoleraG
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MB #4 Mariana BenavidesCD-L
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FV #20 Fabiola VillalobosCD-R
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MP #12 María Paula ElizondoLB
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MC #3 María CotoRB
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KA #16 Katherine AlvaradoCM-L
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CG #15 Cristín GranadosCM-R
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GG #2 Gabriela GuillenLM
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MH #7 Melissa HerreraRM
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PC #14 Priscila ChinchillaF
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MP #9 María Paula SalasRCF
Substitutes · 3 used
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SS #21 Sheika Scott 76' for María Paula Salas
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PT #18 Priscilla Tapia
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SV #17 Sofía Varela
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RR #11 Rocky Rodríguez 64' for Cristín Granados
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CE #22 Catalina Estrada
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VD #5 Valeria Del Campo
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MC #8 Mariela Campos
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CS #6 Carol Sánchez
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GP #1 Génesis Pérez
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EV #13 Emilie Valenciano
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AP #19 Alexandra Pinell
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GV #10 Gloriana Villalobos 45' for Gabriela Guillen
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