FIFA Women's World Cup

Japan

FIFA #5
Round of 16
YES!
Japan beat Norway
Norway 1 – 3 Japan
FT · Sat, Aug 5

Match Details

Sky Stadium (Wellington) · 33,042 fans · Fox Sports 1 View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Japan 3, Norway 1.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Japan 3, Norway 1.
  • 90'+6'Attempt missed. Aoba Fujino (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Fuka Nagano following a fast break.
  • 90'+5'Attempt blocked. Sara Hørte (Norway) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Caroline Graham Hansen with a cross.
  • 90'+1'Attempt saved. Karina Sævik (Norway) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sophie Haug with a headed pass.
  • 89'Corner, Japan. Conceded by Aurora Mikalsen.
  • 88'Attempt blocked. Riko Ueki (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hinata Miyazawa.
  • 88'Substitution, Norway. Sara Hørte replaces Thea Bjelde.
  • 87'Attempt saved. Yui Hasegawa (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 86'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85'Delay in match because of an injury Riko Ueki (Japan).
  • 85'Delay in match because of an injury Ingrid Engen (Norway).

Line Score

12T
NOR 10 1
JPN 12 3

Match Leaders

Norway
Japan

Key Events

88'Substitution, Norway. Sara Hørte replaces Thea Bjelde.
81'Goal! Japan 3, Norway 1. Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aoba Fujino with a through ball following a fast break.
74'Substitution, Norway. Ada Hegerberg replaces Tuva Hansen.
72'Substitution, Japan. Riko Ueki replaces Mina Tanaka.
63'Substitution, Norway. Frida Maanum replaces Vilde Bøe Risa.
63'Substitution, Norway. Karina Sævik replaces Emilie Haavi.
50'Goal! Japan 2, Norway 1. Risa Shimizu (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
20'Goal! Japan 1, Norway 1. Guro Reiten (Norway) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Vilde Bøe Risa with a cross.
15'Own Goal by Ingrid Engen, Norway. Japan 1, Norway 0.

Team Stats

NorwayJapan
General
39.6 Possession % 60.4
8 Shots 16
3 On Target 4
0 Offsides 2
1 Corners 6
8 Fouls 6
Passing & Defense
298 Passes Completed 526
5 Crosses Won 1
5 Tackles Won 7
7 Interceptions 9
31 Clearances 16
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 2

Recent Form

Japan L W W W W
Norway L D L D W

Starting Lineups

Norway4-3-3
23 Mikalsen
13 Bjelde 6 Mjelde 16 Harviken 4 Hansen
7 Engen 15' OG 8 Bøe Risa A 11 Reiten 20'
10 Graham Hansen 22 Román Haug 20 Haavi
7 Miyazawa 81' 11 Tanaka 15 Fujino A
13 Endo 10 Nagano 14 Hasegawa 2 Shimizu 50'
3 Minami 4 Kumagai 12 Takahashi
1 Yamashita
Japan3-4-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Japan

  1. AY #1 Ayaka YamashitaG
  2. SK #4 Saki KumagaiCD
  3. MM #3 Moeka MinamiCD-L
  4. HT #12 Hana TakahashiCD-R
  5. FN #10 Fuka NaganoCM-L
  6. YH #14 Yui HasegawaCM-R
  7. #13 Jun EndoLM
  8. RS #2 Risa ShimizuRM50'
  9. #11 Mina TanakaF
  10. HM #7 Hinata MiyazawaCF-L81'
  11. AF #15 Aoba FujinoCF-R
Substitutes · 1 used

Norway

  1. AM #23 Aurora MikalsenG
  2. MH #16 Mathilde HarvikenCD-L
  3. MM #6 Maren MjeldeCD-R
  4. TH #4 Tuva HansenLB
  5. TB #13 Thea BjeldeRB
  6. VB #8 Vilde Bøe RisaCM
  7. GR #11 Guro ReitenLM20'
  8. IS #7 Ingrid Syrstad EngenRM15' OG
  9. SR #22 Sophie Román HaugF
  10. EH #20 Emilie HaaviLF
  11. CG #10 Caroline Graham HansenRF
Substitutes · 4 used

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