FIFA Women's World Cup

Sweden

FIFA #8
Quarterfinals
YES!
Sweden beat Japan
Sweden 2 – 1 Japan
FT · Fri, Aug 11

Match Details

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

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Japan 1, Sweden 2.
  • 90'+11'Second Half ends, Japan 1, Sweden 2.
  • 90'+9'Saki Kumagai (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9'Foul by Stina Blackstenius (Sweden).
  • 90'+5'Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Risa Shimizu.
  • 90'+4'Attempt missed. Maika Hamano (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Filippa Angeldahl (Sweden).
  • 90'+3'Aoba Fujino (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2'Substitution, Japan. Maika Hamano replaces Hana Takahashi.
  • 90'+2'Attempt missed. Kiko Seike (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Riko Ueki.
  • 90'+1'Attempt saved. Riko Ueki (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aoba Fujino with a cross.
  • 90'+1'Corner, Japan. Conceded by Magdalena Eriksson.

Line Score

12T
SWE 11 2
JPN 01 1

Match Leaders

Sweden
Japan

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

Japan3-4-3
1 Yamashita
12 Takahashi 4 Kumagai 3 Minami
2 Shimizu 10 Nagano 14 Hasegawa 6 Sugita
15 Fujino 11 Tanaka 7 Miyazawa
11 Blackstenius
18 Rolfö 9 Asllani 19 Rytting Kaneryd
23 Rubensson 16 Angeldahl 51'
2 Andersson 6 Eriksson 13 Ilestedt 32' 14 Björn
1 Musovic
Sweden4-2-3-1
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. 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
Substitutes · 5 used

Sweden

  1. ZM #1 Zecira MusovicG
  2. ME #6 Magdalena ErikssonCD-L
  3. AI #13 Amanda IlestedtCD-R32'
  4. JA #2 Jonna AnderssonLB
  5. NB #14 Nathalie BjörnRB
  6. KA #9 Kosovare AsllaniAM
  7. ER #23 Elin RubenssonLM
  8. FA #16 Filippa AngeldahlRM51'
  9. SB #11 Stina BlacksteniusF
  10. FR #18 Fridolina RolföAM-L
  11. JR #19 Johanna Rytting KanerydAM-R
Substitutes · 4 used

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