Norway vs Japan, 2008 Olympic Women's Soccer, Group Stage

· Women's Olympic Soccer Tournament
Norway
  • 27': Guro Knutsen
FT
1 - 5
Japan
  • 31': Yukari Kinga
  • 51': Gunhild Folstad (OG)
  • 52': Shinobu Ohno
  • 70': Homare Sawa
  • 83': Ayumi Hara

About

Norway are hosting Japan at Shangai International Stadium, , , starting on . The match is a part of the Women's Olympic Soccer Tournament.

Game Information

Competition: Women's Olympic Soccer Tournament

Venue: Shangai International Stadium
Location: ,
Attendance: 16,872

OLY Soccer (W) Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Spain 3 +4 9
2 Japan 3 +2 6
3 Brazil 3 -2 3
4 Nigeria 3 -4 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NOR Norway

No. Name
1 Erika Skarbo (GK)
2 Ane Stangeland Horpestad
12 Marit Fiane Christensen
3 Gunhild Folstad
7 Trine Ronning
4 Ingvild Stensland
6 Marie Knutsen
13 Lene Storlokken
8 Solveig Gulbrandsen
11 Leni Larsen Kaurin
17 Lene Mykjaland
Norway Substitutes:
Christine Nilsen, Siri Nordby, Marita Skammelskrud Lund, Isabell Herlovsen, Melissa Wiik, Guro Knutsen, Elise Thorsnes.

JPN Japan

No. Name
1 Miho Fukumoto (GK)
2 Yukari Kinga
3 Hiromi Ikeda
4 Azusa Iwashimizu
7 Kozue Ando
14 Kyoko Yano
8 Aya Miyama
10 Homare Sawa
15 Mizuho Sakaguchi
11 Shinobu Ohno
17 Yuki Nagasato
Japan Substitutes:
Ayumi Kaihori, Tomoe Kato, Rumi Utsugi, Miyuki Yanagita, Ayumi Hara, Eriko Arakawa, Karina Maruyama.

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