Japan vs Canada, 2019 Women's International Friendly, Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
Japan
  • 6': Mana Iwabuchi
  • 65': Yuka Momiki
  • 72': Yui Hasegawa
  • 90'+2': Rikako Kobayashi
FT
4 - 0
Canada

    About

    Japan are hosting Canada at IAI Stadium Nihondaira, Shimzu, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Women's International Friendly.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Jordyn Huitema (Canada) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christine Sinclair with a cross.
    • 4': Offside, Japan. Emi Nakajima tries a through ball, but Risa Shimizu is caught offside.
    • 6': Goal! Japan 1, Canada 0. Mana Iwabuchi (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emi Nakajima.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Jordyn Huitema (Canada) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christine Sinclair.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Yuika Sugasawa (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emi Nakajima.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Hina Sugita (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Asato Miyagawa.
    • 10': Offside, Canada. Rebecca Quinn tries a through ball, but Christine Sinclair is caught offside.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Emi Nakajima (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mana Iwabuchi.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Narumi Miura (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 11': Offside, Canada. Rebecca Quinn tries a through ball, but Jordyn Huitema is caught offside.
    • 12': Foul by Emi Nakajima (Japan).
    • 12': Shelina Zadorsky (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Ashley Lawrence (Canada).
    • 17': Hina Sugita (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Emi Nakajima (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Shelina Zadorsky (Canada).
    • 26': Attempt saved. Yuika Sugasawa (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moeka Minami.
    • 27': Foul by Jayde Riviere (Canada).
    • 27': Mana Iwabuchi (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Rebecca Quinn.
    • 32': Foul by Shelina Zadorsky (Canada).
    • 32': Yuika Sugasawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Yui Hasegawa (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mana Iwabuchi.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Emi Nakajima (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hina Sugita.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Jayde Riviere (Canada) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Jordyn Huitema (Canada) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 42': Foul by Ashley Lawrence (Canada).
    • 42': Risa Shimizu (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Substitution, Japan. Yuka Momiki replaces Narumi Miura because of an injury.
    • 42': Foul by Hina Sugita (Japan).
    • 42': Sophie Schmidt (Canada) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Offside, Canada. Jordyn Huitema tries a through ball, but Jessie Fleming is caught offside.
    • 44': Foul by Desiree Scott (Canada).
    • 44': Yuka Momiki (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Asato Miyagawa (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Foul by Desiree Scott (Canada).
    • 45'+1': Offside, Japan. Hina Sugita tries a through ball, but Yui Hasegawa is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': Offside, Japan. Risa Shimizu tries a through ball, but Yuika Sugasawa is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Japan 1, Canada 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Japan 1, Canada 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Canada. Janine Beckie replaces Rebecca Quinn.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Mana Iwabuchi (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yuika Sugasawa.
    • 50': Offside, Canada. Shelina Zadorsky tries a through ball, but Janine Beckie is caught offside.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Hina Sugita (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Yuika Sugasawa (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 52': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Shelina Zadorsky.
    • 54': Foul by Ashley Lawrence (Canada).
    • 54': Yuka Momiki (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Christine Sinclair (Canada) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sophie Schmidt.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Yuka Momiki (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mana Iwabuchi with a cross.
    • 60': Substitution, Canada. Adriana Leon replaces Sophie Schmidt.
    • 62': Foul by Yuka Momiki (Japan).
    • 62': Janine Beckie (Canada) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Substitution, Japan. Jun Endo replaces Yuika Sugasawa.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Yui Hasegawa (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mana Iwabuchi.
    • 65': Goal! Japan 2, Canada 0. Yuka Momiki (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal.
    • 67': Foul by Jun Endo (Japan).
    • 67': Jayde Riviere (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Goal! Japan 3, Canada 0. Yui Hasegawa (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mana Iwabuchi.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Christine Sinclair (Canada) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adriana Leon.
    • 74': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Moeka Minami.
    • 74': Substitution, Canada. Lindsay Agnew replaces Jayde Riviere.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Jordyn Huitema (Canada) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Kadeisha Buchanan with a headed pass.
    • 75': Hand ball by Ashley Lawrence (Canada).
    • 77': Foul by Shelina Zadorsky (Canada).
    • 77': Mana Iwabuchi (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Shelina Zadorsky (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Yuka Momiki (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 78': Foul by Mana Iwabuchi (Japan).
    • 78': Lindsay Agnew (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, Japan. Mina Tanaka replaces Mana Iwabuchi.
    • 79': Substitution, Japan. Hana Takahashi replaces Asato Miyagawa.
    • 80': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Moeka Minami.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Yui Hasegawa (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jun Endo with a through ball.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Yui Hasegawa (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 83': Substitution, Japan. Rikako Kobayashi replaces Yui Hasegawa because of an injury.
    • 85': Foul by Desiree Scott (Canada).
    • 85': Yuka Momiki (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Offside, Canada. Stephanie Labbé tries a through ball, but Adriana Leon is caught offside.
    • 87': Foul by Jun Endo (Japan).
    • 87': Stephanie Labbé (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Mina Tanaka (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jun Endo.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Yuka Momiki (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rikako Kobayashi.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Japan 4, Canada 0. Rikako Kobayashi (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Japan 4, Canada 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Japan 4, Canada 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 6
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 3
    2 Corner Kicks 2
    5 Saves 2
    45.2 Possession 54.8
    7 SHOTS 21
    2 ON GOAL 9
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    361 Accurate Passes 487
    460 Passes 565
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    5 Accurate Crosses 2
    11 Crosses 6
    0.5 Cross % 0.3
    53 Long Balls 44
    23 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    4 Blocked Shots 7
    12 Effective Tackles 10
    18 Tackles 15
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 17
    6 Effective Clearances 13
    6 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: Women's International Friendly

    Venue: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
    Location: Shimzu, Japan
    Attendance: 8,123

    Line-Ups

    JPN Japan (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    18 Ayaka Yamashita (GK)
    5 Moeka Minami
    4 Saki Kumagai
    16 Asato Miyagawa
    2 Risa Shimizu
    6 Hina Sugita
    17 Narumi Miura
    14 Yui Hasegawa
    7 Emi Nakajima
    8 Mana Iwabuchi
    9 Yuika Sugasawa
    Japan Substitutes:
    Yuka Momiki, Kiko Seike, Arisa Matsubara, Hana Takahashi, Jun Endo, Mina Tanaka, Akari Kurishima, Rei Takenaka, Shiori Miyake, Doko Mayo, Saori Takarada, Hinata Miyazawa, Sakiko Ikeda, Rikako Kobayashi.

    CAN Canada (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Stephanie Labbe (GK)
    3 Kadeisha Buchanan
    4 Shelina Zadorsky Yellow Card
    5 Quinn
    10 Ashley Lawrence
    23 Jayde Riviere
    11 Desiree Scott
    13 Sophie Schmidt
    17 Jessie Fleming
    12 Christine Sinclair
    9 Jordyn Huitema
    Canada Substitutes:
    Jessica De Filippo, Adriana Leon, Sabrina D'Angelo, Gabrielle Carle, Vanessa Gilles, Janine Sonis, Lindsay Agnew, Jade Rose, Kailen Sheridan, Allysha Chapman, Deanne Rose, Julia Grosso, Shannon Woeller.

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