
Japan vs Norway, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Round of 16
· FIFA Women's World CupMiyazawa nets again as Japan beat Norway to reach quartersfinals
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Hinata Miyazawa scored her fifth goal of the tournament as Japan beat Norway 3-1 in a clash of former champions on Saturday to reach the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup for the fourth time.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Tuva Hansen.
- 2': Foul by Mina Tanaka (Japan).
- 2': Vilde Bøe Risa (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Risa Shimizu (Japan) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa.
- 8': Attempt missed. Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aoba Fujino.
- 10': Foul by Sophie Haug (Norway).
- 10': Risa Shimizu (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Thea Bjelde.
- 12': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Sophie Haug.
- 13': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Vilde Bøe Risa.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Mina Tanaka (Japan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aoba Fujino with a cross.
- 14': Hand ball by Hinata Miyazawa (Japan).
- 15': Own Goal by Ingrid Engen, Norway. Japan 1, Norway 0.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 19': Hand ball by Mina Tanaka (Japan).
- 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.
- 23': Foul by Hana Takahashi (Japan).
- 23': Sophie Haug (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt missed. Mina Tanaka (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 26': Attempt missed. Guro Reiten (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sophie Haug.
- 28': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Tuva Hansen.
- 30': Foul by Guro Reiten (Norway).
- 30': Jun Endo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Ingrid Engen (Norway).
- 32': Mina Tanaka (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Mina Tanaka (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aoba Fujino.
- 33': Foul by Hana Takahashi (Japan).
- 33': Maren Mjelde (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Sophie Haug (Norway).
- 34': Moeka Minami (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fuka Nagano.
- 41': Attempt missed. Risa Shimizu (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Aoba Fujino (Japan) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moeka Minami.
- 45'+2': Dangerous play by Mina Tanaka (Japan).
- 45'+2': Ingrid Engen (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Japan 1, Norway 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Japan 1, Norway 1.
- 47': Attempt saved. Yui Hasegawa (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hinata Miyazawa.
- 50': Goal! Japan 2, Norway 1. Risa Shimizu (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 51': Foul by Ingrid Engen (Norway).
- 51': Mina Tanaka (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway).
- 57': Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Norway. Karina Sævik replaces Emilie Haavi.
- 63': Substitution, Norway. Frida Maanum replaces Vilde Bøe Risa.
- 65': Attempt missed. Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa.
- 72': Substitution, Japan. Riko Ueki replaces Mina Tanaka.
- 74': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Risa Shimizu.
- 74': Substitution, Norway. Ada Hegerberg replaces Tuva Hansen.
- 76': Attempt missed. Sophie Haug (Norway) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Guro Reiten with a cross.
- 77': Attempt missed. Karina Sævik (Norway) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 78': Attempt saved. Frida Maanum (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Caroline Graham Hansen.
- 78': Foul by Mathilde Harviken (Norway).
- 78': Riko Ueki (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 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.
- 82': Offside, Japan. Moeka Minami tries a through ball, but Aoba Fujino is caught offside.
- 83': Attempt missed. Ada Hegerberg (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Guro Reiten with a cross.
- 84': Foul by Frida Maanum (Norway).
- 84': Riko Ueki (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Offside, Japan. Aoba Fujino tries a through ball, but Hinata Miyazawa is caught offside.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Ingrid Engen (Norway).
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Riko Ueki (Japan).
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Attempt saved. Yui Hasegawa (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 88': Substitution, Norway. Sara Hørte replaces Thea Bjelde.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Riko Ueki (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hinata Miyazawa.
- 89': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Aurora Mikalsen.
- 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.
- 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'+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'+6': Second Half ends, Japan 3, Norway 1.
- 0': Match ends, Japan 3, Norway 1.
Statistics
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8 | Fouls | 6 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 2 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
2 | Saves | 2 |
39.6 | Possession | 60.4 |
8 | SHOTS | 16 |
3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
298 | Accurate Passes | 526 |
405 | Passes | 623 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
11 | Crosses | 17 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
58 | Long Balls | 46 |
32 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
5 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
9 | Tackles | 11 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
7 | Interceptions | 9 |
31 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
31 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 33,042
Line-Ups
Japan (3-4-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Ayaka Yamashita (GK) |
4 | Saki Kumagai |
3 | Moeka Minami |
12 | Hana Takahashi |
10 | Fuka Nagano |
14 | Yui Hasegawa |
13 | Jun Endo |
2 | Risa Shimizu |
11 | Mina Tanaka |
7 | Hinata Miyazawa |
15 | Aoba Fujino |
Norway (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
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23 | Aurora Mikalsen (GK) |
16 | Mathilde Harviken |
6 | Maren Mjelde |
4 | Tuva Hansen |
13 | Thea Bjelde |
8 | Vilde Bøe Risa |
11 | Guro Reiten |
7 | Ingrid Syrstad Engen |
22 | Sophie Román Haug |
20 | Emilie Haavi |
10 | Caroline Graham Hansen |
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