Spain vs Japan, 2025 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
Spain
  • 44': Clàudia Pina
  • 66': Vicky López
  • 88': Athenea del Castillo
FT
3 - 1
Japan
  • 30': Mina Tanaka

About

Spain are hosting Japan at Butarque, Leganés, Madrid, Spain, 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.
  • 6': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Hikaru Kitagawa.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Laia Aleixandri (Spain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Clàudia Pina with a cross following a corner.
  • 8': Offside, Japan. Manaka Matsukubo is caught offside.
  • 8': Offside, Japan. Aoba Fujino is caught offside.
  • 9': Cata Coll (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (Japan).
  • 11': Offside, Spain. Mariona Caldentey is caught offside.
  • 14': Foul by Maika Hamano (Japan).
  • 14': Olga Carmona (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Aoba Fujino.
  • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Hikaru Kitagawa (Japan).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Alexia Putellas (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Clàudia Pina with a cross following a corner.
  • 20': Substitution, Japan. Saori Takarada replaces Hikaru Kitagawa because of an injury.
  • 26': Delay in match (Spain).
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Foul by Laia Aleixandri (Spain).
  • 29': Mina Tanaka (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Goal! Spain 0, Japan 1. Mina Tanaka (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Maika Hamano.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Alexia Putellas (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ayaka Yamashita (Japan). Assisted by Mariona Caldentey.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Clàudia Pina (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Patri Guijarro.
  • 36': Offside, Japan. Manaka Matsukubo is caught offside.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Olga Carmona (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mariona Caldentey.
  • 40': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Saki Kumagai.
  • 41': Foul by Hinata Miyazawa (Japan).
  • 41': Vicky López (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Alba Redondo (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Clàudia Pina.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Alexia Putellas (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ayaka Yamashita (Japan).
  • 42': Attempt saved. Alba Redondo (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ayaka Yamashita (Japan). Assisted by Alexia Putellas with a through ball.
  • 43': Offside, Japan. Aoba Fujino is caught offside.
  • 44': Goal! Spain 1, Japan 1. Clàudia Pina (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ona Batlle.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Japan. Mina Tanaka is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Clàudia Pina (Spain).
  • 45'+2': Miyabi Moriya (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Spain 1, Japan 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Spain 1, Japan 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Japan. Fuka Nagano replaces Narumi Miura.
  • 45': Substitution, Japan. Hina Sugita replaces Aoba Fujino.
  • 45': Substitution, Spain. Esther González replaces Alba Redondo.
  • 45': Substitution, Spain. Jana Fernández replaces Ona Batlle.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Clàudia Pina (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mariona Caldentey.
  • 47': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Toko Koga.
  • 48': Attempt missed. María Méndez (Spain) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Clàudia Pina with a cross following a corner.
  • 48': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Hina Sugita.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Vicky López (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by María Méndez.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Vicky López (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mariona Caldentey.
  • 51': Offside, Japan. Manaka Matsukubo is caught offside.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Mariona Caldentey (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alexia Putellas.
  • 57': Corner,Japan. Conceded by Laia Aleixandri.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Alexia Putellas (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Patri Guijarro.
  • 62': Substitution, Japan. Momoko Tanikawa replaces Hinata Miyazawa.
  • 62': Substitution, Japan. Nicole Momiki replaces Maika Hamano.
  • 62': Substitution, Japan. Moeka Minami replaces Saki Kumagai.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Alexia Putellas (Spain) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jana Fernández with a cross.
  • 64': Foul by Laia Aleixandri (Spain).
  • 64': Mina Tanaka (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Hina Sugita (Japan).
  • 65': Jana Fernández (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Goal! Spain 2, Japan 1. Vicky López (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 67': Substitution, Spain. Athenea del Castillo replaces Vicky López.
  • 68': Foul by Jana Fernández (Spain).
  • 68': Hina Sugita (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Olga Carmona (Spain).
  • 71': Manaka Matsukubo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Delay in match (Spain).
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Mina Tanaka (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Cata Coll (Spain). Assisted by Nicole Momiki.
  • 74': Offside, Japan. Hina Sugita is caught offside.
  • 76': Substitution, Spain. Salma Paralluelo replaces Clàudia Pina.
  • 77': Substitution, Spain. Leila Ouahabi replaces Olga Carmona.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Esther González (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexia Putellas.
  • 80': Alexia Putellas (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Miyabi Moriya (Japan).
  • 81': Attempt saved. Mariona Caldentey (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Ayaka Yamashita (Japan).
  • 81': Alexia Putellas (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by Miyabi Moriya (Japan).
  • 84': Alexia Putellas (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Fuka Nagano (Japan).
  • 85': Substitution, Spain. Maite Zubieta replaces Alexia Putellas.
  • 88': Goal! Spain 3, Japan 1. Athenea del Castillo (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mariona Caldentey.
  • 89': Foul by María Méndez (Spain).
  • 89': Mina Tanaka (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Offside, Japan. Hina Sugita is caught offside.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Toko Koga (Japan).
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Fuka Nagano (Japan).
  • 90'+4': Mariona Caldentey (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Spain 3, Japan 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Spain 3, Japan 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 6
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
8 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 1
28.9 Possession 71.1
2 SHOTS 20
2 ON GOAL 7
1.0 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
223 Accurate Passes 630
284 Passes 702
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 7
8 Crosses 19
0.1 Cross % 0.4
34 Long Balls 35
10 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 11
23 Tackles 13
0.4 Tackle % 0.8
11 Interceptions 3
27 Effective Clearances 4
27 Clearances 4

Game Information

Competition: Women's International Friendly

Venue: Butarque
Location: Leganés, Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 9,458

Line-Ups

ESP Spain (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Cata Coll (GK)
14 Laia Aleixandri
5 María Méndez
7 Olga Carmona
2 Ona Batlle
12 Patri Guijarro
11 Alexia Putellas
19 Vicky López
21 Alba Redondo
20 Clàudia Pina
8 Mariona Caldentey
Spain Substitutes:
Irene Paredes, Salma Paralluelo, Leila Ouahabi, Maite Zubieta, Athenea del Castillo, Esther Sullastres, Jana Fernández, Adriana Nanclares, Cristina Martín-Prieto, Lucía García, Esther González.

JPN Japan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Ayaka Yamashita (GK)
6 Toko Koga
4 Saki Kumagai
13 Hikaru Kitagawa
5 Miyabi Moriya
20 Manaka Matsukubo
16 Narumi Miura
7 Hinata Miyazawa
11 Mina Tanaka
15 Aoba Fujino
17 Maika Hamano
Japan Substitutes:
Saori Takarada, Fuka Nagano, Momoko Tanikawa, Hannah Stambaugh, Moeka Minami, Hina Sugita, Yuka Momiki.

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