FIFA Women's World Cup
Japan
WWLWW
2-0
Finished
Costa Rica
LLLLL
Wednesday, July 26 at 05:00 AMForsyth Barr Stadium
Summary
First half
- ⚽Goal by Hikaru Naomoto25'
- ⚽Goal by Aoba Fujino27'
- 45'⇅Gloriana Villalobos on, Gabriela Guillén off
Second half
- ⇅Hinata Miyazawa on, Aoba Fujino off59'
- ⇅Riko Ueki on, Mina Tanaka off59'
- 64'⇅Rocky Rodríguez on, Cristín Granados off
- ⇅Fuka Nagano on, Honoka Hayashi off74'
- ⇅Kiko Seike on, Hikaru Naomoto off74'
- 76'⇅Sheika Scott on, María Salas off
- 85'Yellow card for Priscila Chinchilla
- ⇅Miyabi Moriya on, Risa Shimizu off90'+1'
Statistics
56.9Possession43.1
24Shots6
12Shots on target2
9Corners0
7Fouls13
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
1Offsides0
2Saves10
455Accurate passes334
554Total passes437
Commentary
Match ends, Japan 2, Costa Rica 0.Show full commentary
- Match ends, Japan 2, Costa Rica 0.
- 90'+6'Second Half ends, Japan 2, Costa Rica 0.
- 90'+6'Riko Ueki (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6'Foul by Rocky Rodríguez (Costa Rica).
- 90'+5'Attempt missed. Sheika Scott (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mélissa Herrera with a headed pass.
- 90'+5'Attempt saved. Riko Ueki (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hinata Miyazawa.
- 90'+4'Attempt missed. Riko Ueki (Japan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hinata Miyazawa.
- 90'+3'Attempt saved. Riko Ueki (Japan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hina Sugita with a cross.
- 90'+1'Substitution, Japan. Miyabi Moriya replaces Risa Shimizu.
- 90'+1'Corner, Japan. Conceded by María Coto.
- 86'Fuka Nagano (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86'Foul by Gloriana Villalobos (Costa Rica).
- 85'Priscila Chinchilla (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85'Yui Hasegawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85'Foul by Priscila Chinchilla (Costa Rica).
- 85'Attempt saved. Mariana Benavides (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Katherine Alvarado with a cross.
- 84'Rocky Rodríguez (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84'Foul by Kiko Seike (Japan).
- 83'Foul by Moeka Minami (Japan).
- 83'Daniela Solera (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82'Corner, Japan. Conceded by Fabiola Villalobos.
- 81'Attempt saved. Gloriana Villalobos (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Priscila Chinchilla.
- 79'Attempt saved. Kiko Seike (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riko Ueki.
- 77'Attempt saved. Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riko Ueki.
- 76'Gloriana Villalobos (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76'Foul by Riko Ueki (Japan).
- 76'Substitution, Costa Rica. Sheika Scott replaces María Salas.
- 74'Substitution, Japan. Kiko Seike replaces Hikaru Naomoto.
- 74'Substitution, Japan. Fuka Nagano replaces Honoka Hayashi.
- 72'Attempt saved. Riko Ueki (Japan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hinata Miyazawa with a cross.
- 72'Corner, Japan. Conceded by Mélissa Herrera.
- 71'Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71'Foul by Rocky Rodríguez (Costa Rica).
- 68'Attempt missed. Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 68'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66'Delay in match because of an injury Daniela Solera (Costa Rica).
- 66'Corner, Japan. Conceded by Fabiola Villalobos.
- 64'Substitution, Costa Rica. Rocky Rodríguez replaces Cristín Granados.
- 60'Corner, Japan. Conceded by Mariana Benavides.
- 59'Substitution, Japan. Riko Ueki replaces Mina Tanaka.
- 59'Substitution, Japan. Hinata Miyazawa replaces Aoba Fujino.
- 56'Hikaru Naomoto (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56'Foul by María Salas (Costa Rica).
- 55'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55'Delay in match because of an injury Gloriana Villalobos (Costa Rica).
- 53'Attempt blocked. Gloriana Villalobos (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Priscila Chinchilla.
- 51'Priscila Chinchilla (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51'Foul by Aoba Fujino (Japan).
- 50'Attempt saved. Yui Hasegawa (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aoba Fujino.
- 49'Attempt saved. Hikaru Naomoto (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 46'Attempt missed. Honoka Hayashi (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 45'Substitution, Costa Rica. Gloriana Villalobos replaces Gabriela Guillén.
- 45'Second Half begins Japan 2, Costa Rica 0.
- 45'+6'First Half ends, Japan 2, Costa Rica 0.
- 45'+4'Hikaru Naomoto (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4'Foul by Mélissa Herrera (Costa Rica).
- 45'+3'Priscila Chinchilla (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3'Foul by Saki Kumagai (Japan).
- 45'+2'Attempt missed. Hikaru Naomoto (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mina Tanaka.
- 45'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44'Delay in match because of an injury Fabiola Villalobos (Costa Rica).
- 43'Attempt blocked. Hikaru Naomoto (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Honoka Hayashi.
- 42'Attempt missed. Mina Tanaka (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Honoka Hayashi.
- 39'Hikaru Naomoto (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39'Foul by Mélissa Herrera (Costa Rica).
- 38'Attempt saved. Mina Tanaka (Japan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hikaru Naomoto with a cross.
- 37'Offside, Japan. Hikaru Naomoto tries a through ball, but Hina Sugita is caught offside.
- 35'Yui Hasegawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35'Foul by Priscila Chinchilla (Costa Rica).
- 33'Attempt missed. Shiori Miyake (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa following a set piece situation.
- 32'Hikaru Naomoto (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32'Foul by Mélissa Herrera (Costa Rica).
- 31'Attempt missed. Risa Shimizu (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 30'Attempt missed. Mélissa Herrera (Costa Rica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
- 29'Foul by Hikaru Naomoto (Japan).
- 29'Cristín Granados (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27'Goal! Japan 2, Costa Rica 0. Aoba Fujino (Japan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mina Tanaka.
- 27'Attempt missed. Mina Tanaka (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hina Sugita with a cross.
- 25'Goal! Japan 1, Costa Rica 0. Hikaru Naomoto (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mina Tanaka.
- 22'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 21'Delay in match because of an injury Mélissa Herrera (Costa Rica).
- 21'Corner, Japan. Conceded by María Coto.
- 21'Attempt blocked. Honoka Hayashi (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mina Tanaka.
- 18'Attempt missed. Gabriela Guillén (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 15'Attempt missed. Aoba Fujino (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
- 15'Attempt saved. Hikaru Naomoto (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mina Tanaka.
- 12'Corner, Japan. Conceded by María Elizondo.
- 12'Attempt saved. Saki Kumagai (Japan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aoba Fujino with a cross.
- 11'Corner, Japan. Conceded by Fabiola Villalobos.
- 8'Shiori Miyake (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8'Foul by Gabriela Guillén (Costa Rica).
- 8'Hand ball by Priscila Chinchilla (Costa Rica).
- 7'Attempt missed. Mina Tanaka (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aoba Fujino with a cross following a corner.
- 6'Corner, Japan. Conceded by María Elizondo.
- 6'Hina Sugita (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6'Foul by Mélissa Herrera (Costa Rica).
- 3'María Coto (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3'Foul by Mina Tanaka (Japan).
- 2'Mina Tanaka (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2'Foul by Cristín Granados (Costa Rica).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Momentum
JapanCosta Rica
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Top performers
Japan
- Hikaru NaomotoShots5
- Ayaka YamashitaSaves3
Costa Rica
- Gloriana VillalobosShots2
- Daniela SoleraSaves10
Line-ups
Japan3-4-2-14-4-1-1Costa Rica
23Solera
12Elizondo
4Benavides
3Coto
20Villalobos
16Alvarado
2Guillen
15Granados
7Herrera
14Chinchilla
9Salas
⚽8Naomoto
11Tanaka
⚽15Fujino
6Sugita
16Hayashi
2Shimizu
14Hasegawa
3Minami
4Kumagai
5Miyake
1Yamashita
Japan
- 1Ayaka YamashitaG
- 4Saki KumagaiCD
- 3Moeka MinamiCD-L
- 5Shiori MiyakeCD-R
- 16Honoka HayashiCM-L
- 14Yui HasegawaCM-R
- 6Hina SugitaLM
- 2Risa ShimizuRM
- 11Mina TanakaF
- 8Hikaru NaomotoCF-L
- 15Aoba FujinoCF-R
Costa Rica
- 23Daniela SoleraG
- 4Mariana BenavidesCD-L
- 20Fabiola VillalobosCD-R
- 12María Paula ElizondoLB
- 3María CotoRB
- 16Katherine AlvaradoCM-L
- 15Cristín GranadosCM-R
- 2Gabriela GuillenLM
- 7Melissa HerreraRM
- 14Priscila ChinchillaF
- 9María Paula SalasRCF
Head to head
- Jul 26, 23Japan2-0Costa Rica
- Apr 09, 17Japan3-0Costa Rica
