Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 - Women
Semi-finals
Japan - USA
2:4 (1:2)
Match | Date | Venue / Stadium | Time | Attendance |
| 24 | 18 August 2008 | Beijing / Workers' Stadium | 21:00 | 50937 |
- Shinobu OHNO (JPN) 17',
- Angela HUCLES (USA) 41',
- Lori CHALUPNY (USA) 44',
- Heather O REILLY (USA) 71',
- Angela HUCLES (USA) 81',
- Eriko ARAKAWA (JPN) 93'
Goals scored
Japan
- Miho FUKUMOTO (GK)
- Yukari KINGA
- Hiromi IKEDA (C)
- Azusa IWASHIMIZU
- Kozue ANDO (-56')
- Aya MIYAMA
- Homare SAWA
- Shinobu OHNO (-71')
- Kyoko YANO (-73')
- Mizuho SAKAGUCHI
- Yuki NAGASATO
Line-up
- Miyuki YANAGITA
- Tomoe KATO
- Eriko ARAKAWA (+71')
- Karina MARUYAMA (+73')
- Ayumi HARA (+56')
- Rumi UTSUGI
- Ayumi KAIHORI
Substitute(s)
Coach
Norio SASAKI (JPN)USA
- Hope SOLO (GK)
- Heather MITTS (-86')
- Christie RAMPONE (C)
- Lindsay TARPLEY (-67')
- Shannon BOXX
- Amy RODRIGUEZ (-83')
- Heather O REILLY
- Carli LLOYD
- Kate MARKGRAF
- Angela HUCLES
- Lori CHALUPNY
Line-up
- Rachel BUEHLER
- Natasha KAI (+67')
- Aly WAGNER
- Lauren CHENEY (+83')
- Tobin HEATH
- Stephanie COX (+86')
- Nicole BARNHART
Substitute(s)
Coach
Pia SUNDHAGE (SWE)- Heather O REILLY (USA) 40'
- , Heather MITTS (USA) 50'
Cautions
Sent off
Match Officials
Referee Nicole PETIGNAT (SUI) | Assistant Referee 1 Cristina CINI (ITA) |
Fourth Official Pannipar KAMNUENG (THA) | Assistant Referee 2 Karine VIVES SOLANA (FRA) |
| a.e.t.: | After extra time | (C): | Captain | PSO: | Penalty Shoot-out |
| GK: | Goalkeeper | N: | Not eligible to play | I: | Injured |
| Y: | Misses next match if booked | Pos: | Positions | A: | Absent |
| DF: | Defender | MF: | Midfielder | MinP: | Minutes played |
| GF: | Goals for | GA: | Goals against | PK (PG/PS): | Penalty Kicks (Goals/Shots) |
| FC: | Fouls Committed | FS: | Fouls Suffered | R: | Red Cards |
| FW: | Forward | SOG/S: | Shots on Target | Y: 2YC: | Yellow cards Second yellow card and red card |