FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2014

Japan Mexico

2:0

2:0 (2:0)

Yui HASEGAWA (12')
Hina SUGITA (44')

Match 27 - Quarter-finals

Liberia
Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño

Referee: Carina VITULANO (ITA)

Summary

Classy Japan ease past Mexico into semis

Japan continued their impressive form with a comfortable 2-0 win over Mexico to earn their second FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup semi-final berth in three editions. More »

Highlights

Line-ups

JPN

MEX

1 Mamiko MATSUMOTO (GK) $.img{src:'/s/377580.png'} JPN1 Mamiko MATSUMOTO	1 (GK) Emily ALVARADO $.img{src:'/s/377861.png'} MEX1 Emily ALVARADO
2 Shiho MATSUBARA $.img{src:'/s/377603.png'} JPN2 Shiho MATSUBARA	3 Vanessa FLORES $.img{src:'/s/377873.png'} MEX3 Vanessa FLORES
3 Hikaru KITAGAWA $.img{src:'/s/377689.png'} JPN3 Hikaru KITAGAWA	4 (C) Rebeca BERNAL $.img{src:'/s/377867.png'} MEX4 Rebeca BERNAL
5 Nana ICHISE $.img{src:'/s/377589.png'} JPN5 Nana ICHISE	5 Kimberly RODRIGUEZ $.img{src:'/s/377921.png'} MEX5 Kimberly RODRIGUEZ
6 Asato MIYAGAWA $.img{src:'/s/377598.png'} JPN6 Asato MIYAGAWA	6 Eva GONZALEZ $.img{src:'/s/377874.png'} MEX6 Eva GONZALEZ
7 Rikako KOBAYASHI $.img{src:'/s/377690.png'} JPN7 Rikako KOBAYASHI (-75' )	7 (-84' ) Janae GONZALEZ $.img{src:'/s/377926.png'} MEX7 Janae GONZALEZ
8 Yui HASEGAWA $.img{src:'/s/358084.png'} JPN8 Yui HASEGAWA (-85' )	8 (-46'HT ) Cinthia HUERTA $.img{src:'/s/377878.png'} MEX8 Cinthia HUERTA
10 Hina SUGITA (C) $.img{src:'/s/358283.png'} JPN10 Hina SUGITA	10 Belen CRUZ $.img{src:'/s/377917.png'} MEX10 Belen CRUZ
14 Rana OKUMA $.img{src:'/s/377693.png'} JPN14 Rana OKUMA	11 Jacqueline CROWTHER $.img{src:'/s/377949.png'} MEX11 Jacqueline CROWTHER
15 Fuka NAGANO $.img{src:'/s/377685.png'} JPN15 Fuka NAGANO	15 Gabriela MARTINEZ $.img{src:'/s/377868.png'} MEX15 Gabriela MARTINEZ
16 Yu ENDO $.img{src:'/s/377601.png'} JPN16 Yu ENDO (-60' )	21 (-72' ) Viridiana SALAZAR $.img{src:'/s/377929.png'} MEX21 Viridiana SALAZAR

Substitute(s)

12 Natsumi ASANO (GK) $.img{src:'/s/377581.png'} JPN12 Natsumi ASANO	12 (GK) Miriam AGUIRRE $.img{src:'/s/377862.png'} MEX12 Miriam AGUIRRE
21 Yukari MORITA (GK) $.img{src:'/s/377588.png'} JPN21 Yukari MORITA	20 (GK) Renata MASCIARELLI $.img{src:'/s/377863.png'} MEX20 Renata MASCIARELLI
4 Maho HASHINUMA $.img{src:'/s/377594.png'} JPN4 Maho HASHINUMA	2 Miriam GARCIA $.img{src:'/s/377866.png'} MEX2 Miriam GARCIA
9 Miho KAMOGAWA $.img{src:'/s/377691.png'} JPN9 Miho KAMOGAWA	9 Aylin VILLALOBOS $.img{src:'/s/377925.png'} MEX9 Aylin VILLALOBOS
11 Meika NISHIDA $.img{src:'/s/377604.png'} JPN11 Meika NISHIDA (+85')	13 Monica RODRIGUEZ $.img{src:'/s/377869.png'} MEX13 Monica RODRIGUEZ
13 Fuka KONO $.img{src:'/s/377692.png'} JPN13 Fuka KONO	14 Arlett TOVAR $.img{src:'/s/377870.png'} MEX14 Arlett TOVAR
17 Moeka MINAMI $.img{src:'/s/377596.png'} JPN17 Moeka MINAMI	16 (+46'HT) Rubi VILLEGAS $.img{src:'/s/378338.png'} MEX16 Rubi VILLEGAS
18 Mizuka SATO $.img{src:'/s/377602.png'} JPN18 Mizuka SATO	17 (+72') Natalia VILLARREAL $.img{src:'/s/377879.png'} MEX17 Natalia VILLARREAL
19 Maki HIRATSUKA $.img{src:'/s/377684.png'} JPN19 Maki HIRATSUKA (+75')	18 (+84') Montserrat HERNANDEZ $.img{src:'/s/377877.png'} MEX18 Montserrat HERNANDEZ
20 Mizuki SAIHARA $.img{src:'/s/377695.png'} JPN20 Mizuki SAIHARA (+60')	19 Jaquelin GARCIA $.img{src:'/s/377927.png'} MEX19 Jaquelin GARCIA

Coaches

Asako TAKEMOTO TAKAKURA (JPN)

(MEX) Leonardo CUELLAR

Officials

Referee: Carina VITULANO (ITA)Assistant Referee 1: Panagiota KOUTSOUMPOU (GRE)Assistant Referee 2: Ourania FOSKOLOU (GRE)Fourth official: Marianela ARAYA CRUZ (CRC)

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Statistics

JPN

MEX

28	Shots	5
5	Corner kicks	4
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Second yellow card and red card	0
0	Red Cards	0
68%	Possession (%)	32%

It was a very difficult match, and the strong wind made it difficult to have our normal tempo today. It won’t be easy (against Venezuela) but I think we are capable of winning if we play good football and at our maximum level.
Asako Takemoto Takakura, Japan coach

Semi-final line-up complete
Friday 28 March 2014
Last eight braced for knockout battles
Wednesday 26 March 2014
Saihara showing off her worth for Japan
Tuesday 25 March 2014

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Matches

Summary

Line-ups

JPN1

MEX1

JPN2

MEX3

JPN3

MEX4

JPN5

MEX5

JPN6

MEX6

JPN7

MEX7

JPN8

MEX8

JPN10

MEX10

JPN14

MEX11

JPN15

MEX15

JPN16

MEX21

Substitute(s)

JPN12

MEX12

JPN21

MEX20

JPN4

MEX2

JPN9

MEX9

JPN11

MEX13

JPN13

MEX14

JPN17

MEX16

JPN18

MEX17

JPN19

MEX18

JPN20

MEX19

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