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Match 5 La Florida, Santiago - Estadio Municipal de la Florida
Clear
20 November
Canada
0:2
Japan
0:2 (0:2)
  • Michi GOTO (28')
  • Asuna TANAKA (40')

Referee Alexandra IHRINGOVA

Summary

Slick Japan sink Canucks

Slick Japan sink Canucks

 Japan, with a firm focus on technique-driven, free-flowing football, made easy meat of 2002 U-20 runners-up Canada in Santiago on Thursday. Two first half goals brought the three points that the East Asians fully deserved against the hard-working Canadians. After only six minutes, Hara Natsuko blasted a shot from long range to test Canada's Erin McNulty. The shot came to nothing, ...

Highlights

Line-up

CAN
JPN
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Ian BRIDGE (CAN)
(JPN) Norio SASAKI
Officials
  • Referee: Alexandra IHRINGOVA (ENG)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Natalie WALKER (ENG)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Karine VIVES SOLANA (FRA)
  • Fourth official: Cristina BABADAC (ROU)

Photos

  • Japan's Michi Goto and Misaki Kobayashi celebrate a goal against Canada
  • Canada's Julie Armstrong fights for the ball with Japan's Saki Kumagai
  • Canada's Taryne Boudreu fights for the ball with Japan's Asano Nagasato
  • Japan's Michi Goto celebrates after scoring against Canada
  • Japan's Michi Goto fights for the ball with Canada's Rachael Goulding
  • Canada's Karla Schacher fights for the ball with Japan's Asuna Tanaka
  • Japan's Michi Goto celebrates after scoring against Canada
  • Canada's players leave the pitch

Quotes

"Our team played brilliantly and, thanks to the speed of our players, we were in a position not just to match them but to beat them," Norio Sasaki, Japan coach

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STATISTICS
CanadaStatisticsJapan
7Shots25
2Corner kicks6
0Yellow cards1
0Second yellow card and red card0
0Red Cards0
43%Possession (%)57%