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Match 17 Shanghai - Shanghai Stadium
12 August
Norway
1:5
Japan
1:5 (1:1)
  • Guro KNUTSEN (27')
  • Yukari KINGA (31')
  • Gunhild FOLSTAD (51' OG)
  • Shinobu OHNO (52')
  • Homare SAWA (70')
  • Ayumi HARA (83')

Referee Shane DE SILVA

Summary

Five-star Japan sink Norway

Five-star Japan sink Norway

 Japan's 5-1 defeat of Norway on Tuesday in Shanghai saw the East Asians through to the quarter-finals of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament. They will now meet China in their last-eight clash while the second-placed Norwegians take on Brazil and table-toppers the USA face Canada. Norway opened the scoring in the 27th minute even though it was the Japanese who had the better ...

Line-up

NOR
JPN
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Bjarne BERNTSEN (NOR)
(JPN) Norio SASAKI
Officials
  • Referee: Shane DE SILVA (TRI)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Cindy MOHAMMED (TRI)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Milena LOPEZ (CRC)
  • Fourth official: Christine BECK (GER)

Photos

  • Japan's Homare Sawa (L) runs with the ball under pressure from Lene Storlokken of Norway.
  • Japan's players celebrate following their 5-1 victory over Norway.
  • Yukari Kinga (#2) of Japan celebrates with her teammate Homare Sawa
  • Hiromi IKeda (L) of Japan vies with Norway's Ingvild Stensland
  • Mizuho Sakaguchi (L) of Japan and Ane Stangeland Horpestad of Norway vie for a header
  • Shinobu Ohno (#11) celebrates her goal with teammates
  • Japanese player Homare Sawa (R) celebrates with her head coach Norio Sasaki after scoring a goal aga
  • Japanese players Tomoe Kato (#6) and Homare Sawa (10) celebrate after their victory over Norway duri
  • Kozue Ando (L) celebrates after scoring

    • Quotes

    "We're very disappointed, especially with our second-half performance. Japan made really good use of the spaces we left them. The most important thing for us is to put this game behind us quickly and focus on the clash against Brazil. That's the message I gave to my players." Bjarne Berntsen, Norway coach.

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