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Match 5 Qinhuangdao - Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium
06 August
Japan
2:2
New Zealand
2:2 (0:1)
  • Aya MIYAMA (72' PEN)
  • Homare SAWA (86')
  • Kirsty YALLOP (37')
  • Amber HEARN (56' PEN)

Referee Deidre MITCHELL

Summary

Japan leave it late

 Two goals in the last 17 minutes earned Japan a 2-2 draw against New Zealand at the Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in Group G. The Football Ferns began the match brightly, with Amber Hearn and Emma Kete unsettling the Japan defence with their combative style. Yet, it was not all ‘kick and rush' from the Kiwis; in the first 15 minutes they played the better football, with ...

Line-up

JPN
NZL
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Norio SASAKI (JPN)
(NZL) John HERDMAN
Officials
  • Referee: Deidre MITCHELL (RSA)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Tempa NDAH FRANCOIS (BEN)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Nomvula MASILELA (RSA)
  • Fourth official: Dagmar DAMKOVA (CZE)

Photos

  • New-Zealand players celebrating a goal
  • New Zealand coach John Herdman
  • Japan coach Norio Sasaki watches his team's opening game against New Zealand.
  • Emma Kete of New Zealand (L) challenging for the ball with Yukari Kinga of Japan.
  • Japanese player Yukari Kinga (L) vies with New Zealand's Kirsty Yallop in their opening Group G encounter.
  • New Zealand's Amber Hearn (L) and Japan's Homare Sawa fight for the ball in their opening Group G encounter.
  • Players of the Japan Olympics soccer team celebrate after scoring a goal
  • New Zealand players celebrate after scoring a goal
  • Match 5 Qinhuangdao - Japan 2-2 New Zealand

    • Quotes

    "It is a measure how far we have come, but a sign of how far we need to go. It was a tough game for us. Japan played with a good flow and rhythm to their game and we could have easily gone away with less. In all honesty, we've performed better in some matches and lost them," John Herdman, New Zealand coach

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