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FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™06 June - 05 July

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BC Place StadiumVancouver (CAN)
12 Jun 2015 - 19:00 Local time
First stage - Group C
Japan
JapanJPN
Cameroon
CameroonCMR
Full-time
FT
2-1

Overview

Match summary

Aya Sameshima of Japan celebrates with team mate Yuki Ogimi

Japan beat Cameroon, reach Round of 16

Reigning champions Japan have become the first team to qualify for the Round of 16 at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 after a 2-1 win against Cameroon in Vancouver.
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Match Highlights

Quotes

"The Cameroonians are quick on their feet and physically tough and they threw everything at us in the closing stages. Skill levels are increasing around the world and teams are all getting closer and closer to the top level. We know that there will come a day when there are no easy games at all," Norio Sasaki, Japan coach

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MatchCast

20:5112 Jun 2015
The final whistle sounds.
20:5012 Jun 2015
90'+EJANGUE (Cameroon) sees an effort go off target.
20:4912 Jun 2015
90'+ENGANAMOUIT (Cameroon) sees an effort go off target.
20:4712 Jun 2015
90' NCHOUT (Cameroon) scores!!
20:4612 Jun 2015
89'ZOUGA FRANCINE (Cameroon) swings in the corner.
20:4412 Jun 2015
88'NCHOUT (Cameroon) sees one of her shots blocked.
20:4112 Jun 2015
85' KAMIONOBE (in) comes off the bench to replace SUGASAWA (out) (Japan)
20:4112 Jun 2015
84'NCHOUT (Cameroon) sees an effort go off target.
20:4112 Jun 2015
84'ZOUGA FRANCINE (Cameroon) takes a corner kick.
20:4012 Jun 2015
83'OGIMI (Japan) is penalised after committing a foul.

LYG - Player of the Match

MIYAMA
JapanJPN
Midfielder
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Statistics

Ball possession
57
%
43

Attempts

4Attempts20
2On-Target3
1Off-Target13
1Blocked4

Disciplinary

3Fouls Committed14
0Yellow cards1
0Second yellow card and red card0
0Red Cards0

Attacking

2Corners6
2Offsides3
17Free kicks5
2Saves0

Line-ups

Japan
JapanJPN
Cameroon
CameroonCMR
18
KAIHORI
(GK)
1
N. NDOM
(GK)
2
KINGA
2
MANIE
(C)
3
IWASHIMIZU
4
LEUKO
4
KUMAGAI
7
ABOUDI ONGUENE
72'
5
SAMESHIMA
8
FEUDJIO
6
SAKAGUCHI
64'
9
NGONO MANI
62'
8
MIYAMA
(C)
10
YANGO
Misses next match if booked
9
KAWASUMI
55'
12
F. TCHENO
13
UTSUGI
13
CATHY
15
SUGASAWA
85'
17
ENGANAMOUIT
17
OGIMI
20
NGO MBELECK
46' HT
SubstitutesSubstitutes
1
FUKUMOTO
(GK)
16
MBORORO
(GK)
21
YAMANE
(GK)
23
ENYEGUE FLORE
(GK)
7
ANDO
Absent
3
NCHOUT
62'
10
SAWA
64'
5
EJANGUE
72'
11
OHNO
55'
6
ZOUGA FRANCINE
46' HT
12
KAMIONOBE
85'
11
AWONA
14
A.TANAKA
14
ABENA
16
IWABUCHI
15
SONKENG
19
ARIYOSHI
18
AKABA
20
KAWAMURA
19
A. NGANI
22
NAGASATO
21
R. BELLA
23
KITAHARA
22
WANKI
CoachCoach
Norio SASAKI (JPN)Enow NGACHU (CMR)

Match Facts

Vancouver

Vancouver
With its location near the mouth of the Fraser River and on the waterways of the Strait of Georgia, Howe Sound, Burrard Inlet, and their tributaries, Vancouver has, for thousands of years, been a place of meeting, trade and settlement.

BC Place Stadium

  • Stadium nameBC Place Stadium
  • CityVancouver
  • Year constructed1983
  • Overall capacity0

Weather

  • Sunny
  • 18° CTemperature
  • 17 m/sWind
  • 58 %Humidity

Officials

  • Referee: Pernilla LARSSON
    Sweden
    SwedenSWE
  • Assistant Referee 1: Anna NYSTROM (SWE)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Natalie ASPINALL (ENG)
  • Fourth official: Tupou PATIA (COK)

Groups

Group C
TeamsTeamsTeamsMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
JPN
33004139
Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon
CMR
32019366
Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland
SUI
310211473
Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador
ECU
3003117-160

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