July 21, BST, Tokyo 2020
Olympic women's soccer team
The first round of the group stage is in full swing. In Group E, hosts Japan conceded a blitzkrieg shortly after the start of the match, then missed a penalty kick to equalize, but fortunately, Mana Iwabuchi scored a spectacular goal in the 84th minute to seal the match with Canada.
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A 1-1 handshake and a point each.
Japan
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This time around, the 4-4-2 formation was fielded, with the front line being led by the
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of Mana Iwabuchi was paired with 30-year-old veteran Yuuka Sugasawa, yet the average age of Japan's starting lineup was just 26.9 years old. In the first half, Japan
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It was a slightly passive start. Just six minutes in, 38-year-old veteran Sinclair took a pass from the right and hit the left post with a shot that went narrowly wide, Sinclair's 187th goal in 300 games with the national team, as Canada
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1-0 lead.
Behind the curve, Japan
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Stick to possession and co-ordination and gradually turn the tide as the game progresses. However, there were not many threatening shots on goal. At the end of the first half, Japan
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Down 0-1 to Canada
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Going into halftime.
Easy to play again, Japan
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The advantage continued. In the 53rd minute, substitute Miminami Tanaka was shoved down by Rabe in the penalty area, and it was confirmed through VAR that Japan was awarded a penalty kick, and Rabe was also warned with a yellow card. Miminami Tanaka took the kick herself but deflected it, the ball was parried by Rabe and the defense cleared it with a big kick, Japan
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Missed a good chance to equalize. In the 58th minute, Becky hit the crossbar off a direct corner kick. In the 60th minute, Noriko Ikeda Saki's defense was broken again, but the VAR ruled that Becky, who was offside, had nullified the goal.
Subsequently, Japan
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The team was once caught in a passive position due to physical deterioration. In the 84th minute, Risa Shimizu sent a behind-the-back ball from the right side of the midfield, and Mana Iwabuchi quickly stepped in to form a one-two punch, pressing Zadorsky behind her, and Mana Iwabuchi calmly rubbed a right-footed shot from 21 meters out to level the score at 1-1. Due to injuries in the second half, the match went into 8 minutes of extra time. In the end, Japan
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1-1 and Canada
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Shake hands and take a point each. (Cheuk Oyu)
Japan
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Lineup: 1-Ikeda Saki Noriko; 2-Shimizu Risa, 4-Kumagai Sashimi, 5-Meika Minami, 17-Kitamura Nanami; 7-Nakajima Yumi (76'6-Himekazu Sugita), 8-Miura Narumi, 13-Yuzubu Shiogoshi (62'12-Jun Endo), 14-Wei Hasegawa (90 '15 - Yoshiki Yuka); 9 - Sugasawa Yuuka (46'11 - Tanaka Minami), 10 - Iwabuchi Mana
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LINEUP: 1-Rabe (58'18-Sheridan); 2-Chapman, 4-Zadorsky, 3-Buchanan, 10-Lawrence; 5-Quinn (72'6-Ross), 11-Scott; 16-Becky, 17-Fleming, 15-Prince (85'9-Leone ); 12-Sinclair (84'13-Viejas)
