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Japan 0, South Africa 1, Full time

Full timeWomen's international friendly Sakai National Training Center Stadium
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Japan 0, South Africa 1

Full time

South Africa

Away

  • Linda Motlhalo 9'

Minute by minute

  1. Minute 9:

    Goal Linda Motlhalo (South Africa). Assisted by Refiloe Jane

  2. Half-time
  3. Minute 45:

    Substitution (Japan) On Hinata Miyazawa , off Remina Chiba

  4. Minute 45:

    Substitution (Japan) On Risa Shimizu , off Yu Endo

  5. Minute 45:

    Substitution (Japan) On Toko Koga , off Akari Takeshige

  6. Minute 45:

    Substitution (Japan) On Yui Hasegawa , off Juri Ito

  7. Minute 57:

    Substitution (Japan) On Aoba Fujino , off Yuka Momiki

  8. Minute 57:

    Substitution (South Africa) On Wendy Shongwe , off Nthabiseng Majiya

  9. Minute 61:

    Yellow card Bambanani Mbane (South Africa)

  10. Minute 73:

    Substitution (Japan) On Moeka Minami , off Miyabi Moriya

  11. Minute 79:

    Substitution (South Africa) On Isabella Alexa Ludwig , off Bongeka Gamede

  12. Minute 79:

    Substitution (South Africa) On Gabriela Salgado , off Noxolo Cesane

  13. Minute 85:

    Yellow card Yui Hasegawa (Japan)

  14. Minute 89:

    Substitution (South Africa) On Nonhlanhla Mthandi , off Thembi Kgatlana

  15. Minute 90 plus 9:

    Yellow card Gabriela Salgado (South Africa)

Statistics

  • Possession: Japan 71%, South Africa 29%

  • Total shots: Japan 17, South Africa 3

  • Shots on target: Japan 5, South Africa 1

  • Corners: Japan 7, South Africa 1

  • Saves: Japan 0, South Africa 4

  • Offsides: Japan 2, South Africa 1

  • Fouls: Japan 7, South Africa 6

Line-ups

Japan

Formation 4-4-2

  • 12Chika HiraoG
  • 4Saki KumagaiCD-L
  • 21Akari Takeshige(subbed off)CD-R
  • 5Miyabi Moriya(subbed off)LB
  • 22Yu Endo(subbed off)RB
  • 16Juri Ito(subbed off)CM-L
  • 18Honoka HayashiCM-R
  • 17Remina Chiba(subbed off)LM
  • 20Yuka Momiki(subbed off)RM
  • 9Manaka MatsukuboCF-L
  • 8Kiko SeikeCF-R

Came on

15 Aoba Fujino · 14 Yui Hasegawa · 6 Toko Koga · 3 Moeka Minami · 7 Hinata Miyazawa · 2 Risa Shimizu

South Africa

Formation 4-1-4-1

  • 1Kaylin SwartG
  • 7Karabo DhlaminiCD-L
  • 13Bambanani MbaneCD-R
  • 15Refiloe JaneDM
  • 20Antonia MaponyaLB
  • 5Fikile MagamaRB
  • 10Linda MotlhaloCM-L
  • 3Bongeka Gamede(subbed off)CM-R
  • 23Nthabiseng Majiya(subbed off)LM
  • 6Noxolo Cesane(subbed off)RM
  • 11Thembi Kgatlana(subbed off)F

Came on

30 Wendy Shongwe · 14 Nonhlanhla Mthandi · 32 Isabella Alexa Ludwig · 9 Gabriela Salgado

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