Women's Word Cup : U S A vs Japan

**Tigon** · 18-07-2011, 01:55 AM

1' Japan get the game underway.

2' Very early chance for USA as Cheney outmuscles Iwasimizu and gets in on goal but from a very tight angle on the left, Kaihori makes the save and it goes for a corner

2' The corner is aimed at Wambach but it doesn't quite reach her, Sawa makes the clearance
3' The match is being played at an incredible pace in the opening couple of minutes, unsurprising as adrenaline must be flowing
4' Sawa only needs a second to pick a pass and she slides the ball through towards Ando who was making a run from midfield but the pass was just over-hit and it ran through to Solo
5' Neither team have settled properly yet as they both give away possession in the middle of the field, if either can calm down quicker than the other they could gain an advantage
6' USA finally taking the pace out of the game as they string a few passes together, Lloyd is a calming influence in the middle of midfield
7' Krieger looks for the run of Wambach, she hsn't quite got the pace to get on to it though, scampering after through balls isn't really her strength
8' Another good chance for USA and Cheney as Rapinoe does well on the left wing and gets a cross in to the near post, Cheney tries to flick it towards goal but it just flashes wide
9' The ball breaks to Lloyd from the goal-kick and she finds Wambach who doesn't hesitate to shoot from distance, her shot drops just over the bar though
10' USA have certainly had the better of the opening stages and have already got three decent efforts on goal in, Japan aren't panicking though
11' Another great chance for USA as Lloyd's cross towards Wambach is cut out but it falls back to Lloyd oon the edge of the box, she hits it on the volley and it is just over the bar
12' Crikey another chance for USA, they are all over Japan, Cheney gets to the bye-line and cuts it back to Rapinoe, she was six-yards out but under a bit of pressure and her shot went wide of the near post, probably the best chance so far
13' Japan are just about weathering the storm at the minute, but more due to wastefulness from the Americans, could they live to regret these missed chances?
14' Japan can't get their passing game going at all as USA press them all over the pitch, the longer it remains goalless though the more confident they will become
15' USA seem to have just lost their momentum for now, Japan aren't creating anything of their own for now though

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**Tigon** · 18-07-2011, 02:02 AM

16' Kaihori spending time on the ball and it might not be a bad tactic, just to take the pace out of the game
17' Japan really struggling to get out of their own half as Lloyd tries a couple of long range shots, both are blocked though
18' Great one-two between Cheney and Rapinoe sees the latter bursting into the box from the left, there wasn't much on but from that angle she should never have tried the shot, that is what she did though and it hits the side netting and goes for a goal-kick
19' Japan finally get in to the American half but immediately lose possession, it really is a struggle for them at the moment
20' Hope Solo continues to be a spectator, but the USA aren't peppering the Japanese goal as they were a few minutes ago
21' Ohno gets Japan's first shot in anger off, but it is a long way wide of goal
22' Kinga with some really poor control, Rapinoe tried to capitalise but pushed her over and gave away the free-kick
23' Japan finding some space for the first time as Ando breaks down the left, her cross is decent but doesn't find anyone and it is cleared
24' Kinga returns the compliment to Rapinoe by hacking her down on the half-way line
25' Krieger does well down the right winning a corner off Sameshima
26' Wambach the obvious target and after an almighty scramble it does reach her at the far post, she tries to cut it back across but it is well held by Kaihori
27' Japan gaining some territorial advantage for the first time and win a corner as Rampone heads behind a cross from the left
28' The resulting cross was very deep and is flicked away for a throw-in by the Americans
29' Wambach crashes the ball off the crossbar. Iwasimizu took out Cheney on the half-way line but Wambach didn't hesitate and the referee played a good advantage. Wambach surged forwards and on reaching the edge of the box unleashed a thunderous drive that looked to be heading for the top corner but came back off the bar. Unlucky
30' USA dominating possession again and probing for an opening that isn't easy to find wit hthe Japanese very well organised

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**Tigon** · 18-07-2011, 02:10 AM

31' Little scare for USA as Japan break at pace and Ohno slides in Ando, the pass forces her quite wide though and she tries a first time shot that is very tame and easy for Solo, they certainly can pose a threat though
32' Japan enjoying a good spell on the ball now, but space is at a premium and they can't quite break into the final third
33' Wambach holds the ball up well and is pulled down by Kumagai. Free-kick
34' Rapinoe sends the ball into the box from the right, it's not a great cross and easily cleared
35' The clearance only finds Buehler though who swings it back in, Cheney beat the offside trap and had a free header inside the box, she tries to loop it over the keeper but it ends up over the bar as well. Another good chance
36' Sameshima is a good outlet for Japan as she is always looking to get forward down the left, hasn't produced an end product yet though
37' Ohno very nearly finds Ando again with a clever reverse through ball, Rampone beats her to it, it is a corner though
38' Miyama finds Kawasumi on the edge of the box with a low pass, she hits it first time but it is well over the bar
39' Ando again running on behind the defence but again the through ball to her is too heavy and Solo is out to claim it
40' Rapinoe tries to slide in Cheney, but Cheney pushes over Iwasimizu in trying to get the ball, free-kick to Japan
41' Lloyd goes in hard on Ohno on the half-way line, it looked quite bad but I think it was simply mis-timed
42' Boxx gets to the bye-line on the left and gets in a cross but the ball had gone out, goal-kick to Japan
43' Miyama does well in making space for herself in midfield but she is frustrated by the lack of movement ahead of her and this is why they are failing to create chances
44' Having said that they immediately create a chance as Ohno chips the ball over the back four diagonally which Ohno lunges to get on the end of, she is very close but doesn't make it
45' Sawa picks out Kinga who had advanced down the right and was in a lot of space, it was a great chance to put in a dangerous cross but she failed to do so and it was easily cleared.

45' There's the half-time whistle and the sides go in goalless at the break

45' There isn't too much doubt that USA have had the better of the half and certainly had the better chances. They will be disappointed not to be ahead and Japan will be very happy they aren't behind

Japan 0
U S A 0

HALF TIME

**Tigon** · 18-07-2011, 02:20 AM

46' USA commence the second half
46' Alex Morgan has replaced Cheney at half-time
47'USA dominating possession as they did in the first half and probe for an opening
48'Lloyd penalised for a heavy challenge on Ohno on the half-way line
49'Alex Morgan nearly makes a fantastic impact as she gets on the end of a low O'Reilly cross, her near-post effort beats Kaihori but also comes back off the post
50'As much as USA are dominating, the more chances they miss the more you think it might not be their night, Japan are creating very little though
52'Lloyd with a powerful run from midfield and as usual she is not afraid to shoot, it's a decent effort but into the side netting from the right-hand angle of the penalty box
54'Ohno and Ando link up again for Japan, but again Ando can't produce a finish as Rampone closes her down in the area
55'Sawa and Miyama getting on the ball and they are who Japan need to bring in to play if they want to create anything
56'Sameshima tries a cross from deep, it is blocked but they win a corner
57'Miyama with a great delivery but it evades everyone and bounces through the six-yard box to safety, USA living dangerously there
58'Hard work at the other end of the pitch from Heatehr O'Reilly sees her win a corner off Miyama
59'Rapinoe drives it in towards Wambach but it's a bit too deep again
( Phút 68 > U S A # 13 làm bàn 1-0 )

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**Tigon** · 18-07-2011, 02:27 AM

60'The game becoming a bit scrappy now as both sides are desperately looking for an opening but are maybe trying too hard to find it and giving the ball away
61'Sawa plays a fantastic chipped pass over Rampone to Kinga, she hits it first time on the volley from the right of the box but it ends up a long way over the bar
62'USA win another corner as Lepeilbet advances down the left, they are dangerous from these situations
63'Rapinoe again delivers but it is put behind for another corner
64'Rapinoe heads to the other side to throw in an out-swinger, it's a shocking cross though and very easily cleared
65'Sawa plays a fantastic through ball to Ohno which puts her in on goal, she is flagged offside but the replay shows she was definitely on, very unlucky
66'Chances are being created now as O'Reilly puts in a great early cross from the right and finds Wambach, her header was heading in but is well tipped over by kaihori
67'Rapinoe again delivers the cross but her centre is again pretty poor and is dealt with
68'Two changes for Japan as Ohno and Ando go off and are replaced by Nagasato and Maruyama
69'Rapinoe is having a frustratingly wasteful game as she tries a shot from a mile out that is easily blocked, her team mates don't look impressed

70'GOAL FOR USA!!! Route one stuff from USA as Rapinoe plays a long-ball forward for Morgan to chase, she gets onto it behind the Japanese defence but she had plenty to do and she did it brilliantly firing past Kaihori from the edge of the box, great finish

U S A 1
JAPAN 0

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**Tigon** · 18-07-2011, 02:35 AM

71'Japan will now have to open up a bit and go for an equaliser, it is hard to see where it will come from for them though
72'Miyama finds the run of Sameshima down the left but her cross is far too close to Solo who claims easily
73'Sawa tries an effort from 20 yards, it's on target but had no power behind it, easy for Solo
74'It's a good physical contest in the middle of the park but Sakaguchi just takes it a little far as she pushes Lloyd over
75'Miyama lacking options resorts to a very direct ball which is unlikely to work against this US defence, it rolls straight through to Solo
76'Japan still can't find the final ball, USA are defending well and defending in numbers
77'Rampone's experience is invaluable at the back, she reads the game incredibly well and marshalls her defence brilliantly
78'Rapinoe caught just offside as Morgan looks to play her in down the left

80'GOAL FOR JAPAN!!! A rare mistake from Rampone saw her give the ball away on the edge of the area, the ball was swung in from the right and Buehler and Krieger between them compeltely messed up the clearance leaving Miyama with a simple finish from six yards

U S A 1
JAPAN 1

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**Tigon** · 18-07-2011, 02:46 AM

81'Japan straight back up the pitch again as Nagasato gets on teh ball in the box but takes too much time and is closed out

82'The US looked completely rattled since the goal

83'Lloyd with another surging run from midfield but was only ever intent on shooting when it wasn't really on, she is closed down and the ball is cleared

84'Wambach works hard in the box and wins the corner for USA

86'Lepeilbet again resorts to playing it long towards Wambach but Kaihori is off her line well and catches it with ease

87'It's very end-to-end now as Sawa picks out Kinga down the right, her cross is dangerous but Nagasato can't quite stretch far enough to get on the end of it

88'It looks like this could be heading for extra time now, USA will be kicking themselves that they have let this happen when they were so dominant

89'Kawasumi picks out Sakaguchi on the edge of the area, she tries a first time drive but she doesn't hit it cleanly and it skids wide of the near post

90'Two crosses from O'Reilly from the right very nearly find Wambach but they are both very well defended by Japan

90+1'O'Reilly cuts in from the right flank making some great space for herself but she was on her weaker foot and her left-footed effort flys way over the bar

90+2'Sameshima had a great chance to swing in a cross from the left but she took too long on it and runs it out of play for a goal-kick

90' There's the final whistle, but it isn't the end of the game, we will go to extra-time here after the 90 minutes ended 1-1.

U S A 1
JAPAN 1

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**Tigon** · 18-07-2011, 03:06 AM

Hiệp 1 phụ trội : U S A có banh trước

91' USA kick-off the first-half of extra time

92'Lloyd with a positive start to the extra period as she wins a corner on the right

93'The resulting corner isn't properly cleared and USA get a couple of strikes in on goal but they are both blocked by the crowd of Japanese players in the area

94'USA are having a go at this in the first-half as Rapinoe gets forward and puts in a cross, it's a poor one though and sails straight out of play

95'O'Reilly goes in really late on Miyama and gives away a free-kick inside the Japanese half

96'Morgan gets on the end of a long-ball again, she has great pace and power and makes herself a yard of space, her left-footed shot is comfortably wide of the far post though

97'Japan looking a bit ragged and are misplacing a number of passes now

'Yellow card for Miyama because Lloyd kicked the ball at her from a free-kick, it's a booking for not retreating but she was offering her hand to say sorry for the foul, unbelieveable refereeing

99'USA looking the more dangerous, when Japan get on the ball they are happy just to knock it around, but that isn't going to help them at this stage

100'A low ball in from the right nearly finds Wambach at the near post but it is well defnded and cleared

101'Kinga attempts a long-range effort bursting forward from right-back but it balloons over the crossbar

102'I'm very surprised we haven't seen Amy Rodriguez for USA or Mana Iwabuchi for Japan, I think we will do very soon.

103'GOAL FOR USA!!! Abby Wambach's head saves USA again. Morgan does brilliantly on the left wing to beat her marker and then flashed in a great cross straight on to the head of Wambach on the edge of the six-yard box. There was no way she was missing from there and powered her header past Kaihori

U S A 2
JAPAN 1

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**Tigon** · 18-07-2011, 03:20 AM

104' Wambach's fourth goal of the tournament might just have killed off Japan here, they look very deflated

105' There's the half-time whistle in extra time and USA have regained their advantage

106' The second half gets underway, not much of a break for the ladies at this stage

107'Japan need to get the ball forward quickly but that just isn't their game, they continue to knock it around and probe but it just isn't working

108'Kawasumi is hacked down on the right and somehow a free-kick isn't given, Japan do get the cross in though and USA just about clear it, they look very nervy though

109'Kawasumi lays it off to Maruyama on the edge of the box, she is quite off balance when she strikes it though and it flys wide of the post

110'USA playing the ball down into the corners to wind the clock down a bit

111'Morgan's pace is still a threat to Japan as she chases after a long ball from Boxx but she can't quite keep it in

112'Japan very nearly pinch another equaliser as Miyama's cross is not dealt with by anyone and it bounces away from Solo but just behind Sawa unfortunately for Japan and it is eventually cleared

113'Here comes Tobin Heath for the US replacing Rapinoe

114'Heath immediately gets on the ball and runs at the Japanese back four, she beats one but loses out in the second tackle

115'Another chance for Japan to equalise as Sawa picks out a fabulous ball inside the left-back to find the onrushing Kinga, she managed to chip it over Solo as she came out but Rampone got back to clear it off the line for a corner

116'GOAL FOR JAPAN!!! Miyama swings-in the corner from the left and Sawa makes a fantastic run to the near post, her flick clips off Wambach and over Solo into the net. 2-2.

U S A 2
JAPAN 2

117'Japan have again come from nowhere to equalise with just three minutes left of the game

118'Sawa looks for the run of Nagasato but the pass is wayward and it skips through to Solo

119'Very late substitution for Japan as Iwabuchi comes on for Maruyama who herself was a substitute

220'Fabulous chance for Wambach as O'Reilly puts in a great cross from the right, low across the six-yard box but Wambach on the slide puts it over the bar, she should have scored

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