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GBR V JPN ( Pool A ) Olympic Games London 2012
GBR
Match Review GBR - JPN 4-0
Goals
| Team | Minute | Shirt # | Player | Action | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR | 7 | 15 | DANSON Alex | FG | 1 - 0 |
| GBR | 23 | 29 | THOMAS Sarah | FG | 2 - 0 |
| GBR | 26 | 23 | WALTON Sally | PC | 3 - 0 |
| GBR | 28 | 15 | DANSON Alex | FG | 4 - 0 |
Cards
| Team | Minute | Shirt # | Player | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR | 45 | 7 | PANTER Anne | G |
| JPN | 63 | 6 | MURAKAMI Ai | Y |
GBR
| Minute | Shirt # | Name | Goals | Green | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
X
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1 | STORRY Beth | ||||
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X
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3 | MAGUIRE Emily | ||||
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X
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4 | UNSWORTH Laura | ||||
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X
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5 | CULLEN Crista | ||||
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Bench
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6 | MACLEOD Hannah | ||||
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Bench
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7 | PANTER Anne | 1 | |||
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X
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8 | RICHARDSON-WALSH Helen | ||||
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X
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11 | RICHARDSON-WALSH Kate | ||||
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Bench
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12 | ROGERS Chloe | ||||
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Bench
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14 | BARTLETT Laura | ||||
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X
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15 | DANSON Alex | 2 | |||
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X
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18 | TWIGG Georgie | ||||
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X
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22 | BALL Ashleigh | ||||
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Bench
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23 | WALTON Sally | 1 | |||
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X
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28 | WHITE Nicola | ||||
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X
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29 | THOMAS Sarah | 1 |
JPN
| Minute | Shirt # | Name | Goals | Green | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
X
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1 | ASANO Sakiyo | ||||
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X
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2 | HAYASHI Nagisa | ||||
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X
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3 | KATO Akemi | ||||
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X
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4 | IWAO Sachimi | ||||
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X
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5 | NAKAGAWA Miyuki | ||||
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X
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6 | MURAKAMI Ai | 1 | |||
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X
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7 | OTSUKA Shiho | ||||
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X
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8 | YAMAMOTO Yukari | ||||
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Bench
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9 | MITSUHASHI Aki | ||||
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X
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10 | KOMAZAWA Rika | ||||
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X
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11 | FUJIO Kaori | ||||
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X
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12 | SHIBATA Akane | ||||
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Bench
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13 | AKUTSU Chie | ||||
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Bench
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14 | MANABE Keiko | ||||
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Bench
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17 | SATO Masako | ||||
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Bench
|
21 | TANAKA Izuki |
DNP = Did not participate
S = Suspended
DSQ = Disqualified
Match Officials
| Role | Official |
|---|---|
| Umpire 1 | HUDSON Kelly |
| Umpire 2 | IPARRAGUIRRE Soledad |
| Reserve Umpire | PRESENQUI Irene |
| Judge 1 | BUCKLEY Peri |
| Judge 2 | RINALDINI Lorena |
| Technical Officer | ELLIS Janet |
Inspired by a partisan local crowd, hosts Great Britain powered into a 4-0 half-time lead, one which they ultimately did not need to add to further to enjoy a comfortable opening win. Using their physical superiority, they out-muscled the Japanese in midfield and affected a string of turnovers in great areas and were ultimately too strong in each facet of play on a day when Scottish woman Emily Maguire made her 100th appearance.
Georgie Twigg fired the warning shot early on when she had a high shot just tipped over the bar by goalkeeper Sayiko Asano. Alex Danson broke the deadlock when she capitalised on a ricocheting crash ball. She got an initial touch in the build-up before the ball bounced back to her mid-circle where she reacted brilliantly to control and apply a little reverse-stick dink over Asano.
One became two on 23 minutes when Hannah McLeod threaded a beautiful ball through to Sarah Thomas who applied a late glance into the bottom right corner. GB were further into dreamland when Kate Walsh recovered a corner rebound and worked the ball around the circle via Twigg to Walton. Her lift over Asano’s shoulder was delightfully neat, 3-0.
Helen Richardson, then, created the fourth in the 28th minute, providing a sweet ball through for Danson and she poached her second of the game and 52nd international strike.
The second half was played out at a much more sedate pace with Britain once again forcing most of the issue. Christa Cullen dinged the post with one of her drag-flicks while Chloe Rogers and Danson had the pick of the efforts from play but Asano did well on both occasions to narrow the angle and keep the chances under control.
GB did, though, have cause for concern when Walsh took an errant stick to the face, drawing blood and requiring her exit from the game with four minutes remaining. Richardson was also carried off, taking a raised ball to her left knee.
(Stephen Findlater)
- Match 5
- Date Sun, 29 Jul 2012
- Time 19:00
- Pool/Class Pool A
- Venue
