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JPN V RSA ( 9/10 ) Olympic Games London 2012
JPN
Match Review JPN - RSA 2-1
Goals
| Team | Minute | Shirt # | Player | Action | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSA | 27 | 13 | DEETLEFS Lisa-Marie | PC | 0 - 1 |
| JPN | 63 | 6 | MURAKAMI Ai | PC | 1 - 1 |
| JPN | 80 | 6 | MURAKAMI Ai | PS | 2 - 1 |
Cards
| Team | Minute | Shirt # | Player | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | 13 | 4 | IWAO Sachimi | G |
| JPN | 28 | 12 | SHIBATA Akane | G |
| JPN | 34 | 2 | HAYASHI Nagisa | G |
| JPN | 51 | 4 | IWAO Sachimi | Y |
| RSA | 56 | 17 | GEORGE Lesle-Ann | Y |
| RSA | 64 | 3 | WOODS Kate | Y |
| RSA | 67 | 23 | COSTON Bernadette | Y |
| JPN | 72 | 11 | FUJIO Kaori | G |
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 | 1 | |||
|
X
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3 | KATO Akemi | ||||
|
X
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4 | IWAO Sachimi | 1 | 1 | ||
|
X
|
5 | NAKAGAWA Miyuki | ||||
|
Bench
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6 | MURAKAMI Ai | 2 | |||
|
X
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7 | OTSUKA Shiho | ||||
|
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
|
11 | FUJIO Kaori | 1 | |||
|
X
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12 | SHIBATA Akane | 1 | |||
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Bench
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13 | AKUTSU Chie | ||||
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X
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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 |
RSA
| Minute | Shirt # | Name | Goals | Green | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
X
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1 | RIX Mariette | ||||
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X
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3 | WOODS Kate | 1 | |||
|
Bench
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7 | DAVIDS Illse | ||||
|
X
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8 | MARESCIA Marsha | ||||
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Bench
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10 | RUSSELL Shelley | ||||
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Bench
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12 | CHAMBERLAIN Dirkie | ||||
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Bench
|
13 | DEETLEFS Lisa-Marie | 1 | |||
|
X
|
15 | COETZEE Pietie | ||||
|
Bench
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16 | WILSON Jennifer | ||||
|
X
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17 | GEORGE Lesle-Ann | 1 | |||
|
X
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20 | TERBLANCHE Nicolene | ||||
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X
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21 | MARAIS Lenise | ||||
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X
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22 | TAYLOR Kathleen | ||||
|
X
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23 | COSTON Bernadette | 1 | |||
|
X
|
29 | BRIGHT Tarryn | ||||
|
X
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30 | DAMONS Sulette |
DNP = Did not participate
S = Suspended
DSQ = Disqualified
Match Officials
| Role | Official |
|---|---|
| Umpire 1 | BARTLEMA Stella |
| Umpire 2 | HASSICK Amy |
| Reserve Umpire | KANG Hyun Young |
| Judge 1 | RINALDINI Lorena |
| Judge 2 | MORROW Sheila |
| Technical Officer | RUTTEN Edna |
Japan – South Africa 2-1 OT (half-time: 0-1)
The first placement game of the London Olympic hockey tournament went the distance as it took a overtime to determine the ninth-place finisher. In the end Japan’s Ai Murakami calmly stepped up and scored the game-winning goal on a penalty stroke with 5:13 left in overtime to lift Japan to a ninth-place finish. Murakami scored both of Japan’s goals in the win.
It was the first time in Japan’s three Olympic appearances that they won the placement game. Japan now has the trio of 8-9-10 for Olympic finishes. South Africa ends its 2012 Olympics in 10th place, still not a bad showing for the country, which finished in 11th-place in Beijing
Japan used its trademark speed, but South Africa kept up with the pace and defended the Japanese strikes well. Ultimately, it was South Africa’s penalty corner that made the difference in the close game. Lisa Marie Deetlefs was by the post to deflect in a perfectly executed penalty corner 27 minutes into the game to give the South Africans the 1-0 advantage.
The goal was nearly enough to pull South Africa through to the win, but Japan turned things up a notch midway through the second half and was rewarded for its efforts when Murakami put in the equalizer on a penalty corner that bounced in off South African goalkeeper Mariette Rix.
Japan pushed for the go-ahead goal before the end of regulation, including a diving effort with six seconds left that just went wide, but the first placement game of the Olympic hockey tournament headed into overtime where Murakami played the role of hero, giving the Japanese a positive end to their London Games.
(Eric Bailey)
- Match 31
- Date Wed, 8 Aug 2012
- Time 08:30
- Pool/Class 9/10
- Venue
