Japan vs Netherlands 2015

round of 16 · 2015 FIFA World Cup

Japan

2–1

Netherlands

📅 June 23, 2015 🟨 Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

⚽ Goals

Saori Ariyoshi

10'

Mizuho Sakaguchi

78'

90+2'

Kirsten van de Ven

🎽 Lineups

Japan

Mgr: Sasaki

3 Azusa Iwashimizu CB

Saki Kumagai CB

5 Aya Sameshima LB

6 Mizuho Sakaguchi CM

8 Aya Miyama LW

Nahomi Kawasumi RW

11 Shinobu Ohno CF

13 Rumi Utsugi CM

17 Yūki Ōgimi CF

18 Ayumi Kaihori GK

19 Saori Ariyoshi RB

Substitutes

10 Homare Sawa

16 Mana Iwabuchi

Netherlands

Mgr: Reijners

Loes Geurts GK

Desiree van Lunteren RB

Stefanie van der Gragt CB

Mandy van den Berg CB

Anouk Dekker CM

7 Manon Melis RF

Sherida Spitse CM

Vivianne Miedema CF

Daniëlle van de Donk CM

Lieke Martens LF

Merel van Dongen LB

Substitutes

Tessel Middag

Kirsten van de Ven

🟨 Bookings

Saori Ariyoshi 50'

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Japan vs Netherlands 2015

⚽ Goals

🎽 Lineups

Japan

Netherlands

🟨 Bookings

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