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Japan v Great Britain - as it happened

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Japan v GB - Women's Olympic Games, group E - 24/07/2021 - official line-ups. BeSoccer

Live coverage of the Women's Olympic Games as Great Britain taken on hosts Japan from the Sapporo Dome in Tokyo. An Ellen White double in their first match secured a win over Chile, and GB would go top of Group E with another win today.

List of goalscorers

0 - 1

74'

E. White

Match report in news

End of match

94'

FT: 0-1. It ends 0-1 to GB, who go top of group E with two wins from two. Ellen White grabs her third goal at the Olympics as GB march on!
91'

3 minutes added on!
90'

Nearly a screamer for Weir!! She strikes from the free-kick from distance but it goes over the top by inches. Would have been a beauty!

Substitution

at Gran Bretaña

Off...

L. Hemp

Striker

On...

G. Stanway

Midfielder

88'

GB double change: Scott for Little, Stanway for Hemp

Substitution

at Japón

Off...

E. Nakajima

Midfielder

On...

M. Iwabuchi

Midfielder

80'

Japan change: Iwabuchi on for Nakajima

Substitution

at Gran Bretaña

Off...

N. Parris

Striker

On...

Rachel Daly

Striker

75'

GB change: Daly on for Parris.

Goaaaaaal!

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Goal by...

E. White

Striker

Assist by

L. Bronze

Defender
Statistics of E. White in Juegos Olímpicos Femeninos

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74'

Goal!!!! White scores for GB!!! Bronze puts in a fine looping cross from the right, the keeper is caught in no-man's-land and White beats her to it. She fires in a fine looping header which lands in the back of an empty net. GB go one up!!!

Substitution

at Japón

Off...

M. Tanaka

Striker

On...

J. Endo

Striker

68'

Japan double change: Miura for Hayashi, Endo for Tanaka

67'

Parris bends one from the right after failing to get her cross off, but there's not enough curve on the shot and it goes wide.
64'

Chance for GB! There's pin ball in the box following the corner before Houghton strikes on the volley. Over the bar.
61'

Foul by Parris, which brings to an end a promising GB move.
59'

GB change: Weir for Ingle

Substitution

at Japón

Off...

Y. Shiokoshi

Defender

On...

Y. Momiki

Striker

55'

Japan change: Momiki for Shiokoshi

53'

Minami tries an audacious long-range chip but it's well over.
51'

Japan threatening in these early stages, GB get the header clear this time.
46'

And we're back underway!
45'

HT: 0-0. Nothing to separate the two sides at the break!
44'

GB struggling to find a way through here.
39'

Hemp heads goalwards from Parris' header, but comfortably wide.
39'

GB want a handball in the box from Bronze's cross, but nothing doing.
35'

Shiokoshi fires a shot from distance but it's well wide.
32'

Chance for Japan! Tanaka fires from the edge of the box but it flies just wide!

Yellow card

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H. Hayashi

Midfielder

30'

Hayashi penalised for a foul on Hemp, yellow card.

27'

A mistake at the back leads Japan in, as Tanaka does well to set up Hayashi, but her shot is blocked.
20'

GB have enjoyed more of the ball and come close again, but White's shot is blocked.
16'

Another long range distance from Hayashi following the corner. Straight into the gloves of Roebuck.
12'

Hayashi strikes at goal from range but it's well wide.
12'

Bronze with the foul on Sugita.

1'

We're underway!

Start of match

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We're minutes away from kick-off!
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GB XI: Roebuck (GK); Bronze, Houghton, Williamson, Stokes; Walsh, Ingle; Parris, Little, Hemp; White
July 24, 2021
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Japan XI: Yamashita (GK); Shimizu, Kumagai, Minami, Miyagawa; Shiokoshi, Nakajima, Sugita, Hasegawa; Hayashi, Tanaka
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Line-ups are out for both teams!
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As a result, this has become a must-win game for the hosts, while a win for GB would put them top of the group.
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Japan kicked off their campaign with a 1-1 draw against Canada, while Britain were 2-0 victors against Chile.