Dominant Japan fire five past debutants Zambia

Zambia

Formation 4-1-4-1

• 1MusondaBooked at 51mins
• 8Belemu
• 15Musesa
• 3Mweemba
• 13Tembo
• 4Banda
• 17Kundananji
• 14LunguSubstituted forLubandjiat 72'minutes
• 12Katongo
• 19MapepaSubstituted forChitunduat 72'minutes
• 11Banda

Substitutes

• 2Soko
• 5Mulenga
• 6Wilombe
• 7Lubandji
• 9Mubanga
• 10Selemani
• 16Lungu
• 18Sakala
• 20Chanda
• 21Chitundu
• 22Banda
• 23Phiri

Japan

Formation 3-4-2-1

• 1Yamashita
• 23Ishikawa
• 4Kumagai
• 3Minami
• 2Shimizu
• 14Hasegawa
• 10Nagano
• 13Endo
• 15Fujino
• 7Miyazawa
• 11TanakaSubstituted forUekiat 66'minutes

Substitutes

• 5Miyake
• 6Sugita
• 8Naomoto
• 9Ueki
• 12Takahashi
• 16Hayashi
• 17Seike
• 18Tanaka
• 19Moriya
• 20Hamano
• 21Hirao
• 22Chiba

1. Attempt missed. Riko Ueki (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aoba Fujino with a through ball.

2. Attempt saved. Aoba Fujino (Japan) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Risa Shimizu with a cross.

3. Rion Ishikawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

4. Foul by Racheal Kundananji (Zambia Women).

5. Substitution, Zambia Women. Ochumba Lubandji replaces Ireen Lungu.

6. Substitution, Zambia Women. Avell Chitundu replaces Siomala Mapepa.

7. Goal! Zambia Women 0, Japan 4. Jun Endo (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa.

8. Attempt missed. Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aoba Fujino with a cross.

9. Substitution, Japan. Riko Ueki replaces Mina Tanaka.

10. Mina Tanaka (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

11. Foul by Susan Banda (Zambia Women).

12. Goal! Zambia Women 0, Japan 3. Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mina Tanaka.

13. Aoba Fujino (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

14. Foul by Evarine Katongo (Zambia Women).

15. Attempt missed. Aoba Fujino (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Moeka Minami with a through ball.

16. Goal! Zambia Women 0, Japan 2. Mina Tanaka (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jun Endo.

17. Delay over. They are ready to continue.

18. VAR Decision: No Penalty Japan.

19. Delay in match (Japan). VAR checking.

20. Catherine Musonda (Zambia Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.