Always. We’re all in this together.

Thank you for pointing this out!

Thank you for pointing this out!

Total blunder on our part. Owning it.

Sincerest Apologies.

Everyone with JPN Football Association was phenomenal tonight.

Numbers don’t lie. 🎀

85’ Michelle Cooper has WHEELS!

Outraces Chiba who had a big head start.

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82’ SUBSTITUTION USA

OFF: Hutton & Girma
ON: Yohannes & Reale

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Also of note, the stadium is COMPLETELY SOLD OUT OF MATCH SCARVES.

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Announced Attendance: 17,589

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71’ SUBSTITUTIONS USA

OFF: Rodman, Lavelle, Wilson
ON: Sentnor, Cooper & Moultrie

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64’ GOAL USA!

Kennedy West gets the goal and the first of her USWNT Career!

USA 3 | 0 JAP

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62’ Lindsey Heaps comes off to a roar of applause.

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56’ GOAL USA!

FLOODGATES ARE OPEN as Rose Lavelle pulls Hirao to the right and slots the ball low, far post.

Clever bit of GK manipulation by Rose.

USA 2 | 0 JAP

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52’ Hirao comes all the way out and dives low to deny Wilson 1v1.

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47’ GOAL USA!

Naomi Girma heads in a Kennedy Wesley recycled Rose Lavelle corner!

USA 1 | 0 JAP

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46’ US Starts Fast!

Sophia Smith goes direct and shoots!

Hirao has to leap to save!

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HALFTIME: USA 0 | 0 JAPAN

US has racked up PLENTY of quality attack builds and chances, but will have to be some combination more clinical, clever or lucky to get past Hirao & that lock stepped back line.

Watching Yuzuki Yamamoto is a pleasure. When the ball moves, she moves.

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48’ Hirao thwarts USA again!

Leaps out to swat away a corner with both hands, then calmly collects a close attempt from Thompson that needed more power.

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44’ USA has been knocking at the door and playing protagonist.

A chance for Wilson is just blocked out by Kumagal.

Heaps gets a shot off shortly after, but high.

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41’ China Hirao saves a near own goal from Tojo Koga off a hard ball put in from the endline.

Hirao as been on it tonight.

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38’ Claire Hutton is having A GAME as she puts one just off the crossbar from a pass fed by Alyssa Thompson.

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37’ Emily, Lindsey, Rose, Trinity & Sophia are creating quite an effect chain of attack in the the right side for USA in the last ten minutes.

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33’ Rinse & Repeat: US promising counter & Japan synchronized defense drop.

Emily Fox to Trinity Rodman catalyzed that one. Sophia Wilson launched a shot trying to get the far post 90°.

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31’ Yuzuki Yamamoto nearly puts a beautiful ball from left to center on a streaking Yui Hasegawa, but Claire Hutton drops back to break it up.

Dickey has her work cut out of that ball gets through.

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27’ USA’s turn for an injury scare as Tierna Davidson is checked out. Y the trainers for a long period.

She’ll go off to the side and see about returning.

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24’ SUBSTITUTION JAPAN

OFF: Hikaru Kitagawa
ON: Miyabi Moriya

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23’ Unfortunate scene as Japanese defender Hikaru Kitagawa is stretchered off the field.

Crowd erupts in support of her, as teammates wish her well at her side.

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21’ Sophia Wilson nearly gets one past Hirao on the corner kick volley!

Hirao is up to the task though.

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20’ Another promising ball forward to release Rose Lavelle but Japan’s backline drops so quickly and together every time.

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16’ Soph is a spark up front. Running FOR & AT everything.

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