FIFA Women's World Cup 2023: Japan v Costa Rica highlights brought to you by Optus Sport on July 26, 2023 at Dunedin Stadium, Dunedin.
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00:00 What an excellent save.
00:07 Salera.
00:08 Two to her left, one of them is Tanaka.
00:13 Played on to Naomato.
00:16 Naomoto and the rebound.
00:18 Oh, the two players got in each other's way.
00:20 Fugino and Chamiz.
00:22 Both were lining up the shot.
00:29 Miyake, Tanaka.
00:31 Oh, there's a slip by the defender and Japan might be in behind here.
00:36 And they get the opening goal.
00:38 Hikata, Naomato.
00:41 Japan get the breakthrough.
00:56 Goal!
00:58 Here comes Japan again. Zagitova on the overlap.
01:07 Tidy ball in, the header from Tanaka.
01:11 Hoping that somebody would be in the middle.
01:14 Fugino.
01:16 Bearing down on goal. It's a tight angle!
01:19 But she makes the most of it.
01:23 And Japan score twice in quick succession.
01:26 Aoba Fugino makes it 2-0.
01:30 It's the only group fixture in this stadium for both these countries.
01:40 That's a mistake and pushed away by Yamashita.
01:43 And Chinchilla couldn't get on the end of it.
01:46 As support here from Tsugita.
01:51 Tsugita's ball in.
01:53 And it was left there deliberately.
01:55 By Hasegawa and nobody could take advantage.
01:59 And still nobody can take advantage.
02:02 Early opportunity for Hayashi in this second half.
02:07 Here comes Japan again.
02:10 The low shot.
02:13 Hasegawa.
02:14 Saved by Salerno.
02:19 Chamies on that far side.
02:21 High ball forward.
02:24 Oh, the goalkeeper came for it.
02:25 Didn't get there.
02:26 The defender with a touch.
02:27 And just able to put it over Rombard.
02:29 Now Salerno might well have been badly hurt here.
02:35 As she came for the ball, so did Fabiola Villalobos.
02:40 And Villalobos almost scored an own goal here.
02:44 Minamik.
02:48 Minamik.
02:49 Minamik.
02:52 Almost won back by Scott.
02:55 Chinchilla.
02:56 Scott couldn't reach it.
02:58 And the shot from Villalobos.
03:01 Floriana Villalobos.
03:03 Getting an attempt on target.
03:06 [GAME ON]
03:09 [BLANK_AUDIO]