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2008 Olympic Women's Soccer, Group Stage
Norway
2-0-1
, 6 PTS
1
Japan
1-1-1
, 4 PTS
5
Winner Icon Japan
Guro Knutsen
(27')
Yukari Kinga
(31')
Gunhild Folstad
(51' OG)
Shinobu Ohno
(52')
Homare Sawa
(70')
Ayumi Hara
(83')
Summary
Statistics
Line-Ups
Match Formations
NOR
JPN
No.
Name
1
Erika Skarbo
2
Ane Stangeland Horpestad
12
Marit Fiane Christensen
3
Gunhild Folstad
7
Trine Ronning
4
Ingvild Stensland
6
Marie Knutsen
14
Guro Knutsen
13
Lene Storlokken
16
Elise Thorsnes
8
Solveig Gulbrandsen
11
Leni Larsen Kaurin
17
Lene Mykjaland
10
Melissa Wiik
Substitutes
18
Christine Nilsen
5
Siri Nordby
15
Marita Skammelskrud Lund
9
Isabell Herlovsen
Game Information
Shangai International Stadium
12:45 PM, 12 August 2008
Attendance: 16,872
Match Timeline
Norway
Japan
10
27
31
HT
46
51
52
69
70
77
83
84
87
FT
Women's Olympic Tournament Standings
Team
GP
W
D
L
GD
P
Spain
0
0
0
0
0
0
Japan
0
0
0
0
0
0
Nigeria
0
0
0
0
0
0
Brazil
0
0
0
0
0
0
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