Norway v Japan

2008 Olympic Women's Soccer, Group Stage

NorwayNorwayNOR

2-0-1, 6 PTS

JapanJapanJPN

1-1-1, 4 PTS

Guro Knutsen - 27'

Yukari Kinga - 31'

Gunhild Folstad - 51' OG

Shinobu Ohno - 52'

Homare Sawa - 70'

Ayumi Hara - 83'

No.Name
1Erika Skarbo
2Ane Stangeland Horpestad
12Marit Fiane Christensen
3Gunhild Folstad
7Trine Ronning
4Ingvild Stensland
6Marie Knutsen 14Guro Knutsen
13Lene Storlokken 16Elise Thorsnes
8Solveig Gulbrandsen
11Leni Larsen Kaurin
17Lene Mykjaland 10Melissa Wiik

Substitutes
18Christine Nilsen
5Siri Nordby
15Marita Skammelskrud Lund
9Isabell Herlovsen

Shangai International Stadium

12:45 PM, 12 August 2008

Attendance: 16,872

Norway

Japan

Team	GP	W	L	GD	P
Spain	3	3	0	+4	9
Japan	3	2	1	+2	6
Brazil	3	1	2	-2	3
Nigeria	3	0	3	-4	0

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