Football Japan vs New Zealand Full Match Highlights: Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
Football Japan vs New Zealand Full Match Highlights – In this Quarter-Final game of Men’s Football event in Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Japan and New Zealand teams were face to face. This match was being played in Ibaraki Kashima Stadium. This stadium is located in the city of Kashima, in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
Not long to go until our first ever @Olympics quarter-final 💪🇳🇿#EarnTheFern #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/pGGYwWo1yq
— New Zealand Football (@NZ_Football) July 31, 2021
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First Half Japan 0-0 New Zealand
In the first half, both the teams gave equal competition to each other. This match was a do or kill match for both the teams. No team wanted to leave any stone unturned in this match.
Both the teams had many such occasions in this half where there was a possibility of scoring but both the teams could not score any goal. And this half ended without any goal.
It is goalless at the break after a tight opening half. #EarnTheFern #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/QLaNdEHfUX
— New Zealand Football (@NZ_Football) July 31, 2021
This half ended on a 0-0 without any goal scored.
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Second Half Japan 0-0 New Zealand
The story of this half also remained the same as the last half. Both the teams kept looking for their first goal in this half as well.
Both the teams had many such occasions in this half where goals could have been scored but both the teams failed to score any goal.
🇳🇿 0-0 🇯🇵 at the end of 90 minutes. It is going to extra time in Kashima.
— New Zealand Football (@NZ_Football) July 31, 2021
You didn't want to go to bed yet did you Aotearoa? #EarnTheFern #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/gClAj9SFdv
This half also ended in a 0-0 draw without any goal. To get the result of this match, 30 minutes extra time was added to the match.
Extra Time First Half Japan 0-0 New Zealand
The story of this half also remained the same as the last half. Despite the best efforts of both the teams, neither team was able to score the first goal.
Michael Woud has made a series of great saves in the first half of extra time to keep it goalless.
— New Zealand Football (@NZ_Football) July 31, 2021
🇳🇿 0-0 🇯🇵#EarnTheFern #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/DjiK0tBrmV
This half also ended in a 0-0 draw without any goal.
Extra Time Second Half Japan 0-0 New Zealand
In this half too, Japan and New Zealand both failed to score any goal. As a result game proceeds to Penalty Shoot outs to get the result of this game.
We are going to penalties in Kashima after a huge performance over 120 minutes against the hosts. #EarnTheFern #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/vLswYK5jwu
— New Zealand Football (@NZ_Football) July 31, 2021
Penalty Shoot Outs Japan 4-2 New Zealand
In the penalty shoot-out, in response to Japan’s 4 penalties, New Zealand could only score 2 penalties and lost the match.
Japan score to win. Heartbreaking.
— New Zealand Football (@NZ_Football) July 31, 2021
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🇯🇵🟢🟢🟢🟢#EarnTheFern #Tokyo2020
Football Japan vs New Zealand Full Match Highlights: Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
Japan won this exciting match against New Zealand in penalty shoot outs. With this win, Japan proceeds to semi finals and the journey of New Zealand ends here.