| Date | 18 August 2008 — 21:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Gongren Tiyuchang, Beijing | |
| Referee | Nicole Petignat |  SUI |
| Linesman | Cristina Cini |  ITA |
| Linesman | Karine Vives Solana |  FRA |
| 4th Official | Pannipar Kamnueng |  THA |
| Attendance | 50,937 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | United States |  USA | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| – | Japan |  JPN | 2 | 1 | 2 |
United States| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Shots on Goal | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9 | Heather O'Reilly | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | |||
| Forward | 11 | Carli Lloyd | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Forward | 15 | Kate Markgraf | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Forward | 16 | Angela Hucles | 2 | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 17 | Lori Chalupny | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Midfield | 5 | Lindsay Tarpley | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Midfield | 7 | Shannon Boxx | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Midfield | 8 | Amy Rodriguez | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Midfield | 6 | Tasha Kai | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 12 | Lauren Cheney | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 2 | Heather Mitts | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Defense | 3 | Christie Rampone | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 14 | Stephanie Cox | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Hope Solo | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 4 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | |||||
| Coach | Pia Sundhage | |||||||||||
Japan| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Shots on Goal | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 10 | Homare Sawa | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | |||
| Forward | 11 | Shinobu Ohno | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 14 | Kyoko Yano | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 15 | Mizuho Sakaguchi | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 17 | Yuki Nagasato | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Forward | 9 | Eriko Arakawa | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 12 | Karina Maruyama | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 4 | Azusa Iwashimizu | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 7 | Kozue Ando | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 8 | Aya Miyama | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 13 | Ayumi Hara | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 2 | Yukari Kinga | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 3 | Hiromi Ikeda | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Miho Fukumoto | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| Coach | Norio Sasaki | |||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 (1) | Heather O'Reilly | | yellow | ||
| 50 (2) | Heather Mitts | | yellow |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 (1) | Shinobu Ohno | | 0-1 | ||
| 41 (1) | Angela Hucles | | 1-1 | ||
| 44 (1) | Lori Chalupny | | 2-1 | ||
| 71 (2) | Heather O'Reilly | | 3-1 | ||
| 81 (2) | Angela Hucles | | 4-1 | ||
| 93 (2) | Eriko Arakawa | | 4-2 |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 (2) | Kozue Ando | | out | ||
| 56 (2) | Ayumi Hara | | in | ||
| 67 (2) | Lindsay Tarpley | | out | ||
| 67 (2) | Tasha Kai | | in | ||
| 71 (2) | Shinobu Ohno | | out | ||
| 71 (2) | Eriko Arakawa | | in | ||
| 73 (2) | Kyoko Yano | | out | ||
| 73 (2) | Karina Maruyama | | in | ||
| 83 (2) | Amy Rodriguez | | out | ||
| 83 (2) | Lauren Cheney | | in | ||
| 86 (2) | Heather Mitts | | out | ||
| 86 (2) | Stephanie Cox | | in |
