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    Page 20 n THE ASIAN REPORTER
ASIA / PACIFIC
August 7, 2023
Japan beats Norway 3-1 to advance
to Women’s World Cup quarterfinals
SENSATIONAL SUPERMOON. The first of two supermoons in
August graced the skies last week, this one behind a minaret of a mosque
in Beirut, Lebanon. A supermoon is broadly defined as a full moon that is
closer to the Earth than normal. That makes it appear slightly brighter and
bigger in the sky. The next supermoon will occur on the night of August
30. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
The first supermoon in
August rose around the world
By The Associated Press
The first of two supermoons in August graced the skies
last week.
A supermoon is broadly defined as a full moon that is
closer to the Earth than normal. That makes it appear
slightly brighter and bigger in the sky.
The last time two full supermoons graced the sky in the
same month was in 2018. It won’t happen again until
2037, according to Italian astronomer Gianluca Masi,
founder of the Virtual Telescope Project.
“The supermoon offers us a great opportunity to look up
and discover the sky,” Masi added.
Retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak, dubbed
Mr. Eclipse for his eclipse-chasing expertise, says that
with clear skies, binoculars or backyard telescopes can
enhance the viewing experience, revealing such features
as lunar maria — the dark plains formed by ancient
volcanic lava flows — and rays emanating from lunar
craters.
The next supermoon will occur on the night of August
30. Because it’s the second full moon in the same month, it
will be what’s called a blue moon.
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from the first time in the match Norway had threatened,
Vilda Boe Rise got away on the right, took the ball to the
byline and crossed to the middle where Guro Reiten stood
tall and headed wide of the diving Ayaka Yamashita into
the left corner.
The goal came entirely against the run of play. After a
half-hour, Japan had 183 completed passes to Norway’s
88, had more than 60% of the possession, and five shots on
goal. Miyazawa, Aoba Fujino, Jun Endo, and others had
been threatening.
Shimizu’s winner came in the 50th minute as Japan
pushed forward again from halfway. Miyazawa tried to
hold up the ball near goal, lost possession to Boe Risa, who
tried a back pass. The ball was intercepted by Shimizu,
who was rushing in from the right and easily finished her
shot.
“There is still a long way to go, but after we felt
South Korea looks to 16-year-old
Casey Phair to lead rebuild after
Women’s World Cup elimination
Continued from page 15
good about her debut as she prepared to return to the U.S.
“I feel like I’ve gotten more mature about the game,”
Phair said. “Especially with older teammates. I thought it
was a really great experience.”
Phair played 85 minutes before Bell pulled her; he’s
deliberately managing her minutes.
“I don’t want to build somebody up too quickly,” he said,
“We have to make sure that we take care of these young
players.”
Brooke Evans and Taft Gantt are students at the Uni-
versity of Georgia’s Carmical Sports Media Institute.
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but all of our players really worked hard,” Japan coach
Futoshi Ikeda said. “We made several adjustments in the
second half and it was great that they led to the goals and
the win.
“Whether we are No 1, we will find out if we continue
winning. We will find out at the end.”
While it was ineffective, it was an early declaration of
intent. With long balls or sharp, quick passing, Japan
continually pressed forward and Norway, which conceded
only one goal in group play, often seemed rattled at the
back.
When the defense finally yielded, it was in unusual
circumstances. In the 15th minute, Miyazawa curled the
ball in from depth on the left and Engen extended her leg
to parry the ball. She managed only to deflect it wide of
Aurora Mikalsen in goal for the eighth own goal of the
tournament.
Japan seemed well on top but in the 21st minute, and
(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Continued from page 14
QUARTERFINAL BOUND. Hana Takahashi (#12, left photo)
of Japan challenges for the ball against a Team Norway player during
a Women’s World Cup Round of 16 knockout match in Wellington, New
Zealand. In the right photo, Hinata Miyazawa (#7) of Japan reacts after
scoring her team’s first goal of the tournament in Hamilton, New Zealand.
frustrated in 2019, I feel like we’ve overcome an obstacle,”
Shimizu said. “We’ll head to the next one, but I feel we got
a really great victory today.
“Among us there were only positive words. Even when it
became 1-1, no one has a negative mood. We could play in a
very positive way.”
Miyazawa produced a copybook finish in the 81st,
running onto a superb through ball and directing her shot
wide of Mikalsen.
Norway and Japan had met only once before at a World
Cup, in 1999, when Norway won 4-0. Current Norway
coach Hege Riise scored on goal in that match. On
Saturday, Riise watched and admired the new Japan
team and the quality of its attacking play.
“‘I’ve seen them play in the group stage and they are a
great team with a lot of good players and tactics,” Riise
said. “The plan was for us to be strong in defense and not
let them play too much into us.
“But they did well. We played solid defense some times
but not quite good enough. Regardless of who and how to
play in the back five, I would say Japan was stronger than
us.”
Former Ballon d’Or-winner Ada Hegerberg started on
the bench for Norway and was introduced late, indicating
her fitness still may not have been up to scratch.”
Japan next will take on Sweden in the quarterfinal
round of the tournament.
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