There was a lot of drama during the quarter-final phase of women’s soccer in Tokyo 2020, when four nations went on to continue their dreams of winning a medal.
The four matches gave quality moments, shocks and a lot of tension that we could not take our eyes off.
Let’s take a look at the results from the ladies’ quarterfinals.
Australia 4-3 Great Britain (AET): Player rating when Team GB leaves the Olympics in the quarter-final phase
Player ratings from Team GB’s quarter-final match with Australia when Hege Riise’s side is dumped from the Olympics
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July 30, 2021 Women’s Olympic Football Round – Match Day 3: USA Tribes Again, Team GB Draw and more
Summary of the results during the last match day for the group game for women’s football at the 2020 Olympics – including the USA, Great Britain, Sweden and Canada.
Jamie Spencer
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July 27, 2021 Canada 1-1 United Kingdom: Player rating when Team GB lined up the quarterfinals with Australia
Player ratings for Team GB vs. Canada in the 2020 Olympics, including Jill Scott, Lucy Bronze, Leah Williamson, Caroline Weir and more.
Matt O’Connor-Simpson
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July 27, 2021 Olympic quarter-final in women’s football, knockout and prediction
The quarter-final draw for women’s football at the 2020 Olympics, full knockout bracket and tournament predictions.
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July 27, 2021
Four photos that tell the story of #CAN? #BRA pic.twitter.com/aGnAMNe1du
– OS (@Olympics) July 30, 2021
Despite a strong start from Canada, it was Brazil who seemed most likely to get an opening during the course of the match, as Stephanie Labbe produced several stops to keep the Brazilians in check.
The goalkeeper continued to produce more hero models when the tie went to a penalty shootout.
Canada’s Christine Sinclair missed her country’s opening kick, only because her goalkeeper produced saves from Andressa Silva and Rafaelle in Brazil’s last two penalties to secure a 4-3 victory and advance to the last four of the competition.
FT: #TeamGB 3-4 Australia
A dramatic Olympic football final ends with a victory for Matildas after extra time. #Bbcolympics # tokyo2020
– BBC Sport (@BBCSport) 30 July 2021
Almost every emotion can sum up this match.
Two goals from Ellen White had increased Britain’s 2-1 after Allana Kennedy’s early strike, only for Sam Kerr to clinically stop a dramatic equalizer in the 89th minute to send a draw to extra time.
With the score at 2-2, Nikita Parris won a penalty for Team GB, only for Caroline Weir to see her tame kick saved by Teagan Micah.
That moment proved crucial and visibly gave Matilda a second wind. Substitute Mary Fowler’s deflected effort sailed into the top corner of Ellie Roebuck’s goal, before Kerr hacked a second with a high head to cement Australia’s place in the final four.
However, the plot was not completely over. White got a consolation strike to secure a hat-trick and make it 4-3 late, but could not withdraw the game in favor of Team GB.
??????? ????? @ KosovareAsllani? # Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/FPI51guEeM
– Swedish Football (@svenskfotboll) July 30, 2021
The dominant Sweden’s quarterfinal match against the hosts Japan proved a little more straight forward, as they ran out of comfortable 3-1 winners.
It was a small bump on the road when Chelsea defender Magdalena Erikkson’s early goal was interrupted by Mina Tanaka’s equalizer in the 23rd minute. However, Sweden regained control and found goals in the second half through Emma Blackstenius and Real Madrid’s Kosovar Asllani to register a 3-1 win and knocked the hosts out of the tournament.
Scandalous day in the quarter finals in women’s football … ⚽️
?? 3-4 ?? (AET) ?? 3-1 ???? 2-2 ?? (?? wins 4-2 on penalties) ?? 0-0 ?? (?? wins 4-3 on penalties) pic.twitter.com/TO8dWCk51V
– OS (@Olympics) July 30, 2021
The Netherlands and the United States produced another roller coaster in the quarterfinals.
Arsenal star Vivianne Miedema put the Netherlands 1-0 up within 18 minutes, before goals from Sam Mewis and Lynn Williams in the 28th and 31st minutes put the United States ahead before halftime.
Miedema came to her nation’s rescue once again when she equalized before the hour limit and since neither team could find a goal afterwards, the match went to a penalty shootout.
Ironically, it was Miedema who missed the opening kick, before her colleague Aniek Nouwen failed to convert her country’s fourth, which allowed superstar Megan Rapinoe to hack the winning penalty and send the United States to the last four with a 4-2 victory.
