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Zambia did not stop working hard
90' + 4'
The match ends with a historical score of 10-3 but also with a historical participation of Zambia and a Hat-trick for Barbra Banda.
83' GOAL OF ZAMBIA
82' GOAL OF ZAMBIA
80' GOAL OF NETHERLAND
75' GOAL OF NETHERLAND
58'
64' GOAL OF NETHERLANDS
58' GOAL OF NETHERLAND
48'
45'
First in Zambia's history
45' + 6'
44' GOAL OF NETHERLAND
39' GOAL OF NETHERLAND
29' GOAL OF NETHERLAND
Hat-trick in the match!
26'
24'
Martens was alone in the box once again but the goalkeeper came out at full speed to deflect the ball for a corner kick.
19' GOAL OF ZAMBIA
14. GOAL OF NETHERLANDS
13' GOAL OF NETHERLANDS
10' GOAL OF NETHERLANDS
6'
3'
Zambia lineup
16 H. NALI; 3 L. MWEEMBA; 4 E. SIAMFUKO; 5 A. MULENGA, 8 M. BELEMU, 14 I. LUNGU, 6 M. WILOMBE, 10 G. CHANDA, 11 B. BANDA, 9 H. MUBANGA and 12 A. CHITUNDU.
Netherlands lineup
1 S. VAN VEENENDAA; 5 M. VAN DONGEN, 4 A. NOUWEN, 3 S. VAN DER GRAGT, 17 D. JANSSEN, 6 J. ROORD, 14 J. GROENEN, 10 D. VAN DE DONK, 11 L. MARTENS, 9 V. MIEDEMA and 7 S. VAN DE SANDEN.
Zambia with no cases of Covid-19
It is for this reason that the Zambian team will be able to start with their full squad for their debut tonight.
Women's soccer kicked off at Tokyo 2020
The first one was between China and Brazil, which ended with a score of 0-5.
Zambia and the Netherlands will take place in a few moments.
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Netherlands possible lineup
Sari van Veenendaal; Dominique Janssen, Stefanie van der Gragt, Aniek Nouwen, Sisca Folkertsma; Jackie Groenen, Danielle van de Donk, Sherida Spitse; Vivianne Miedema, Lieke Martens and Lineth Beerensteyn.
Possible lineup from Zambia
Netherlands key player
With more than 100 caps for her national team, her experience will be fundamental to bring her team the possibility of the gold medal, in addition to her playing talent that gives her the possibility of assisting and scoring goals coming from the midfield.
Zambia key player
Hellen Mubanga is a Zambian player who plays as a striker in Spanish soccer, who is in her best soccer moment and gave the Africans the goal that took them to the Olympic Games.
Her strength and participation will be fundamental for this day's match.
The Netherlands has a must-win situation
In this area, the Clockwork Orange team will be looking to get the biggest result possible, as they did against Norway to get a 7-0 score.
Zambia comes from a fight that is not over yet
They still managed to come out on top in a series where Cameroon won the first match with a goal by Aboudi Onguene in the 88' leaving a 3-2 final score; however Zambia would fight until the end to achieve a historic comeback, winning 2-1 in the second leg.
The match will be played at the Miyagi Stadium
It was founded in 2001 and was used to host three matches of the 2002 Korea/Japan World Cup, making it a historic stadium for international matches.
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The Netherlands players have a much longer track record in international competitions, their first Olympic Games appearance was at London 2012 and they are currently ranked 49th in soccer by FIFA.
On the other hand and having this as their first participation in an international competition, the Zambian national team will be looking to give their all, qualifying as the only women's soccer team to represent the African continent.
