Match Report
France W, 2nd with 24 points, sat 16 points above Japan W (11th, 8). Against a league average of 1.49 goals per team per game, France W ran at 3 scored and 0.44 conceded, Japan W at 2 and 1.2.
Momentum sat with France W, winners of their last seven, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Defeat had followed defeat for Japan W — three in succession. France W had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Japan W, 2.
France W led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-1 full-time score.


