Last Updated on 01/31/2023 by てんしょく飯
Kaoru Mitoma, 25, of Brighton, the English Premier League club that helped Japan qualify for the World Cup in Qatar, has become the talk of the world after scoring a “magic” goal in the FA Cup final against Liverpool.
The goal came in second-half added time of a 1-1 victory over Liverpool in the fourth round of the King’s Cup, which kicked off at midnight on January 29 (Japan Standard Time).
Brighton won a penalty kick on the right side of the opponent’s goal. The ball was sent to the far side, and defender Estupinian turned the ball back to the right side with his left foot in a heap.
There were 10 Liverpool players in the penalty area. Six Brighton players. It was as crowded as a washboard of potatoes.
Mitoma, who was on the right side of the PA, trapped a floating ball with his right foot out. He took a step forward into the goal area and was poised to shoot. The Liverpool defender in front of him, Gomez, blocked the course of his shot.
This was the start of Mitoma’s magic show.
The ball floated off his right foot in what appeared to be a shot, but the kick feint caught Gomez off guard and he lost his balance and fell to all fours.
From there, Mitoma quickly shot hard with his right foot out before the ball hit the pitch. Liverpool midfielder Jones and forward Nunez were helpless at close range, and goalkeeper Alisson could only raise his hands after the ball passed over his head. He was smiling bitterly in a lopsided pose.
The Daily Mail, which reported Mitoma’s goal that buried Liverpool, the previous year’s King’s Cup champion, as “instant magic,” praised Mitoma as a “brilliant and tremendous player. I wouldn’t be surprised if Mitoma’s transfer fee exceeds the big mark,” said Toru Rokugawa, former editor-in-chief of Soccer Digest.
Mitoma’s ability to score goals was also on display, as he calmly slammed home a shot not only inside the penalty area, but also in the narrower goal area, despite being blocked by several opponents. At the end of the World Cup, the transfer fee was said to be 20 million pounds, but it is now doubling in value. If he continues to perform well, it is quite possible that the transfer fee will exceed the 70 million pound mark this offseason.”
Arsenal, the top club in the English Premier League, has just made an offer of 70 million pounds to Brighton’s Ecuadorian midfielder Caicedo, according to a report in the British media, but there is a possibility that Arsenal will change course and pay a lot for Mitoma, who is now rated even higher than Caicedo. The club is now looking to turn the page on Mitoma, who is now rated higher than Caicedo.
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