Kaoru Mitoma goal double great vs Australia bring Japan to Qatar 2022 World Cup

The Samurai Blue’s journey may not have been pretty, but the destination is all that mattered, A pair of late goals by Kaoru Mitoma drove Japan to a 2-0 win over Australia on Thursday night in Sydney, I haven’t played much in this qualifying campaign, but we’ve reached this point because of what my seniors and all the other players have done, Mitoma said, I think this win was a result of everyone’s efforts. Japan’s 89th-minute opener was the effort of a trio of current and former Kawasaki Frontale players, with Santa Clara’s Hidemasa Morita setting up current Frontale defender Miki Yamane near the goal line before the final cross to Mitoma at the top of the six-yard box, When I saw Miki had the ball, I knew from our time at Frontale where he would send it and he made a great pass, Mitoma said, I barely remember what I felt after the goal, I just ran to the bench. Mitoma’s second goal a solo effort that saw him cut inside past an Australian defender before sending his shot off the hands of Australia goalkeeper Mat Ryan was a welcome reminder of the dynamism that earned him a J League Best XI spot in his rookie 2020 season as well as a runner-up finish in that year’s MVP voting, I knew we just had to run out the clock, but I saw that if I could get past the defender there was space for me to move in and decided to go for it, Mitoma said.

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