Kaoru Mitoma will never forget his first FA Cup goal. Beyond helping to eliminate Liverpool this season, it was one of the best goals of the season in the English top-flight.
The Japanese player, with the score at 1-1 and in stoppage time, had the coolness to take down the ball well into the six-yard box and dribbled past Joe Gomez to score the final 2-1.
The play started with a set-piece to the far post, where Estupinan was. The former Villarreal player sent the ball to the other post, right to Mitoma's position.
The Japanese controlled the ball with his right foot, dribbled past Joe Gomez in the air with a fake shot and with the same leg and smashed a right-footed finish into the top corner to send Brighton through to the next round of the FA Cup.
January 29, 2023