The Third Goal Scorer Of Japanese National Team Against Indonesia Admitted It Was Only Luck

JAKARTA-The third goal of the Japanese national team occurred in the 49th minute in a 4-0 win against the Indonesian national team in the third round of the 2026 Asian Zone Qualifiers at the Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Jakarta, Friday, November 15.

Japanese national team player Hidemasa Morita who scored the goal said his goal was a "luck".

Morita recorded her name to the scoreboard for Japan's third goal in the 49th minute in a 4-0 win. His goal began with Maarten Paes' mistakes.

The Sporting Lisbon midfielder stood right in front of the penalty box and became the first person to receive a gift ball from Maarten. He only needed two touches to then fired a shot that fooled Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Jay Idzes, and Maarten.

"That is luck, '' Morita was quoted as saying from Japanese media Hochi News and reported by Antara, Saturday, November 16.

This is Morita's fifth goal with Japan in the 20 caps that he has had since his debut in September 2018. This goal also dubbed the spirit of Indonesia that carried the revival after they were lagging behind two goals in the first round.

"To be honest, I'm happy because it is a goal that determines the match," Morita said.

In addition to scoring one goal, Morita also played a role in Japan's first goal in the 35th minute, when his bait to Daichi Kamada was the key to the first goal process that made Justin Hubner scored an own goal.

Commenting on the goal, Morita said that this cooperation had been well established between herself and Kamada who had understood each other.

"From the beginning, we talked to (Kamada) Daichi about rotation and space exchange well, and that was one of our characteristics," explained the 29 -year -old midfielder.