The Japanese National Team's Third Goalscorer To The Indonesian Goalwang Admits His Goals Are Just Luck

Japanese national team player Hidemasa Morita (number 5) embraced his team-mate after scoring a goal against Indonesia. (ANTARA PHOTO/Dhemas Reviyanto)

JAKARTA - The third goal of the Japanese national team occurred in the 49th minute in a 4-0 victory against the Indonesian national team in the third round of the Asian zone 2026 World Cup Qualification match at the Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Jakarta, Friday, November 15

Japan's Hidemasa Morita national team player who scored the goal called his goal a "lucky".

Morita took her name to the scoreboard for Japan's third goal in the 49th minute in a 4-0 win. His goal was preceded by Maarten Paes's error on a pass.

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

"It was luck,'" Morita was quoted as saying by Japanese media Hochi News and reported by ANTARA, Saturday, November 16.

This is Morita's fifth goal with Japan in the 20 caps she has had since her debut in September 2018. This goal also crushed Indonesia's enthusiasm for revival after they were two goals down in the first half.

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

Apart from scoring one goal, Morita also played in Japan's first goal in the 35th minute, when his pass to Daichi Kamada was key to his team's first goal process which saw Justin Hubner score an own goal.

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

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