Brighton's Japanese national team midfielder Mitoko Kaoru (28) created a foreshadowing for a comeback victory in the away game against Chelsea.
It was four minutes into the second half, trailing by one point. He aimed for the opponent's ball to be bigger in the enemy's territory, and immediately passed to freelance midfielder Diego Gomez in the center to create a big chance. D. Gomez, who was one-on-one with the goalkeeper, was defeated from behind just before the area. VAR check is entered. After an on-field review by the referee, defender Charobar, who set a foul, was sent off to prevent a chance of scoring.
The free kick here didn't lead to a goal and the shot didn't lead to a goal, but it got a numerical advantage and set offensive.
In the 16th minute of the second half, Mitomo dribbled against defender James, who was facing him, and entered the area with a one-two with his allies, but was cleared. He was replaced by forward Welbeck in the 22nd minute of the second half and was dropped to the bench.
Mito left, but there were some lively substitutes who were active against 10 people. Welbeck headed the ball in the 32nd minute of the second half to score the equaliser. Furthermore, in the 47th minute of the second half, the additional time was made by midfielder Ayari, starting with a free kick, and midfielder Weefer crossed the ball to the front of the goal, and defender DeCooper pushed in with his head, and he managed to get the lead.
It's not finished yet. In the 55th minute of the second half, Welbeck received a pass from a ball snatching in front of the enemy's goal, and scored a goal with his left foot. They continued to win 3-1.
Mito was not directly involved in the goal, but his quick-witted play led to a numerical advantage, and the match began to move from there.
As usual on this day, he started as a left midfielder with a 4-2-3-1 appearance. Just like with the offense, his full-powered play was also outstanding.
In the 24th minute of the first half, Chelsea took the first goal. Mito was defeated by a through pass on his left side, and then he tried hard to return and slide to stop the cross. However, the ball touched his leg and rose slightly, flying towards the goal, and midfielder Enzo Fernandez pushed him with his head.
As a result, he was forced to concede a goal, but his dedicated play, running to the final line, was full of character. This was his second win of the season (2 draws and 2 losses) thanks to Mito, who is dedicated to team play both offensive and defensively.
