Eintracht Frankfurt's Japanese national team midfielder Doan Ritsu (27) started off against Hoffenheim away and scored two goals in the first half, including his first goal in the league after his transfer.
The first half took the lead in the 17th minute. He received a pass just before the penalty area, wrapped it around with his left foot to shake the net in the left corner of the goal. In the 27th minute, he ran in a free run from the left side and pushed it with his left foot. This is Doan's second time scoring two goals in a league match in the Bundesliga since his time at Freiburg on February 21, 2015 against Bremen.
In the 6th minute of the second half, he passed the opponent's defender's legs from the right side and passed the ball, assisting the goal of 19-year-old midfielder Jan Uzun. They played until the 33rd minute of the second half, and the team won 3-1, bringing their second consecutive win in the opening season.
Last season, Doan scored a career-high 10 goals for Freiburg, stepping up to E Frankfurt, third place last season with a transfer fee of 21 million euros (approximately 3.57 billion yen). He scored two goals in the first round of the German Cup (DFB Pokal) on the 17th, when he made his first appearance in the official match since his transfer.
The 27-year-old attacker, who is expected to perform well in the European Champions League (CL), said, “I don't think too much about the future, I'll focus on what's right in front of me.” He will then join the Japanese national team and will be competing in an international friendly match between Mexico and the United States, the hosts of the FIFA World Cup next summer.
