Feyenoord's Japanese national team forward Ueda Kyoyo (27) scored two goals in the home game against Utrecht. The team won 3-2, and remained in the lead without losing in eight matches, with seven wins and one draw since the start of the season.
Ueda scored two goals in one game for the second time this season. In the 20th minute of the first half, with the score at 0-0, he escaped with a through pass from his teammate, dodged the goalkeeper to the right and then poured it into the goal with his right foot to take the lead. In the 43rd minute of the second half, 2-2, he received the ball that his allies had dropped in front of the goal, and despite falling, he still screwed it into the top right of the goal with his right foot.
This has led to eight league matches this season. He was at the top of the scoring rankings, quickly surpassing the seven goals he scored in 21 games last season. He played the full game along with Japanese national team defender Watanabe Tsuyoshi (28). He was scored without a goal in the European League match against Aston Villa (0-2) on the 2nd, but he also showed his presence in post-play and expressed his satisfaction, saying, “It was a game where I could feel my growth.”
