Eintracht Frankfurt's Ritsu Dōan seals Kirin Cup win for Japan
· Bundesliga-Official
Eintracht Frankfurt winger Ritsu Dōan captained Japan and scored the winning goal in a win over New Zealand in the 2026 Kirin Cup final.
Dōan 's strike in the 71st minute proved the difference in a keenly contested final after Ben Old had cancelled out Ayase Ueda's opener in the first half.
Bayern Munich defender Hiroki Ito and Mainz midfielder Kaishu Sano also started for the Samurai Blue, while Schalke 's Satoshi Tanaka and Wolfsburg 's Kento Shiogai came off the bench to help the hosts lift the trophy in front of over 60,000 fans in Tokyo.
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