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Midfielder of the Urawa club Thiago Santana scored a masterpiece goal in the match of the championship of Japan against Tokyo. The football player opened the scoring in the 24th minute of the game.
The accurate shot of the Brazilian became the highlight of the match and can claim the Puskas Award, which is awarded for the most beautiful goal of the year.
At 24 In the 1st minute of the game, Santana, surrounded by four defenders, ran into a counterattack, but decided to act outside the norm. Having found himself in the area of the central circle, the Brazilian sent the ball towards the goal with a “cannon shot”.
Tokyo goalkeeper Taishi Nozawa saw the moment of the impact, but did not have time to return to the frame.
Despite such a blow, “Urava” lost (1:2). In the second half, the hosts scored two goals with an interval of 8 minutes. This victory allowed “Tokyo” to score 8 points, leveling with “Urava”. The teams share 9th place in the standings of the Japanese Championship.
Has Urawa Reds' Thiago Santana won the Puskas Award with this? pic.twitter.com/K38bIJcesN
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Thiago Santana is a Brazilian legionnaire of the Urava football club from the city of Saitama. He scored a fantastic strike in the 6th round of the J-League (Japan's elite football division). The 31-year-old forward scored a long-range goal against FC Tokyo. It was Thiago's second goal in six appearances in all competitions for Thiago, who joined the Japanese team in January 2024.