In the 11th round of the Japanese Professional League that ended this afternoon, Kyoto Undead Bird drew 1-1 away to Nagoya Whales, and Dalian Albin veteran Uttaka continued to start this game and helped the team score the equaliser.
In the last round of the league, Kyoto Undead Bird lost a small home defeat to Fukuoka Hornets, plus the previous two matches in the Japan United Cup, Kyoto Undead Bird has not won three consecutive games. In this game, Uttaca has started in the 11th consecutive round of matches, and as a 38-year-old veteran, Utaca still maintains an extremely good competitive state.
In the 36th minute of the match, Nagoya Whales' Mateus fired a free kick on the right and the ball flew towards the goal, while the goalkeeper of the Kyoto Undead Bird made a mistake and pounced the ball directly into the goal, and the Kyoto Undead Bird fell behind with a goal. In the 40th minute of the game, Kosuke Shirai dribbled the ball past the side and crossed, Utaca in the penalty area looked back at the moon, the ball drew a wonderful arc, straight to the dead end, Utaca helped the team equalize, this is also Utaca's eighth league goal of the season, with this goal, Utaca continues to lead the top scorer list. In the following matches, neither side achieved anything, and in the end, the score was maintained until the end.
After this match, the promoted Ma Kyoto Undead Bird ranked 7th in the J League with a record of 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, and of the team's 14 goals, Uttaka scored 8 goals, making him an indispensable player on the team's offensive line.
In the 2012 season, Dalian Albin introduced Nigerian player Uttaka, who made 44 appearances for the team, scoring 27 goals and contributing 5 assists. After leaving the team, he joined Beijing Guoan, Shanghai Shenxin, and several teams in the Japanese League. He joined Kyoto Undead Bird in the 2020 season and has made 90 appearances for the team so far, scoring 50 goals and contributing 15 assists. Fierce Zhang Fei is still the sword is not old!