Ryotaro Ito Talks About His Hat-trick Win against Avispa Fukuoka

–How does it feel to win a hat-trick?

I was so happy. I don’t know what to say, but I thought anyone could score the third goal. I wanted to win anyway. Just as I thought, “I won’t give up until someone scores a third goal,” the ball rolled in front of me.

–The first goal came from a free kick.

I could see that the GK was quite close to the far, and as a result of my strong swing to the near, I was on a good course, so I’m glad I entered. As intended.

— Did you aim for the first point between the walls?

To be honest, I wasn’t conscious of the wall at all, just looking at the position of the goalkeeper and trying to hit a good course. I didn’t see the wall move.

— What about the second point?

(Section 4) Just like the Kawasaki F match, Nia showing her fur is my favorite form. He practiced regularly, so it came out.

— What about the third point?
That’s luck. It was luck that rolled to me. For the time being, rather than forcefully going outside the frame, the opponent was also crowded, and I was conscious of holding it down and sending it to the frame.

–Is it a good thing that you were able to turn things around in the second half?

I’m glad we were able to come from behind, but if we had lost like that, I wouldn’t have regretted it. From the next match onwards, we have to be conscious of giving 100% of our strength from the time the whistle blew to start the match.