Nineteen-year-old Kota Tawaratsumida scored a superb solo goal as FC Tokyo cruised to a 3-0 home win over Gamba Osaka in the J-League first division on Sunday.
The attacker, whose late winner over Sagan Tosu on Sept. 23 was his first goal in J1, completed the scoring after embarking on a powerful run from inside his own half in the 78th minute at Ajinomoto Stadium.
The youngster picked up Yuto Nagatomo's headed ball before bursting down the left. Chased by two Gamba players, Tawaratsumida flicked the ball through the legs of a defender and wriggled his way into the box before curling a fine effort into the far top corner.
Gamba fired an early warning, as attacker Takashi Usami dragged his shot narrowly wide in the 20th minute, while Tokyo attacker Ryoma Watanabe had a header off a corner saved by visiting keeper Masaaki Higashiguchi shortly before the home side took the lead in the 37th minute.
Former Inter Milan full-back Nagatomo's pass along the edge of the box from the right found Diego Oliveira, who stepped over the ball to leave it for Teruhito Nakagawa, with the attacker quickly laying off to Riki Harakawa. The midfielder still had two defenders to beat but created space and slotted past Higashiguchi.
Forward Oliveira doubled the lead six minutes later, rounding the keeper and rolling into the net after Gamba center-back Yota Sato failed to deal with a diagonal ball in the air from the left by Adailton.
Watanabe struck the post off Adailton's square ball six minutes into the second half before Tawaratsumida stole the show, with the result leaving Tokyo 10th on 39 points and Gamba -- without a win in five matches -- 13th on 34 points.
