Midfielder Ryotaro Ito came off the bench to bag a brace as Sint-Truiden grabbed a 3-2 comeback win at Mechelen in the Belgian top division on Friday.
The former Albirex Niigata star, who made his Japan debut in a New Year's Day friendly against Thailand, came on in the 58th minute with his team trailing 2-0. He put them on the board with his first goal and then sealed the result with a late winner to tally six goals so far in his first European season.
Ito slotted home in the 66th minute following a pass inside the box from Jarne Steuckers before Aboubakary Koita struck from distance to level for Sint-Truiden.
With a minute of normal time remaining, Ito cut in from the left and curled low into the far corner from the edge of the box to clinch a third straight win for the visitors.
