IFFHS WORLD'S FIRST GOALSCORER OF 2021
The world’s first goal-scorer of 2021: Kaoru Mitoma
The final of Emperor’s Cup (the national Cup in Japan) Kawasaki Frontale - Gamba Osaka (1:0) was the very first top football match in the world in 2021.
This game, appointed for early hours of January 1, produced the very first goal in world football in the new year. It was scored on 55th minute by 23-year old Kawasaki’s winger Kaoru Mitoma.
The exact time at that moment was 6.52 UTC.