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Europe Wrap: Mito’s dream Sparta debut; Fowler strikes in cup win

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January 16, 2024

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Kuala Lumpur: Shunsuke Mito scored 33 minutes into his Sparta Rotterdam debut in a 2-0 win against Fortuna Sittard in the Netherlands, continuing his rise after the 21-year-old earned a move to Europe from Albirex Niigata at the end of 2023.

Mary Fowler scored the fourth and final goal for Manchester City in their Women’s FA Cup fourth round victory against Durham on Sunday while Australian goalkeeper Tom Glover guarded Middlesbrough’s goal as they stunned Chelsea in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final on Tuesday.

Chinese midfielder Shen Menglu scored and assisted in Celtic's win in the Scottish women’s league while Japanese custodian Kosuke Nakamura kept a clean sheet in Portugal, so join the-AFC.com as we find out how the Asian stars performed in Europe over the past week.

Netherlands: Mito makes scoring debut


Shunsuke Mito made a memorable debut for Sparta Rotterdam, becoming the fourth Japanese player – after Koki Saito, Ayase Ueda and Koki Ogawa – to score in the Eredivisie this season in a 2-0 win against Fortuna Sittard on Saturday. The 21-year-old was named 2023 J1 League’s best young player before joining Sparta last month. .....


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