Goals from Wirtz, Nyoni and Ngumoha give Liverpool a victory against Yokohama.
Match report
Liverpool's teenage sensation Rio Ngumoha has concluded a 3-1 friendly victory over Yokohama F. Marinos with a stunning solo goal to underline his fast turnout to the first team of the Reds.
The 16-year-old wing player delighted the left flank with his second half of Cameo, where the mirror combined with enchanting skills but showed that he also went the finishing touch, when he drove forward, went inside his right past a few defenders and skipped in his first Liverpool goal with three minutes to play.
There has been a lot of hype about the young attacker who became the youngest starter of the club ever with his FA Cup performance in January. It seems that excitement is justified, leaving the English youth international Mohamed Salah on the sidelines during his strike on Wednesday.
In a match by Firsts, another rising star Trey Nyoni, 18, and the signing of Florian Wirtz also took their first goals for Liverpool in the comeback victory, while Hugo Ekitike made his first performance.
Arne Slot chose a strong side in Japan when he was looking for a reaction to the 4-2 loss on Saturday at AC Milan, but Liverpool was a large part of the first 45 minutes of the desired level.
Mohamed Salah was the most important maker, Cody Gakpo curled against a post and debutant Ekitike, who was largely on the edge, went close with an near-post film, but Liverpool was missing in their game.
They were also opened too easily. Several opportunities fell on the roads of the hosts – who are located in the J1 League degradation zone – before Giorgi Mhaldashvili was full to keep a header low to his left side just before the break.
Yokohama then cut the Liverpool defense again at the beginning of the second half, when Sub Asahi shot Uenaka in the far corner, after he had already rejected a free header from a corner.
It was a reason for concern about lock – but with Yokohama that changes wholesalers, his own replacements changed the game.
Sub Curtis Jones was sharp to win the ball in midfield before he burst forward, combining with Salah and then worked the ball in Wirtz's path to convert a simple finish to deliver it.
Only six minutes later, Liverpool celebrated again when Jeremie Frimpong curled a beautiful cross in the six-year area for Nyoni to stretch and poke in the second on his side.
Liverpool seemed to free that and Ngumoha was fearless when he tried to make things wide on the left before he took responsibility with a break through the middle to shoot third.
Match -Events
0 'The game is about to start!
8 'Gakpo sends a low shot, but it comes back from the post
21 'Gakpo runs into space and pores a shot, but it is refused by the keeper
23 'Salah's Pass finds Szoboszlai but the ball floats away from the midfielder
25 'Ekitike has bent a film to the bottom corner
32 'Hosts have made 3 replacements
39 'Mamardashvili comes low to the left of his left and handpalt a header from Amano
50 'David scores a goal for the hosts, but it is ruled outdoors
51 'Nunez misses a golden chance to put red in the lead!
55 'goal! Uenaka slips the ball in the corner! Yokohama F. Marinos 1-0 Liverpool
59 'Highlight of Yokohama F. Marinos vs Liverpool
62 'Wirtz levels The score for Reds with his debut goal! Yokohama 1-1 Liverpool
68 'goal! Nyoni Nets when Frimpong helps! Yokohama F. Marinos 1-2 Liverpool
72 'Ngumoha turns and turns in the box before a disk is stored by Kimura
87 'goal! Ngumoha Nets a low shot in the corner! Yokohama F. Marinos 1-3 Liverpool
Line-ups
Yokohama F. Marinos XI: Ken Matsubara, Takuya Kida, Élber, Jun Amano, Thomas Deng, Yan Matheus, Toichi Suzuki, Jison Quiñónes, Il-Gyu Park, Kaina Tanimura, Jean Claude
Subs: Ryo Miyaichi, Kazuya Yamamura, Sandy Walsh, Dean David, Kenta Inoue, Yuri Araújo, Kota Watanabe, Asahi Uenaka, Ren Kato, Ryoya Kimura
Liverpool XI: Salah, Van Dijk, Konate, Gakpo, Szoboszlai, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Gravenberch, Hugo Ekitiké, Conor Bradley, Milos Kerkez, Wirtz
Subs: Endo, Robertson, Freddie Woodman, Tsimikas, Mac Allister, Nunez, Curtis Jones, Elliott, Jeremie Frimpong, Morton, Luca Stephenson, Ármin Pécsi, Trey Nyoni, Rio Ngumoha