Tanaka, who scored the goal, and Mitoma, who lifted the ball just short of the line, have been childhood friends since elementary and junior high school.
Maybe it was a trick he was able to pull off because he was a trusted friend.
It is said that Otani picks up trash before he gets to the outfield defense in order to bring in luck.
It is also written on the mandala chart on which Otani wrote his goals in his first year of high school.