Striker Shinji Okazaki opened his season's account with a brace during Leicester City's 4-2 extra-time defeat to Chelsea on Tuesday in the English Football League Cup.
Okazaki flicked in a header from the tightest of angles in the 17th minute after a cross from the right was bounced twice by Chelsea defense in the box. He made it 2-0 in the 34th minute, smashing a volley that bounced over outrushing keeper Thibaut Courtois.
"I haven't scored in a long time. It's an important goal for me personally," said Okazaki of his first goal since an overhead effort against Newcastle in March. "I reckon this will be the catalyst for me to rise."