'Captain' Tottenham, with Son Heung-min (32), starting, is leading the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup against Manchester United.
Tottenham led 1-0 thanks to Dominic Solanke's first goal in the first 15 minutes of the quarterfinals against Manchester United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London at 5 a.m. on the 20th (Korea time).
Frazier Foster wears goalkeeper gloves and Pedro Porro, Radu Dragusin, Archie Gray and Jed Spence line the four-back line. Pape Sarr and Yves Bissouma defended the midfield, James Madison, Dejan Kulusevski and Son Heung-min took the second line, and Dominic Solanke took the front line.
With Altai Vindr as the gatekeeper, Lidhi Yoro-Victor Lindelöf-Lisandro Martinez will build a three-back, while Nusair Mazraoui-Christian Eriksen-Manuel Ugarte-Digo Dalo will be in the midfield. Antony, Bruno Fernandes, and Rasmus Hoyleun stepped up in the triangular formation.
From the first half, a tense trend continued. In the 9th minute of the first half, when Manchester United Antony flooded the gate, Dragosin and Archie Gray blocked it with a collaborative defense. In the 12th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min's right foot shot, which took over Tottenham's counterattack and Papesar's pass, was deflected off the opponent's defense and missed.
Tottenham's first goal came in the 15th minute of the first half. Dominic Solanke also closed the door and pushed the second ball, which flowed out shortly after Manchester United goalkeeper Vindr hit a bold mid-range shot from 27m away. Tottenham took a 1-0 lead. Solanke recently showed off his side as a Manchester United killer by scoring four consecutive goals (2 Bournemouth goals and 2 Tottenham goals) against Manchester United.
After losing a point, Manchester United also raised the line for a comeback goal and stepped up with a strong ball. In the 20th minute of the first half, a prisoner blocked Bruno Fernandes heading for the goal.
In the 23rd minute of the first half, Bissouma blocked Eriksen's shot with his feet and head, a goal chance created by Fernandez and Dalo. Eriksen's free kick in the 24th minute slightly crossed the upper net. In the 25th minute of the second half, Klusevski's sharp shot from the left side of the gate was blocked by the goalkeeper.
In the 30th minute of the first half, Antony's shot, which took over the pass to the moon from the left side, was blocked by Archie Gray. Manchester United struggled by failing to score an effective shot until the 30th minute of the first half.After Klusevski's shot was blocked by Ugarte in the 32nd minute of the first half, Solanki fell from the gate immediately after Son Heung-min's corner kick, but the penalty was not declared. There is no VAR in the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup. Manchester United's counterattack, this time Bruno Fernandes' shot, was blocked shortly after the capture and Son Heung-min's shots failed one after another in the 37th minute of the first half. As frontline Antony struggled, Manchester United's attack was also not completed. Even bad news hit Manchester United in the 43rd minute of the first half when Lindelof collapsed. Replaced by John Evans. Gray blocked Eriksen's powerful shot following a pass to Dal in the first half extra time. Tottenham finished the first half with a 1-0 lead. In terms of share, Tottenham was slightly ahead with 51.1%. Tottenham had six shots, Manchester United had seven, Tottenham had three effective shots, and Manchester United had none. Tottenham led in sharpness and efficiency in the first half.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
