SON to score the winning goal → Son Heung-min achieved triple against Manchester United in the 4th inning Tottenham caught Manchester United 10 and ranked 12th

Feb 17, 2025

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Son Heung-min (Tottenham) played the winning goal.

Tottenham beat Manchester United 1-0 in the home game of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 17th (Korea time). Tottenham jumped to 12th place (30 points) with two consecutive wins. On the other hand, Manchester United (29 points) have lost two consecutive games. It dropped two spots to 15th place.

Both teams were on the brink. Tottenham recently experienced the pain of being eliminated from two tournaments. Tottenham was completely defeated 0-4 in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal of the 2024-2025 season against Liverpool at Anfield in Liverpool, England on the 7th. Tottenham took the lead with a 1-0 home win in the first leg of last month's semi-final. Even if they drew on this day, they were in an advantageous situation to reach the final. However, they had a nightmare defeat at Anfield with a total of 1-4. As a result, Tottenham's first attempt to win the League Cup in 17 years since winning the 2007-2008 season went up in smoke. Tottenham lost 1-2 to Aston Villa in the round of 32 strongest teams of the FA Cup in the 2024-2025 season at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, on the 10th.

United lost 0-2 to Crystal Palace in their previous match. The injury to the team is also serious. Lisandro Martinez, Kobe Mainu, Manuel Ugarte and Toby Collier are said to have been injured.

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Two teams in crisis, it was Tottenham who laughed. Son Heung-min was at the center of it. Son started on the left wing of the 4-3-3 tactic. He drew James Madison's score in the 13th minute of the first half when the game was 0-0. Son Heung-min hit a left-footed volley shot from the left side of the penalty area to Rodrigo Bentancur's cross from the right side. When the ball flowed after hitting the defender, Lucas Beribal caught it in front of the penalty area and hit it with his left foot, which was blocked by the goalkeeper's defense, and rolled back to the right side of the goal area. Madison jumped in quickly and finished the scoring with his right foot.

Son Heung-min caught the ball from the back in the 26th minute of the first half, rushed to the left of the penalty area, and gave up a cutback. Matistel fired a left-footed shot, but he missed a crucial scoring opportunity as he was blocked by the goalkeeper's super save. He was tackled by Manchester United's Casemiro in the 40th minute of the first half and collapsed, complaining of pain. The referee warned Casemiro.

Son Heung-min returned to the bench in the 42nd minute of the second half after being replaced by 20-year-old midfielder Wilson Odobert. He made three attempts to shoot and gave up four key passes. After the game, SofaScore, a professional soccer statistics player, gave Son a 7.5 rating. Footmob gave a rating of 7.8. British media Football London said Son Heung-min's volley shot led to Madison's score. In the middle of the first half, he created a shot opportunity for Tel. However, in the second half, it did not give the same influence as in the first half, but it continued to create opportunities.

Tottenham kept the first goal from Son Heung-min's performance until the end. We won by a score of 1-0. As a result, he completed his first match against Manchester United in 35 years since Tottenham's 1989-1990 season. Earlier, Tottenham beat Manchester United 3-0 in their first match. For reference, the two teams also clashed in the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup. At that time, Tottenham won 4-3.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.