As expected, the troubleshooter was Son Heung-min. It earned a crucial penalty foul and presented the team with a valuable point.
Tottenham tied Bournemouth 2-2 in the 28th round of the English Premier League (EPL) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 9th (local time).
Tottenham, which was dragged 0-2 by James Tavernier in the 42nd minute of the first half and Evaniusong in the 20th minute of the second half, pulled the reins of its pursuit with Pape Sarr's equalizer in the 22nd minute of the second half, and Son Heung-min scored the equalizer in the 39th minute of the second half.
Son Heung-min scored his seventh goal in 55 days since the match against Arsenal on January 15 to break his silence in six consecutive league games. Including the Cup, there are only 10 matches. It was more valuable because it was a panenka kick that caught the opponent's goalkeeper off guard.
Tottenham, which previously suffered consecutive losses to Manchester City (0-1 loss) and Alkmaar (0-1 loss), escaped three consecutive losses and won one valuable point in the league. He had 10 wins, 4 draws, 14 losses and 34 points. The ranking is still 13th.
Postecoglou put captain Son Heung-min and vice captain James Maddison on the bench. As if considering the Europa League schedule during the week, the starting lineup has been changed by more than half compared to the last Alkma match. Wilson O'Dober, Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson are in charge of the three-top, while Rodrigo Bentancur, Yves Bissouma and Pape Sarr set up the three-middle. Pedro Porro, Christian Romero, Kevin Danso and Jed Spence made up the four-back, and Guglielmo Vicario kept the goal. Romero returned about three months after collapsing from injury last December.
Bournemouth set up Evaniusong as one-top, Justin Clawybert, James Tavernier and Antoine Semeno for the second line of attack, and Tyler Adams and Ryan Christie for the midfield. Four backs consisted of Lewis Cook, James Hill, Dean Heisen and Milos Kerkez. Kepa Arrizabalaga wore goalkeeper gloves.
Tottenham made a fatal error 20 seconds into the first half. Romero made a pass mistake on his side. The shot hit by Evaniusong, who took the ball, was saved by Vicario. Tottenham faced another run crisis in the fourth minute of the first half. This time, Sar lost ownership of the ball due to a ball control miss near the box. Vicario once again fired a shot from Justin, son of Indonesian coach Patrick Clawybert, into the box.
In the 21st minute of the first half, Solanke's header by the prisoner's right cross was weakly placed in the arms of the opposing goalkeeper. Tottenham took high ball possession, but they were consistent with ineffective plays. There were a lot of lateral passes and back passes, and the ball control miss caused the crisis. Bentancourt and Bissouma were warned side by side in the first half.
Tottenham dedicated the first goal in the 42nd minute of the first half. He allowed a counterattack due to the poor pass miss of the prisoner who went on overlapping. Kerkez's long cross toward the door went over the height of Tottenham's defense and was delivered to Tavernier near the par post, and Tavernier hit the net with a non-stop sliding shot.
Coach Postecoglou took out Johnson and Bissouma at half-time, 0-1, and put in Son Heung-min and Beribal to pull the reins of the chase. In the 7th minute of the second half, Clawybert scored an additional goal in a counterattack, but the VAR caught an offside foul in the scoring process and the score was canceled.
Son Heung-min threatened the goal in the 9th minute of the second half with his signature right foot swirling shot. However, the ball that left Son Heung-min's foot hit the right post and went out of the goal line. It is his fourth season and 31st personal goal in total. Son Heung-min was disappointed as he wrapped his head in his hands. Madison and Mickey van der Penn were put in the 16th minute of the second half.
Son Heung-min poked a sharp pass to Madison penetrating into the box in the 17th minute of the second half. Madison again gave up the pass so that Sarr, who was in a no-mark situation, could shoot, and Sarr swung his right foot with ease, but it went wide off the post.
Behind the opportunity came a crisis. In the 20th minute of the second half, Bournemouth's Clawyberd, who quickly crossed into Tottenham's side, poked a space pass to Evaniusong who penetrated into the box. Evaniusong opened the goal with a sensational chip shot to avoid Vicario, who had emptied the goal and ran out.
In the 21st minute of the second half, Beribal's mid-range shot hit the post. However, in the 22nd minute of the second half, he scored a chasing goal. Sarr's long-range shot aimed at the goal from the right diagonal point outside the penalty box crossed the goalkeeper's key and reached the net.
Tottenham breathed a sigh of relief in the 28th minute of the second half as a shot by Clawyberd hit the post.
A reversal occurred in the 37th minute of the second half when the defeat was deep. Son Heung-min sprinted toward the space pass that Madison stabbed into the penalty box. Opponent goalkeeper Kepa also raced toward the ball, leading to a 50-50 situation. Quick-footed Son Heung-min touched the ball first and then tripped over Kepa's arm. The referee wasted no time in whistling for a penalty.
I thought Solanke was trying to catch the ball and kick, but he soon handed the ball to Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min, who put the ball on the penalty point, surprisingly cut the net with a panenka kick that took away the goalkeeper's timing. Tottenham scored one valuable point in a 2-2 draw in a game that was dragged 0-2 by Son Heung-min's goal.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
