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'Antony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) surprised soccer fans by scoring a 'Wonder Solo Goal' that Son Heung-min (Tottenham) scored against Burnley.
Elanga started on the right wing in the 30th round of the English Premier League (EPL) home game against Manchester United at the City Ground in Nottingham, England on the 2nd (Korea time) and scored the first winning goal in the first five minutes.
Elanga, who caught the ball near his side's penalty area and launched a counterattack, beat Manchester United players' pursuit with a quick dribble. Elanga, who ran 85m distances in just nine seconds, immediately entered the box and shook the net with a left-footed shot that cut the bottom right of the goal, according to the sports broadcaster 'TNT Sports'.
It was a scene where Son Heung-min scored a solo goal against Burnley in 2020. Son was honored as the first Asian player to win the Puskas Award for the goal.
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Nottingham, the best sensation of the season, secured Elanga's goal to the end and won 1-0. With 17 wins, 6 draws, 7 losses, and 57 points, he firmly secured the third place. It is eight points behind fourth-place Chelsea (49 points), and it is becoming more and more certain to advance to the European Champions League next season.
It was a nightmarish day for Manchester United. Not only did he fall to 13th place because he failed to win points in the enemy territory, but the player who scored is from Manchester United. Elanga, a Swedish winger, played for Manchester United's first team for two years from 2021 to 2023 after playing for Manchester United Youth from 2014 to 2021.
Although he was one of the top prospects, he failed to secure the starting position due to the absence of prominent seniors such as Marcus Rashford, and eventually moved to Nottingham in the summer of 2023 after playing only 39 games (three goals) for two years.
Elanga, who exploded his potential with five goals (36 games) for Nottingham in the 2023-2024 season, scored his sixth league goal (30 games) on the same day to hit a career high. 'Former Tottenham head coach'Nunu Espiritu Santo Nottingham coach'Elanga a special, very special friend'
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Elanga also kept his respect for his former team. After scoring, he calmed down his excitement and refrained from celebrating. In a post-match interview "I moved to Forest to play. I'm not the perfect type. I am very grateful to Manchester United. Because I learned a lot there."
As for the scoring situation "The goal was to dig into the space and enter the opposition camp as quickly as possible. I consider myself one of the fastest players in this league"I've been trying to improve my finishing ability, and I'm scoring comfortably on both feet this season."."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
