Son Heung-min, close it up! Porro Fantastic Backheel Scores...Tottenham, which was unlucky in the goalpost, drew a disappointing quarterfinal in Europa → All out for the second round to win SON
Apr 11, 2025
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Tottenham tied Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League quarterfinals at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 11th (Korea time).
The home team Tottenham started with a 4-3-3 formation. Son Heung-min, Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson, James Maddison, Rodrigo Bentancur, Lucas Beribal, Destiny Udogi, Mickey Vanderben, Christian Romero, Pedro Porro and Guglielmo Vicario started.
The away team Frankfurt adopted a 4-2-3-1 formation. Cowang Santos, Nassaniel Brown, Artur Teate, Robin Koch, Rasmus Christensen, Tuta, Elise Skiri, Jean Mateo Bahoya, Hugo Larsson, Mario Goetze and Hugo Ekitike started.
Tottenham allowed the first goal early on.
Madison lost the ball in the midfield in the 6th minute of the first half, and Frankfurt's counterattack unfolded. After catching the ball from the left side of Ekitike, dribbled to the center and hit it. Ekitike had defenders in front of him and fired a powerful winding shot at the opposite goal, and scored.
After that, Tottenham came to their senses and went on an all-out offensive and scored an equalizer.
In the 26th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min stabbed Madison, who penetrated from the left side to the center. Madison caught the ball and connected a low, fast cross to the prisoner in front of the goal. Porro scored the goal with a witty backheel shot.
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In the second half, the two teams exchanged fierce battles.
In the 10th minute of the second half, Beribal, who caught the ball in the center, dribbled forward and fired a powerful mid-range shot from the right side of the penalty arc. The shot hit the post and popped out.
Soon after, a decisive scene came out for Son Heung-min.
Solanke, who caught the ball in the penalty box in the 11th minute of the second half, connected the pass to Son Heung-min on the left. Son Heung-min immediately tried to shoot after hitting the center of one timing. It was a course that cut through the corner of the goal, but was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper.
Tottenham made the replacement. In the 35th minute of the second half, Son Heung-min, Madison, and U Do-ki went out, and Matistel, Pape Matar Sarr and Jed Spence were put in.
In the 38th minute of the second half, Spence delivered a low and fast cross from the left side. Johnson's shot with his left foot in the open chance soared above the sky.
When the goal was rarely opened, Tottenham took out Solanki and put in Hishalisson in the 43rd minute of the second half.
In the end, both teams no longer scored, and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Tottenham will play in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League quarterfinals against Frankfurt on the 18th. As it is an away game, it is not expected to be an easy schedule.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
