'First preseason goal explosion'→'MVP against Kobe'...Son Heung-min, now only 'Home Coming Day' is left..."I can't take it anymore!"

Jul 28, 2024

Son Heung-min, who reported his first pre-season goal, is now coming to Korea. Tottenham won the 2024-2025 pre-season friendly against Vissel Kobe 3-2 at Tokyo National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan on the 27th (Korea time), and Son Heung-min scored his first pre-season goal in the third minute of the second half by shaking the Kobe net with a right footed shot. Son Heung-min also did not hide his joy of heading to his country, South Korea. Son Heung-min said on his personal SNS, `Korea, we're going home soon. I can't stand meeting you and wanting to run in front of you!'He expressed his desire to meet his fans in Korea as soon as possible. Son Heung-min's SNS Capture

Son Heung-min, who reported his first pre-season goal, is now coming to Korea.

Tottenham won 3-2 in a 2024-2025 preseason friendly against Vissel Kobe at Tokyo National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan on the 27th (Korea time). Son Heung-min, who started the game, scored his first pre-season goal in the third minute of the second half by shaking Kobe's net with a right-footed shot.

Son Heung-min was silent without scoring in a friendly against Hearts in Scotland and a friendly against the Queens Park Rangers in London, where he immediately reported a goal against Kobe, the start of the Asian tour.

Tottenham had Son Heung-min as a left winger, and key players such as Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison and Brennan Johnson started. In addition, Archie Gray and Ben Davies were also on the starting list to face Kobe.

Kobe put Tottenham under pressure from the start of the game. But Tottenham didn't back down easily either. However, Tottenham had to be dragged away with a loss at an early point. When the ball flowed due to Papesar's mistake in the 9th minute of the first half, Yuya Osako pushed it and shook Tottenham's net.

Tottenham immediately fought back. Kulusevski, who received Johnson's pass in the 16th minute of the first half, delivered the ball to the prisoner with a calm pass in the box. Porro dribbled past the defense instead of a hasty shot, and then stabbed the corner of Kobe's goal with an accurate left-footed shot.

Son Heung-min also worked hard. In the 22nd minute of the first half, Son Heung-min attempted a powerful right-footed shot in the box, but was caught by the defense and the goalkeeper. In the 35th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min's sharp pass seemed to be connected to Johnson in front of the gate, but it was not completed accurately and no additional goal was scored.

Immediately after the end of the first half, Tottenham deployed a large number of young players, including Brandon Austin, Jamie Donley, Lucas Veribal and Oliver Skipp, excluding Madison, Davis, Guglielmo Vicario and Yves Bissouma.

Tottenham, who started the second half with young players, turned the game around with Son Heung-min's score. Son Heung-min connected Johnson's cross with a direct shot in the third minute of the second half, and Son Heung-min's shot sensibly penetrated the opponent's goalkeeper and shook the Kobe net. Along with Son Heung-min's score, the Tokyo National Stadium also turned into a frenzy. After scoring, Son Heung-min left the ground as a substitute in the 15th minute of the second half, and fans cheered a lot when Son Heung-min entered the bench.

Tottenham's Sashiki Daizu, who caught Gray's pass in the 19th minute of the second half, delivered the pass to Jean Patry, and Patry's accurate shot deflected off the defense and was sucked into the goal.

Tottenham had no intention of closing out the game with a draw. In the 43rd minute of the second half, Moore, who was waiting in front of the gate, lightly pushed Donley's cross to take the lead again and finished it as it was, winning 3-2. After the game, Son Heung-min was selected as the Man of the Match (MOM) of the game and was recognized for his performance.

Son Heung-min will now head to South Korea, the final destination of the Asian tour, with the Tottenham squad. After entering Korea on the 28th, he will start his schedule in Korea starting with the open training schedule on the 30th. Tottenham will play a friendly match against Team K League on the 31st and Bayern Munich by Kim Min-jae on August 3 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.

Son Heung-min also did not hide his joy of heading to his country, South Korea. Son Heung-min said on his personal SNS, "'I'm always grateful for the amazing experience in Japan, the fans, and the hospitality of Vissel Kobe, and it's good to be here 'Korea, we're going home soon. Can't stand meeting you guys and wanting to run in front of you!!'He expressed his desire to meet his fans in Korea as soon as possible.

Son Heung-min, who scored his first pre-season goal against Kobe, is expected to pay keen attention to whether he will show a strong performance along with meeting fans in the two friendly matches in Korea.

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'First preseason goal explosion'→'MVP against Kobe'...Son Heung-min, now only 'Home Coming Day' is left..."I can't take it anymore!"

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