'Injury' Son Heung-min needs to come back quickly, seriously...>'Hishalisson PK Goal' Tottenham win 1-0 over Alkmaar → 3 consecutive wins '2nd place'

Oct 25, 2024

Captain Son Heung-min's absence was felt, but Tottenham won three consecutive European matches with Hishalisson's first goal.

Tottenham won 1-0 in the third round of the UEFA Europa League (UEL) League phase of the 2024-2025 season against AZ Alkmaar at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 4 a.m. on the 25th (Korea time). Tottenham came in second overall after winning three games in a row, falling behind on goal difference.

Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou chose to rotate, with Son Heung-min suffering from pain after the West Ham United match. Hishalisson, Timo Werner, Mikey Moore, James Maddison, Lucas Beribal, Rodrigo Bentancur, Archie Gray, Radu Dragushin, Ben Davies, Destiny Udogi and Fraser Forster, who returned from injury, started.

Tottenham rushed from the beginning of the game. Werner's cross was delivered sharply in the fifth minute of the first half, and Moore hit it to the head but went off to the side of the net. Madison had a shot chance in the 11th minute of the first half, but it didn't work.

With Alkmaar preparing for an extreme defense, Tottenham are starting to feel frustrated. Son Heung-min's absence was also felt. In the 27th minute of the first half, Beribal stabbed Werner, who penetrated behind the defense, a perfect pass. But Werner shot like he was sending a pass into the middle of the goalkeeper.

Tottenham faced a crisis at a corner kick in the 29th minute of the first half, but Foster saved it. Tottenham also faced a good scoring opportunity in the 38th minute of the first half. Hishalisson succeeded in pressing and immediately turned into an attack. Hishalisson gave Werner a chance, but Werner's hasty shot went up the sky.

In the end, Tottenham failed to produce a result even though they played overwhelmingly in the first half. At the start of the second half, Postecoglou added Brennan Johnson and replaced Werner. In the first minute of the second half, Moore tore through the Alkmaar defense with a fantastic breakthrough. He connected a perfect pass to Johnson, but Johnson was not yet in a zero-adjusted state.

Tottenham scored a penalty in the 6th minute of the second half. Veribal tripped over the defense. Madison tried to kick a penalty, but Hishalisson was greedy. As Madison conceded, Hishalisson took over as the kicker. Hishalisson scored without missing it.

In the 11th minute of the second half, the crisis came as Dragicin took the ball away, but Tottenham escaped the crisis as Bentancourt quickly covered it. Since then, there have been several crises as Tottenham has lost its stability in the back, but it has not given up a decisive shooting chance.

Tottenham put Dominic Solanke in place of Hisalisson in the 19th minute of the second half. In the 28th minute of the second half, James Maddison and Lucas Beribal were missing, and Pape Matar Sarr and Dejan Kulusevski were put on the field. Tottenham fell into a major crisis in the 29th minute of the second half. Ben Davis gave up a one-on-one chance after falling behind in the competition for an aerial ball. Foster didn't allow a run with a fantastic save.

Alkmaar self-destructed in the 40th minute of the second half when David Wolf was sent off due to accumulated warnings. Tottenham won by defending Hishalisson's first goal, but the team's overall performance was very disappointing. In particular, Son Heung-min's absence felt serious. The goal decider was too serious.

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'Injury' Son Heung-min needs to come back quickly, seriously...>'Hishalisson PK Goal' Tottenham win 1-0 over Alkmaar → 3 consecutive wins '2nd place'

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