"I think it's the first time a corner kick has been made directly since elementary school."
The hero shines in this world. In a desperate moment, the first professional corner kick goal came out. Son Heung-min, who led Tottenham to the semifinals of the Carabao Cup, told the back story of the brilliant banana kick goal that sealed the match.
Tottenham led comfortably 3-0 in the first 15 minutes of the quarterfinals against Manchester United at the Carabao Cup in England at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 20th (Korea time), thanks to Dominic Solanke's multi-goal in the 9th minute of the second half, and Dejan Klusevski's net in the 1st minute of the second half. Although it won 3-0 in the league's showdown on September 30, it was a better-than-expected performance at a time when the squad and manager Amorim's Manchester United, which had 10 injuries, continued to flow well.
However, the situation changed immediately after coach Amorim's replacement card was activated in the second half. In particular, goalkeeper Fraser Foster made a series of build-up mistakes in the 18th minute of the second half and the 25th minute of the second half, dedicating two goals. In an instant, it was chased 3-2 and the momentum was passed to Manchester United. Son Heung-min poured cold water in the 43rd minute of the second half when Manchester United was gaining momentum toward the equalizer. A corner kick fired with all his might was sucked into the net like a lie. It was a goal like `Sonshine' that re-expressed hopes of advancing to the semifinals in the fog. Manchester United's John Evans was allowed to score a header chase goal in the extra time of the second half, but that was it. Son Heung-min's goal was actually the winning goal. Tottenham confirmed their advance to the semifinals with a 4-3 and dramatic victory.
In an interview with Sports Chosun after the game, Son Heung-min scored a corner goal once in elementary school and probably for the first time. I kicked a lot of corner kicks in the professional too... This went in directly. I was lucky. I'm glad I could help my team with a goal at a critical moment." "Too much" I thought about it, but it went in. Actually, I didn't kick it for a goal. "I think the goal went straight into a complicated situation because there were a lot of players and there were a lot of confusion," he added with a humble explanation. After giving up two goals due to a series of mistakes during the build-up process of his best friend Fraser, Son Heung-min encouraged his teammates nonstop. He overcame the crisis with such determination and fighting spirit.
Son Heung-min said, `The more such moments, the more experienced players should encourage young players and not make such mistakes.' "Today's game was a game where you could learn something. We shouldn't be complacent just because we're winning 3-0 but we should have done better by playing our own game"The most important thing is to reach the semifinals. I hope the players understand well while watching today's game. The game will be very helpful in developing in the future."
Meanwhile, in the draw for the Carabao Cup semifinals, which took place immediately after Tottenham's victory, Tottenham faced Liverpool with 'League leaders'. Arsenal face Newcastle.
