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| "왼쪽, 왼쪽." Hwang Hee-chan tells fellow goalkeeper Jose Sa the direction of Son Heung-min's penalty kick in the match against Tottenham on the 30th. SNS |
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| Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan had a conversation after the game. Source = Optus Sports |
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| Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan had a conversation after the game. Source = Optus Sports |
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An interesting scene that caught the attention of fans at the Korean Derby, which was the grand finale in 2024.
Tottenham striker Brennan Johnson took a penalty kick at the 43rd minute of the first half when the 19th round of the English Premier League (EPL) of the 2024-2025 season was 1-1 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 30th (Korea time).
The kicker is Tottenham captain Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min, who put the ball on the penalty point, swung his right foot hard for the bottom left of the goal. However, he was blocked by Wolverhampton goalkeeper Jose, who completely read the direction of the shot.
It is the first time in four years and 10 months that Son Heung-min missed a penalty in the EPL since the match against Aston Villa (3-2 win) in February 2020. In the meantime, he has scored three consecutive times in the league: against Southampton (2-1 wins) in April 2021, against Newcastle (4-1 wins) in December 2023 and against Arsenal (2-3 losses) in April 2024. Including the national team and their teams, they have made 10 consecutive PKs since the last miss. Son has scored 14 times as a penalty kicker for his team and the national team so far, according to Transfermarkt. The success rate is 70 percent.
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Before Son Heung-min tried to kick, there was a player who told Sa the direction, so it was Hwang Hee-chan. In the video released by the British gossip magazine 'The Sun', Hwang Hee-chan uses both hands to show the direction of Son Heung-min's kick near the halfway line.
According to 'The Sun', fans who encountered the video responded on social media, "'Hwang Hee-chan did something dirty to Son Heung-min.'"
A fan who watched Tottenham defender Radu Dragusin block Hwang Hee-chan's actions said, "Dragusin is doing his best to defend Hwang Hee-chan" he joked.
Hwang Hee-chan scored the first goal and his second goal of the season in the 6th minute of the first half, not only giving the team the lead, but also indirectly contributed to the company's save.
Tottenham finished 2-1 in the first half with Johnson's come-from-behind goal in extra time in the first half, not long after Son Heung-min missed.
However, in the 42nd minute of the second half, Strand Larsen scored an equalizer to draw 2–2. Son Heung-min played 64 minutes and Hwang Hee-chan played 78 minutes.
Tottenham, which secured only one point in three games, finished 11th with 24 points.
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| ◇Record of each club Son Heung-min faced. Only the score column against Wolverhampton can be found empty. Source =Transfermarkt |
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Son Heung-min, who entered the English stage by joining Tottenham in 2015, could not shake off the Wolverhampton jinx.
Including this day, he met Wolverhampton 13 times and recorded only two assists without a goal. He had six wins, two draws and five losses in 13 games, and his winning rate barely exceeded 50%. Wolverhampton is the only team Son Heung-min has not scored more than 10 times in his professional career.
For Son Heung-min, Wolverhampton is a tougher team than strong teams such as Arsenal (8 goals), Manchester City (8 goals), Liverpool (7 goals), Dortmund (9 goals) and Bayern Munich (1 goal).
Son recorded just 28 cheek touches, two shots, one key pass and one tackle in 64 minutes. There was a torrent of harsh criticism. The London-based magazine `FootballLondon' blocked Son Heung-min with four points, the lowest score in his team, and a penalty for the Emperor. It was a game that had difficulty influencing. 'I couldn't refute the replacement in an hour.'
'Express' also gives the lowest 5 points and 'Will his days end in EPL? The pace dropped, and the poor game was intensified by the missed penalty kick.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
