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'Tottenham Captain'Son Heung-min (Tottenham) scored his nickname 'Sonsational'Down Sensational'Olympic Goal'A similar scoring scene in Italy caught the attention of soccer fans.
Son Heung-min drew attention by directly scoring a corner kick in the 43rd minute of the second half when his team led 3-2 in the quarterfinals of the 2024-2025 EFL Cup against Manchester United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 20th (Korea time).
The ball wrapped with the right foot at the left corner kick point was sucked into the goal without passing through the players and goalkeepers of both teams. The goal's expected score (xG) was 0.01, which was analyzed by the statistics company 'Foot Mob'.
Foreign media shed light on the scoring scene, saying, `Son Heung-min scored an Olympic goal to lead the team to victory.' 'Olympic Goal' (Goal Olympia) is a nickname for scoring directly from a corner kick. In 1924, Argentina's Cesareo Onzari scored a goal from a corner in a friendly match against Uruguay, dubbed the "Olympic Champion" 'Goal Olympico'. Dejan Stankovic, Alvaro Recova, Christian Eriksen and Hakan Chalhanoglu are among the players who recently scored Olympic goals before Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min is also listed in the history of goal Olympico.
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Soccer fans cheered 'It's the Puskas of the Year award', 'The second Puskas of the year award since 2019'Dangdang' There was also an opinion that if the Video Reading System (VAR) had been in operation, it would have been canceled due to Tottenham attacker foul. There was a scene where Tottenham midfielder Lucas Beribal made contact with the opposing goalkeeper in front of the goal.
Tottenham won 4-3, advancing to the semifinals, increasing its chances of winning the championship thanks to the first corner kick scored by Son Heung-min since elementary school. In an interview with Sports Chosun after the game, Son Heung-min said "Even though he kicked a lot of kicks, it went in directly again. I think I was lucky and I'm happy to help the team with a goal at a critical moment."
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Surprisingly, a similar goal was scored in the Copa Italy round of 16 between Inter Milan and Udinese at San Siro in Milan, Italy on the same day.
In the 30th minute of the first half, Marco Arnautovic's first goal gave Inter Milan a 1-0 lead, and Albania's national midfielder Christian Aslan attempted a right-footed kick from the same spot as Son Heung-min kicked.
The difference is that the ball that left Aslani's foot touched the net after being bound once in front of the goal.
Like Son Heung-min, Aslani's goal remained the winning goal. Inter Milan won 2-0, making it to the quarterfinals.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
