Son Heung-min's PK membrane praised foreign media for Hwang Hee-chan…SON's back-to-back goal perfectly blocked → Hyung, change the direction now
Dec 31, 2024
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Son Heung-min drew 2-2 in the 19th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in 2024-2025 season against Wolverhampton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 30th (Korea time).
Son Heung-min contributed to the draw on the day.
Tottenham's Brennan Johnson won a penalty at the end of the first half, when the match continued at 1-1. Son Heung-min, who was a kicker, fired a low shot to the left as usual, and Wolverhampton's goalkeeper, who knew it in advance, hit it. As a result, the record of successful penalties ended in 10 goals.
Son Heung-min missed the penalty kick on the 1778th for the first time in about five years. His last penalty miss was against Aston Villa in the EPL in the 2019-2020 season on February 16, 2020.
Son Heung-min has shown his peak determination by scoring 10 consecutive penalties before this miss. However, a penalty that insisted on one direction eventually caused anger.
In the last five penalties, Son Heung-min has made low, fast and strong shots to the bottom left except for the previous one. It was easy to predict even as an opposing team due to the excessive concentration of costars.
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Hwang Hee-chan told the goalkeeper from afar the direction of the shot just before Son Heung-min handled the penalty. He predicted that Son Heung-min would kick to the left by raising his left arm. As a teammate of the national team, Hwang Hee-chan knew that Son Heung-min's penalty was biased to the left.
Seeing this, Son Heung-min's colleague Radu Dragusin took an action to restrain Hwang Hee-chan's hand. Dragushin also seemed to know if Son Heung-min would kick to the left.
Foreign media praised the action.
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The media reported that "Hwang Hee-chan is familiar with Son Heung-min because he played for the Korean national team together."It is highly likely that he ordered it because he often saw Son Heung-min kick a penalty kick to the bottom left in the national team."
"Hwang Hee-chan's actions that allowed his team to get a chance deserve praise," he said.
Amid Son Heung-min's missed penalty kick, Tottenham lost a point at the end of the second half and drew 2-2. With one win, one draw and four losses in the last six games, it has fallen into a slump again.
Hwang Hee-chan became the key to the victory by scoring a goal that day.
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There were also praise for his performance.
Molineux gave Hwang Hee-chan seven points, the second-highest rating in the team, after the game. The media outlet said, "Hwang Hee-chan's first goal was a surprise itself. In a well-organized set-piece, Hwang Hee-chan scored his second goal of the season, scoring a goal from just outside the penalty box into the bottom corner."
The statistical media Sofa Score gave Hwang Hee-chan a 7.1 rating. It is the third highest after Aitnuri (8.5 points) and Joao Gomes (7.2 points), who recorded two assists on the day.
Foot mob gave Hwang Hee-chan a 7.5 rating. It is the second highest score in the team after Aitnuri (8.8 points).
Hwang Hee-chan played 78 minutes of regular time in the game, scoring one goal, an 89% pass success rate, and three touches in the opponent's box.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
