SON, I finally solved it!→Fantastic free kick goal explosion! Son Heung-min saved, Tottenham's 5th championship challenge Liverpool to the semifinals!
Dec 20, 2024
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Tottenham, led by coach Enze Postecoglou, beat Manchester United 4-3 with Son Heung-min's winning goal in the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup (League Cup) in 2024-2025 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 20th (Korea time). With the victory, Tottenham joined Liverpool, Arsenal and Newcastle in the semifinals. Tottenham will try to become the fifth champion in 17 years since winning the League Cup (then the Carling Cup) in the 2007-2008 season. In the semifinal draw, which was held immediately after the game, Tottenham met Liverpool, which boasts the most wins (10 times) in the League Cup. Arsenal face Newcastle. The home-and-away semi-finals are held in the first week of January 2025 and the first week of February. Tottenham will play the first game at home and move to Anfield for the second game.
At the center of the victory was Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min started as a left-side striker with a 4-2-3-1 tactic. Playing full time, he was responsible for the winning goal in the 43rd minute of the second half.
Son Heung-min played a key role in the team's offense from the first half. In the 13th minute of the first half, he attempted a right-footed shot near the left side of the penalty area. It was a shame that I crossed the crossbar slightly. However, he served as a springboard for Dominic Solanke's first goal in the 15th minute. Son Heung-min, who took over the ball in a free kick situation won near the left side of the Manchester United penalty area, spilled the ball to the back. Pedro Porro, who received the pass in the process, hit a powerful right-footed shot near the front of the penalty arc. The ball that left the tip of the prisoner's toe was blocked by Manchester United goalkeeper Altai Weindr and flowed out. Solanke rushed forward and scored with a right footed shot.
Manchester United launched a counterattack. Christian Eriksen attempted a left-footed shot from the front of the penalty area in the 22nd minute of Diogo Dalot's left side cross. Tottenham managed to defend themselves with defender Yves Bissouma's hand-to-hand defense.
Tottenham, who finished 1-0 in the first half, exploded with an additional goal a minute into the second half. Son Heung-min played the starting point. Son Heung-min, who broke through the left side of the penalty area, passed the ball to James Madison. Dejan Kulusevski shook the net with a right-footed shot near the left side of the goal area as Madison's cross flowed off the foot of Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez.
Tottenham, which was in the mood, widened the gap with Solanke's additional goal in the 9th minute of the second half. Solanke received a space pass from left fullback Jed Spence, broke through Manchester United's final defensive line, rushed to the front of the penalty area, and completed his multi-goal with a right-footed shot.
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Foster's complacent play also served as an excuse for additional runs. In the 25th minute of the second half, Ahmad Diallo flooded in and tried to tackle Foster, who received a back pass. Foster's hastily kicked ball rather deflected off Diallo's foot and was sucked into the net.
At the moment of crisis, Son Heung-min stepped up. He was a kicker in the 43rd minute of the second half when he was in a left corner. He completed a 'fantasy' corner direct score with his right foot. His right foot kick bent wide and was inserted into the right net of the Manchester United goal. Son Heung-min's seventh goal this season. In soccer, scoring points directly from a corner kick is called 'Olimpico'. In a friendly match between Argentina and Uruguay in 1924, Argentine striker Cesareo Onsari's corner kick went straight to the net. Uruguay was the winner of the 1924 Paris Olympics, and it was derived from the Spanish term 'Goal Olympico'.
Manchester United protested to the referee, saying there was an interference from Tottenham's Lucas Beribal in the process of blocking Son Heung-min's kick. However, the game was not accepted because there was no VAR.
Tottenham gave up a last-minute chase goal to Manchester United's Johnny Evans in the second half's extra time corner, but they managed to end the victory by one goal by preventing additional runs.
After the game, British media Express gave Son eight points. This media outlet became a threat every time he kicked the ball. We finally solved it. Another media outlet, Football London, gave Son seven points and said he scored a unique corner goal for Tottenham's fourth goal.
SofaScore, a soccer statistics company, gave Son a 7.2 rating, the fourth highest in his team. Footmob rated 7.9, the third in the team.
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