SON Special Uniform Gift → Tottenham's new history! Son Heung-min's 45 minutes is enough, 1 goal, 2 assists, and a perfect rating relay of praise
Dec 16, 2024
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Tottenham, led by coach Enze Postecoglou, beat Southampton 5-0 in the away match of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season at St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton, England, on the 16th (Korea time). Tottenham (23 points) recently rose to 10th place with a valuable victory after wiping out the slump in five consecutive official games (1 draw and 2 losses in the regular league, 2 draws and 1 loss in the Europa League).
Son Heung-min was at the center of the victory. Son Heung-min started as a left-side striker in the 4-2-3-1 formation.
Son Heung-min flashed his left foot in the 12th minute of the first half when his team was leading 1-0. When the cross from the right side deflected off the opponent's defender, he opened the scoring with a left-footed shot near the front of the penalty area. It was the moment of his fifth regular league goal and sixth of the season. With the goal, Son scored his 125th goal in the EPL. Along with Nicola Anelka of France, she tied for 18th in the EPL's total score.
Dejan Kulusevski finished the deflected ball when Son Heung-min's cross from the left side hit Dominic Solanke's body in the 14th minute of the first half, leading 3-0.
No one could stop Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min added an assist in the 25th minute of the first half. Pape Sarr caught the pass that Son Heung-min gave away from the left side and scored with a left-footed shot. Tottenham scored additional points in the extra time of the first half when James Maddison again caught Son Heung-min's decisive pass.
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After the game, Son Heung-min received the number 68 and a uniform with his image on it as a gift. "It was an appropriate result for the team's performance through personal social media (social network service). I'm proud of my teammate. It's time to stay focused and move on. The result on this day is the level of the game that we expected ourselves.
There was a lot of praise for Son Heung-min. SofaScore, a soccer statistics media outlet, gave Son Heung-min the highest rating of 9.3 in both teams. Footmob scored 9.1, the second highest rating in the team, after Madison (9.2 points), who scored multiple goals.
British media Football London gave Son a rating of 9 points, saying, `He scored one goal in the first half and recorded two assists.'
epi17@sportschosun.com
