Son Heung-min's 6th goal Tottenham allowed Arsenal to turn the game around in the 1st half
Jan 16, 2025
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Less than a minute before the first half, Arsenal got a free kick from the right side. Rice crossed the free-kick himself, but Tottenham did a good job defending the first set-piece. In the third minute, Arsenal stole the ball during Tottenham's build-up and put a penetrating pass into the penalty box. Goalkeeper Kinski quickly ran out and blocked the pass.
The offensive continued with Arsenal taking the lead. Arsenal got their first corner in the fifth minute of the first half. However, the cross from the corner kick failed to touch any team and went straight to the goal line.
Arsenal once again stole Tottenham's build-up ball and made a corner. However, he failed to cross the short corner and Tottenham's defense succeeded and sent it out of the side line. In the 11th minute, Arsenal had four corner kicks and two free kicks near the gate, but Tottenham showed a change in their set-piece defence.
By the 15th minute, Arsenal had taken nearly 70% of the possession and launched a one-sided attack, but Tottenham held on well, allowing only two shots without a single shot on target. In the 18th minute of the first half, Arsenal got their fifth corner. Once again, Kinski punched out a corner kicked by 외degaard. However, Arsenal's offensive continued as Tottenham failed to catch the ball sent to the front.
In the 21st minute, Spence broke through the left and launched a quick attack. He scored a low cross toward Solanke, who was running in front of the gate with his right foot, but he hit the defender's foot and connected it with a corner kick. Klusevski caught the ball that fell after competing for an aerial ball on the ensuing corner kick. I took one off and tried to shoot, but I was blocked by the Raya goalkeeper.
Tottenham, who blocked Arsenal's unilateral offensive early in the game, scored the first goal in the 25th minute of the first half. The main character was Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min, who was standing outside the box, accurately pushed the ball cleared by the defense from the corner kick with his right foot inside. Son Heung-min's direct shot passed the defender who was concentrated in front of the net and inserted it down the right.
Arsenal's momentum was dampened after the first run. But there was a bad news for Tottenham. The prisoner who was defending slipped and fell to the ground. The prisoner was treated with pain in his knee. Fortunately, I came back into the stadium after receiving treatment. After the loss, Arsenal continued to take the lead in the game, but the sharpness of the attack was lower than at the beginning of the game. He got a free kick and a corner, but he was cleared by Tottenham defenders and goalkeepers.
Arsenal scored the equalizer in the 40th minute of the first half. In the seventh corner kick, Magalyangis Heather scored a goal. 외degaard's corner went over the other side past the goalkeeper, and Magalyangis' header shot from the back of the defense hit Solanke.
Arsenal, which gained momentum after tying the game in the 45th minute of the first half, succeeded in turning the tables. Arsenal, who attempted to counterattack by stealing the ball from the center line, received the ball from Trossar on the left side and connected it with a low and fast left-footed shot. Kinski tried to dive, but the ball was sucked straight into the net.
The first half ended with Arsenal winning.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
