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Tottenham Hotspur confirmed their advance to the round of 16 of the 2024-2025 Europa League by completely defeating Elpsborg.
Tottenham beat Elpsborg 3-0 in the eighth Europa League phase at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 31st (Korea time). Tottenham, which had 17 points with the victory, succeeded in winning a ticket to the Europa League round of 16, which is given to the top eight, by ranking fourth in the league phase. On the other hand, Elpsborg, who was completely defeated, was eliminated.
Son Heung-min, who started the day, played only in the first half and then Dejan Clue??It's been replaced by a ski. Son Heung-min, who played as a left winger, actively moved throughout the first half and played a role as a chance maker.
Tottenham failed to score despite taking numerous chances throughout the first half.
Son Heung-min was at the center of the chance. In the 8th minute of the first half, he sent a cross to the near post to open a chance for Ben Davies. In the 14th minute of the first half, he also created a scene that could lead to a score with a sharp cross.
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Over time, the breakthrough became sharper. In the 22nd minute of the first half, he overtook two Elpsbori defenders to the left of the box and connected a decisive chance to Pedro Porro. However, he was blocked by Elpsborg goalkeeper Pettersson. In the 33rd minute of the first half, the pass connected after digging to the left was deflected off the defender and connected to Pepesar, but was blocked by Pettersson's good defense and failed to score. A similar scene was made in the 39th minute of the first half, but Pettersson's good defense was harsh again this time. In the end, Tottenham finished the first half without a goal.
Coach Enze Postecoglou took out a replacement card at the start of the second half. Without defender Mickey van derpel and midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur and Son Heung-min, Radu Dragushin, Ives Bissouma and Dejan Klue??I put in skis.
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Elpsborg, who was huddled throughout the first half, threatened Tottenham's goal early in the second half. Vesport Geneli attempted a left-footed shot in the 7th minute of the second half, followed by Jalal Abdullai's shot to aim for Tottenham's goal. Tottenham also had a heart-wrenching time in the 16th minute of the second half as Dragusin could not get up for a while on the pitch. In the end, Dragucin was replaced by Dane Scarlett in the 20th minute of the second half due to an injury.
It was Scarlett who broke through the frustrating trend. 24 minutes in the second half? Clue??Ski's cross was connected with a header in front of the gate and split the right corner of the goal.
With the urgent Elpsborg aggressive, Tottenham strengthened their attack in the 35th minute of the second half with Damora Ajayi instead of Hishalisson. Ajayi succeeded in making an additional goal in three minutes by shaking the right net with a left-footed shot from the center of the gate with the help of Scarlett. In the extra time of the second half, Mikey Moore took the ball away from Elpsborg and drove it directly to the left of the arc and hit the net with a right-footed shot to complete the three-goal victory.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
