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He prevented a catastrophe.
'Captain' Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) saved his team from danger with an outstanding performance. Son Heung-min played 30 minutes at the start of the extended first half when he was 0-0 against Tamworth in the third round (round 64) of the 2024-2025 FA Cup at The Ram Ground in Tamworth, England on the 12th (Korea time). On this day, Son Heung-min not only earned a free kick that led to the winning goal in the first half of extra time, but also saved the team from the crisis by scoring an additional goal in the second half of extra time.
He broke through the frustrating flow alone and contributed to the winning goal that led to the team's victory. In the 9th minute of extra time, Tottenham drove the ball to the Tamworth camp and got a free kick near the front of the arc. This free kick was connected by Johnson's shot following the pass, hitting the opponent's body and scoring an own goal.
In the second half of extra time, Son Heung-min's opportunity to score was also created on his toes. Son Heung-min calmly grabbed a pass to the left side in the second half of extra time, and was digging into the left side of the arc??I connected the pass to Ski without delay, and Clue??Ski successfully recorded his seventh assist of the season as he shook the net with his left foot. Tottenham, which added Son Heung-min's strong performance and Brennan Johnson's net goal in the 12th minute of extra time, succeeded in advancing to the fourth round of the FA Cup (the round of 16) by winning 3-0 against Tamworth after extra time.
While Tottenham is struggling with injuries, Son Heung-min, who has recently continued a series of appearances, started off the bench. a determination in terms of physical fitness. Coach Postecoglou fired up his will to win by sending out a number of key players such as Timo Werner, Radu Dragusin and James Medicine, breaking the prospect of losing some power against Tamworth, a semi-professional league team.
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However, Tottenham ended up with a frustrating flow throughout the first half.
Tottenham, who seemed to be embarrassed by Tamworth's aggressive attack at the beginning of the game, took the lead in the middle and spent most of the time in the opposition camp. However, he showed disappointment in using the side and concentrating on attack development. In the 31st minute of the first half, Medison tried to shoot with his right foot in front of the arc to aim at the corner of the goal, but he did not follow his luck, as he was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper. In the end, he ended the first half without scoring a goal.
Even in the second half, the situation hardly improved.
Tottenham, which had an overwhelming 79-21 possession in the first half, took a similar trend in the second half, but failed to open Tamworth's goal. In the 19th minute of the second half, Werner had a solo chance on the left side of the goal with a through pass, but he was also blocked by the goalkeeper's good defense and failed to score.
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Coach Postecoglou chose to change in the 24th minute of the second half, excluding Pape Sarr and Moore and putting Solanke and Lucas Beribal in. However, Tottenham continued its frustrating trend as its side attack was not effective due to Tamworth's dense defense.
Tottenham, who ended up not opening the goal for 90 minutes. Although he was given six minutes of extra time in the second half, he continued his uneasy trend by creating a counterattack situation rather than breaking through Tamworth's dense defense. Just before the end of the game, Tamworth was on the verge of losing a point. In the end, the two teams entered overtime as the game was not decided during the first half and the second half.
Son Heung-min, who was waiting in the bench, was substituted at the beginning of the first half of extra time. Clue??He threw a game-winner by putting in skis and spens.
In the 9th minute of the first half of extra time, Son Heung-min created a free-kick opportunity as he dribbled solo and ran near the arc of the Tamworth camp. The pass was quickly connected to Johnson, who was on the right side of the gate, and Tottenham struggled to get the first goal as the shot deflected off the opponent's body and became an own goal.
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In the second half of extra time, Son Heung-min also revitalized the team's offense through a great connection from the left side of Tamworth. In the second half of extra time, Son Heung-min, who caught the ball on the left side of the left side, penetrated the door from the left side of the arc??He recorded his seventh assist of the season by connecting a pass that led to an additional left foot goal to the ski.
Since then, Son Heung-min has played a central role in Tottenham's attack. Tottenham finished the game with a 3-0 victory by adding Johnson's right-footed wedge goal in the 12th minute of the second half of extra time.
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Meanwhile, Yang Min-hyuk, who was expected to participate on the day, was excluded from the list of participants. It has been expected that Postecoglou will play Yang Min-hyuk in the match against Tamworth to gain experience. However, while Mikey Moore was given the chance to start, Yang Min-hyuk was left out of the roster, leaving a regret.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
