[엑스포츠뉴스 김희웅 인턴기자] Son Heung-min, who tasted the goal after three games, drew favorable reviews from local media.
Tottenham defeated Wolfsberger 4-1 in the first leg of the European Football Federation (UEFA) Europa League (UEL) 32nd round of the 2020/21 season held at 2:55 a.m. Korean time on the 19th at the Fuskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary. Tottenham, who won a big win in the expedition, gave a green light to advance to the UEL’s round of 16.
On this day, Tottenham started a partial rotation. Tottenham, who had to take a break from the main players, but also had to take care of victory at the same time, put Son Heung-min on the top. In the second line, Gareth Bale, Delhi Ali, and Lucas Moura came out.
Son Heung-min was sharp from the beginning of the first half. In the 5th minute of the first half, a left-footed shot from near Ark slightly missed the target. It was a scene where the boldness stood out.
In the 13th minute of the first half, the scorer was activated. The cross that Bale raised near the right of the box was finished with a diving header. The ball went into the corner of the goal and the goalkeeper couldn’t stop it.
After that, Son Heung-min focused on team play rather than goal greed. He was the forefront offensive, but he showed active movements by going down to the rear and helping the ball spread. Tottenham scored an additional goal in the 28th minute of the first half, and Moura scored an additional goal in the 34th minute, taking the lead by three points. At the beginning of the second half, Jose Mourinho took off Son Heung-min and added Carlos Vinicius. It was given a rest to Son Heung-min, who had been through a tight schedule.
Tottenham scored a penalty goal for Michael Liendle in the 10th minute of the second half, but scored a three-point win with Vinisius’s wedge in the 43rd minute.
The British media gave a good evaluation to Son Heung-min, who left an impact for 45 minutes. Football London said, “I got Bale’s low cross very well. It was replaced at half-time for the weekend game.”
The evaluation of Evening Standard was not very different either. “It led the Spurs to win with early scoring. He gave a 7-point rating, saying, “I improved the form that was struggling.”
Meanwhile, Son Heung-min achieved a career high by scoring that day. This season, he raised 18 goals and 13 assists, increasing his attack points to 31. He changed the record for the most attacking points (18 goals and 12 assists) achieved last season in 35 games.
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