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| Tottenham’s Son Heung-min is shooting in the 2020-21 England League Cup quarterfinal against Stoke City held at the Bet 365 Stadium in Stoke, England on the 24th (Korean time). © Reuters = News 1 |
With Son Heung-min playing 45 minutes, Tottenham won the match after 4 matches and advanced to the Carabao Cup (League Cup) semi-finals.
Tottenham won 3-1 in the 2020-21 England League Cup quarterfinals against Stoke City held at the Bet 365 Stadium in Stoke, England on the 24th (Korean time).
Tottenham, who had not had a win with 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 3 games, took a victory in 4 games and advanced to the semi-finals of the tournament two years after the 2018-19 season.
Tottenham, Manchester City and Brentford (Second Division) will advance to the semi-final lottery after the Manchester United-Everton match.
Son Heung-min, who started for three consecutive games recently, started the game on the bench this day and was replaced with the start of the second half, digesting 45 minutes, but did not record the attack point. It was regrettable that Son Heung-min’s goal was canceled offside in the 30th minute of the second half.
Tottenham led the game from the start of the game, excluding some leading players such as Son Heung-min, Sergio Regilon, and Tangwi Ndombele. Stoke stepped back and focused on defense first.
Tottenham, who continued their offensive, scored first in the 22nd minute. On the left side, the cross raised by Harry Winks, Gareth Bale changed direction slightly with his head to score the opening goal.
Tottenham, who aimed to score additional goals, continued to lead the game with a high share of the ball. However, Dele Ali’s shots in the 35th and 44th minutes of the first half were blocked by goalkeeper Andy Ronagan, ending the first half with one goal ahead.
Tottenham continued with an uneasy lead, and at the beginning of the second half, Gareth Bale was removed and Son Heung-min was added to strengthen the attack.
But rather, the first goal in the second half came from Stoke. Stoke blocked Tottenham’s attack in the 8th minute of the second half, and in a counterattack situation, Jordan Thompson shot Jacob Brown’s cross with an accurate shot and turned the game to the origin.
Tottenham, who scored an equalizer and lost the lead, made a difference by subtracting Dele Ali and Lucas Moura in the second half of the 20th minute and putting Eric Lamela and Musa Sissoko, who returned from injury, in the second half.
The effect of the replacement injection appeared in 5 minutes. In the 25th minute of the second half, while Lamela and Sissoko led the attack, Ben Davis struck the ball that flowed back with his left foot, shaking Stoke’s net.
Five minutes later, Son Heung-min scored an additional goal, but the goal was canceled as it was declared offside. However, the regret did not last long. In the 36th minute of the second half, Tottenham continued their counterattack due to a mistake in the defense of Stoke, and Kane scored the team’s third goal with a powerful right-footed shot.
Afterwards, Tottenham concentrated on the defense and calmly prevented Stoke’s counterattack, and won a pleasant victory in four games.