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| Son Heung-min scoring / Photo = Yonhap News |
‘Son Sational’ 29-year-old Son Heung-min scored 150 goals in his career in Europe, leading Tottenham Hotspur’s Carabao Cup (League Cup) final.
Son Heung-min started in the semi-finals of the 2020-2021 Carabao Cup (League Cup) of Tottenham and Brentford of the Championship (Second Division) held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London today (6th) in Korean time. An extra goal was scored in the 25th minute of the first half, which contributed to Tottenham’s 2-0 victory.
Heung-min Sohn, who made his debut in Hamburg (20 goals) in Germany in 2010, played only on the European stage, from Leverkusen (29 goals, Germany) to Tottenham (101 goals), scored 150 goals in the first professional team after 419 matches. .
Son Heung-min, who scored the 100th goal for Tottenham in the 17th round of the English Premier League with Leeds United on the 2nd, showed off his fierce goal determination by making a milestone goal for two consecutive games in the official game.
Son Heung-min’s season attack point record increased to 16 goals and 8 assists (EPL 12 goals and 5 assists, Europa League 3 goals and 3 assists, and 1 League Cup goal).
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| Son Heung-min running / Photo = Yonhap News |
Tottenham, who won the League Cup final six years after the 2014-2015 season tournament, has only left ‘1 win’ until the fifth victory in this tournament after 13 years since the 2007-2008 season.
If Tottenham wins this tournament, one of the best teams in England, it will be the first ever since winning the 2007-2008 League Cup in all competitions, including the EPL, the English Football Association FA Cup, and the European Club Competition.
On the 7th, Tottenham competed against the victorious team of Manchester United and Manchester City in the semi-finals on the 7th at the Wembley Stadium on April 25th for the championship cup.
Tottenham, fourth in the EPL, beat Brentford, fourth in the championship, from the beginning.
In the 12th minute of the first half, Cross Musa Sissoko from the left by Legilon finished with a header at the door and scored the opening goal.
Regilon’s precise kick, which allowed Sissoko between the opposing defenses to lift his head without jumping high, shone.
In the 15th minute, Son Heung-min aimed at the goal.
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| Sissoko wins the first goal / Photo = Yonhap News |
Lucas Mora digging into the left handed the ball back, and Son Heung-min finished with a right-footed shot from inside the penalty area, but goalkeeper David Raya knocked it off to the left.
With nowhere to back down, Brentford made several menacing scenes that made Tottenham manager José Mourinho nervous.
Son Heung-min defeated the opportunity to equalize the goal that came to Brentford in the 38th minute of the first half with’Hustle Play’.
On the right side of the goal area, Josh Dasilva’s left-footed shot was struck by Son Heung-min to save it.
In the 18th minute of the second half, Brentford goalkeeper Ivan Tony shook the net with a header in a corner.
However, in the video reading (VAR), when Ethan Pinock made the last pass, it was confirmed that Tony was in an offside position due to a slight difference, and the score was again 1-0.
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| Son Heung-min likes to put a wedge-gol / Photo = Yonhap News |
It was also Son Heung-min who clearly tilted the weight of the game toward Tottenham.
In the first half of the 15th minute, Sissoko’s cross from the right was finished with a volley shot from the left of the goal area, and Son Heung-min, who was disappointed by a slight deviation from the right side of the goal, scored a 2-0 goal in the second half.
In the counterattack situation, Tanggi Ndombele took over the infiltration pass and shook the net with a powerful right-footed shot from the front of the goal area.
In the 39th minute of the second half, Brentford’s Da Silva was sent off after receiving a red card for a foul kicking the shin of Tottenham Harry Winks, and Tottenham, who gained numerical advantage, ended the game with ease.
Son Heung-min was replaced by Carlos Vinicius in the 44th minute of the second half.
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