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[이데일리 스타in 이석무 기자] Son Heung-min (29, Tottenham) fell.
Son Heung-min, who is active in Tottenham in the English Premier League (EPL), started the’North London Derby’ away game against Arsenal in the 2020-21 EPL Round 28 held at the Emirates Stadium in London on the 15th (Korean time), but left the first 19 minutes. After complaining of thigh pain, he was replaced by Eric Lamela.
Son Heung-min, who started as the second line left striker that day, felt pain in the process of sprinting to receive a long pass from the rear. Son Heung-min, who touched his left thigh with his hand, quickly sat down on the ground. I received first aid from the team doctor, but the situation did not improve. Eventually, director Jose Mourinho quickly replaced Son Heung-min with lamella.
Son Heung-min is competing in all of the EPL games played by Tottenham this season. There are only two players in the team who played the pre-league game, Son Heung-min and goalkeeper Hugo Joris. In the game where Son Heung-min took a break recently, the second leg of the Europa League match against Wolfsberger on the 25th of last month was the only one that continued a strong march.
Tottenham, whose injury caused Son Heung-min, was eventually defeated by Arsenal 1-2.
For Tottenham, Lamela, who was replaced by Son Heung-min, scored the opening goal. Lamela shook the net with a witty Ravona kick, taking a lightly pass from Lucas Moura and crossing her legs.
However, Tottenham struggled with Arsenal’s wave of waves after the opening goal. In the 37th minute of the first half, Arsenal Cedric Soares tried a sharp shot but hit the post.
Arsenal, who continued his one-sided attack, eventually scored an equalizer just before the end of the first half. A cross from Kieran Tierney’s left flank was crossed by Martin Odegor with a left-footed shot, swaying the Tottenham goal.
After finishing the first half with a 1-1 tie, Tottenham made a tactical change in the 12th minute of the second half to further strengthen the midfield by removing Garrus Bale and putting Musa Sissoko.
However, Tottenham scored an extra goal with a painful penalty kick in the middle of the second half. In the 18th minute of the second half, defender Davinson Sanchez conceded a penalty kick as Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette tried to block his breakthrough. Lacazette, who came out as a direct kicker, calmly scored and succeeded in reversing.
To make matters worse, in the second half of the 30th minute, Lamela was sent off for hitting Tierney’s face with an elbow, and had to fight with the numbers outnumbered.
Still, Tottenham went on a last-minute offensive in the second half to score a catch-up goal. However, I was rarely lucky. Harry Kane scored an equalizer in the 38th minute set-piece situation in the second half, but was declared offside and the goal was not recognized. In the 44th minute of the second half, Kane’s free kick hit the goal and left a regret.
Tottenham’s defeat on this day marked the last 5 consecutive wins and 3 consecutive EPL wins. With 13 wins, 6 draws, 9 losses and 45 points, Tottenham remained in 7th place in the league. On the other hand, Arsenal maintained the 10th place with 12 wins, 5 draws, 11 losses and 41 points. The difference between 7th place Tottenham and 10th place Arsenal narrowed to 4 points.