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| Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane scored the 17th goal in the league. © AFP=News1 |
Tottenham Hotspur, who suffered from a hamstring injury by Son Heung-min (29), defeated Aston Villa and rose to 6th place in the English Premier League (EPL).
Tottenham won 2-0 in the 18th round match against EPL Aston Villa at Villa Park in Birmingham, England on the 22nd (Korean time) with Carlos Vinicius and Harry Kane in a row.
On the 19th, Tottenham, who had been eliminated in the quarter-finals after a shocking 0-3 defeat by Dynamo Zagreb (Croatia) in the second round of the European Football Federation Europa League round of 16, succeeded in reversing the atmosphere.
Tottenham scored 14 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses (48 points), surpassing Liverpool (46 points) and climbed to 6th place. Chelsea (51 points), who will be given the right to qualify for the European Football Federation Champions League, also approached by three points.
On the other hand, Aston Villa, who lost Ace Jack Greeley due to an injury, was placed in 10th place (41 points).
Tottenham launched an offensive from the beginning, putting Kane and Vinicius at the forefront of the day.
Tottenham scored the opening goal in the 29th minute of the first half and succeeded in overtaking the start. Lucas Moura, who did not miss the opposing goalkeeper Miss, exchanged a pass with Kane and handed it over to Vinisius, and calmly shook the net.
It was Vinicius’ EPL debut goal, scoring only in the Europa League (6 goals) and FA Cup (3 goals) this season.
Tottenham continued to push their opponents after the opening goal, but finished the first half with no additional goals.
In the 3rd minute of the second half, Tottenham left a regret as Kane’s shot went out of the target. Confronting this, Aston Pilate also launched a total offensive to score the catch-up goal.
Tottenham scored a penalty in the 23rd minute of the second half for a foul against his opponent Matthew Kathy, and Kane, who played the kicker, finished 2-0. Kane tied for the score with Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) with EPL 17 goal.
Furthermore, he achieved 30 attack points, including 13 assists.
Tottenham won the victory and eventually won by two goals.