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[이데일리 스타in 임정우 기자] Tottenham Hotspur, whose son Heung-min (29) was absent due to a hamstring injury, beat Aston Villa and rose to 6th place in the English Professional Football Premier League (EPL).
Tottenham won 2-0 with Carlos Vinicius and Harry Kane in a straight match against Aston Villa held away at Villa Park in Birmingham, England on the 22nd (Korean time) on the 18th round of EPL in the 2020-2021 season.
On the 19th, Tottenham lost a 0-3 shock to Dynamo Zagreb (Croatia) in the second leg of the European Football Federation (UEFA) Europa League round of 16 and was eliminated in the quarterfinals. With 3 points, Tottenham climbed to 6th place (48 points), narrowing the difference to 3 points from Chelsea (51 points), 4th place in the UEFA Champions League’s Maginot line.
Tottenham, who put Cain and Vinicius in the front lines without Son Heung-min, took the lead with the opening goal in the 29th minute of the first half. The ball from the opposing goalkeeper went to Lucas Moura, and after Moura passed a pass with Kane, Vinisius rushed to finish the ball stabbed from the left flank to the center. This is the EPL debut goal of Vinicius, who only tasted goals in the Europa League (6 goals) and the English Football Association (FA) Cup (3 goals) this season.
In the 42nd minute of the first half of the first half, Kane’s headed shot following Maura’s corner kick did not go to the goal. .
Tottenham, who finished 1-0 in the first half, widened the gap in the 23rd minute in the second half. Kane, who was penalized for a foul by Matthew Cash, took the kicker and made a 2-0 goal. Kane, who scored his 17th EPL goal this season, was co-leader of the league scoring with Mohamed Salah (Liverpool). Tottenham blocked all attacks from Aston Villa in the remaining time and completed a 2-0 victory.