[엑스포츠뉴스 김희웅 인턴기자] Tottenham Hotspur suffered a humiliating defeat.
Tottenham defeated Dynamo Zagreb 0-3 in the 2nd leg of the European Football Federation (UEFA) Europa League (UEL) in the 2020/21 season held at the Stadion Maximir in Zagreb, Croatia at 2:55 a.m. Korean time on the 19th. did. We won 2-0 in the first leg, but the quarter-finals were canceled with a combined score of 3-2.
On this day, Tottenham was led by Harry Kane, followed by Lucas Moura and Eric Lamela. However, the attack was not smoother than in the first game. I approached the opponent’s box well, but there was a disappointment in the last connection and finish.
Rather, Zagreb, whose objective power was weak, struck Tottenham. Zagreb scored the opening goal in the 17th minute of the second half. Orsic’s right-footed shot after hitting the ball inward from the left flank was sucked into the corner of the goal. It was an exquisite kick that even Hugo Lorris could not use.
It was Orsic who led the game into overtime. In the 37th minute of the second half, the grounder cross connected from the right side was flooded and pushed in. Even in overtime, Tottenham was helpless. Attack resources such as Gareth Bale and Carlos Vinicius increased, but they were not threatening. Zagreb struck the net with a right-footed shot after Orsic drove the ball from the center line in the 1st minute of extra time, beat four Tottenham players, and ended the game with a right-footed shot.
After the match, Transfermarkt, a site specializing in German soccer transfers, posted the match results on social media (SNS). The photos attached by the media had the value of the team. Zagreb’s team value is only 130 million euros (about 138.8 billion won). On the other hand, Tottenham is an ultra-luxurious squad with 681 million euros (approximately 918 billion won).
Zagreb’s squad is worth less than the Tottenham gun Kane’s ransom. Kane is worth 120 million euros (about 161.7 billion won). Rather, the values of the Zagreb club and Son Heung-min’s personal ransom are similar. Son Heung-min boasted a value of 90 million euros (about 121.3 billion won) until the end of the year.
Among the Zagreb players who played that day, the one who boasted the highest ransom was the goalkeeper of Rivagovic. His ransom is 13 million euros (about 17.5 billion won). Orsich, who wrote the hat-trick, is only 7.5 million euros (about 10 billion won).
It was a humiliating defeat for Tottenham, and a great victory for Zagreb.
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