Son Heung-min saved Tottenham Hotspur from defeat with a dramatic equalizer.
Tottenham drew 2-2 with Manchester United in the 2022-23 English Premier League (EPL) round 33 home game held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 28th (Korean time).
Tottenham (54 points), who escaped from 2 consecutive defeats, maintained 5th place. Although he had shaken off some of the crushing defeat against Newcastle United last time, he could not narrow the gap with Manchester United (60 points) in 4th place.
Tottenham, who lost 1-6 to Newcastle in the last round, desperately needed a turnaround. However, the initial flow was not good. He was dragged away by conceding an early goal. In the 7th minute of the first half, Jadon Sancho dug into the center and split the net directly. The defense blocked the front, but it was sucked into an exquisite course.
Afterwards, Tottenham, who continued to suffer from Manchester United offense, even conceded an additional goal. In the 44th minute of the first half, Marcus Rashford broke the net by overcoming the defender one-on-one.
Reorganizing the front line, Tottenham launched a counterattack in the second half. The vanguard was Son Heung-min. In the 3rd minute of the second half, he raised the atmosphere with a fantastic dribble that beat Luke Shaw and Casemiro in succession. 메이저놀이터
Tottenham soon announced a chase. In the 11th minute of the second half, Ivan Perisic’s cross led to a mixed situation. Harry Kane’s shot was blocked, but Pedro Poro opened the United goal with his right foot out front.
Tottenham launched a wave of attacks for an equalizer. In the 20th minute of the second half, in a counterattack situation, Son Heung-min connected Kane’s cross with a right-footed shot, but it slightly missed the side of the goal.
Son Heung-min did not make a mistake twice. Son Heung-min did not miss Kane’s low cross in the 34th minute of the second half. He scored the equalizer by finishing with his right foot towards the other side. Son Heung-min’s ninth goal in the league. It was a one-shot that ended a game that was heavily defeated in a draw.
According to ‘Pot Mob’, a soccer statistics media outlet, Son Heung-min played 87 minutes, scoring 1 goal, 3 shots, 1 opportunity creation, 100% dribble success rate (4/4), and 100% ground competition win rate (7/7). Recorded. With a rating of 8.3, he received the highest evaluation within the team along with Kane.