Son Heung-min (31) scored two goals in a row in front of Korean national soccer team coach Jürgen Klinsmann (Germany), a senior player at Tottenham Hotspur. At another stadium, teammate Hwang Hee-chan (27) of Wolverhampton scored the second goal in the league.
However, Tottenham lost 2-3 to Bournemouth in the 31st round of the English Premier League in the 2022-23 season, which ended at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 16th (Korean time). Tottenham took the lead with Son Heung-min’s goal in the 14th minute of the first half, but in the 38th minute of the first half and the 6th minute of the second half, Bournemouth’s Matthias Vigna and Dominic Solanke conceded consecutive goals. In the 43rd minute of the second half, Tottenham Arnaud Danjuma scored a dramatic equalizer, but in the 5th minute of extra time in the second half, while they were on the offensive, Dango Watara conceded a goal.메이저놀이터
5th place Tottenham, who failed to add points, only had 16 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses (53 points). It failed to narrow the three-point gap with fourth-place Manchester United (56 points), which played two fewer games. The right to qualify for the European Champions League next season, which is given up to 4th place, is further away. On the other hand, Bournemouth escaped the relegation zone with a record of 9 wins, 6 draws and 16 losses (33 points).
In the 14th minute of the first half, when Tottenham defender Clement Lenglet stabbed a long pass from behind, Ivan Perisic gave a cutback with his left foot from the left side of the penalty box. Son Heung-min’s left-footed shot in front of the goal was slightly deflected and sucked into the net.
Son Heung-min, who scored his 100th Premier League goal for the first time as an Asian player against Brighton on the 8th, scored two goals in a row for the first time in the season. Perisic, who was pointed out as a dissonance due to overlapping movements, assisted Son Heung-min’s goal for two consecutive games. Son Heung-min, who scored the 8th goal in the league (the 12th goal of the season), will score double-digit points in the league for 7 consecutive seasons if he adds 2 more goals. Son Heung-min scored a goal with only Klins watching, but could not prevent the team’s come-from-behind defeat.
Head coach Klinsman, who went on a business trip to check the European side of the national team, first visited captain Son Heung-min that day. Tottenham’s Twitter posted a video of Son Heung-min hugging Klinsman before the game with the words “Two Tottenham Legends”. Called the ‘blonde bomber’ as a player, Klinsmann scored 29 goals in his first season with Tottenham, 1994-95. In addition, in the second half of the 1997-98 season, he was loaned to Tottenham and scored 9 goals to lead the 1st division. He left a strong impact even after playing only one and a half seasons and was loved by Tottenham fans. Klinsman, who was warmly welcomed by Tottenham, came down to the ground at halftime and greeted the home fans.
The match kicked off 15 minutes late as the Bournemouth squad arrived at the stadium late due to traffic. Son Heung-min got a foul early in the game and broke through the dribble. He scored the opening goal in the 14th minute of the first half, showing light movement.
Son Heung-min broke through the left flank in the 21st minute of the counterattack and shot a left-footed shot after a stepover, but the goalkeeper saved. Two minutes later, Son Heung-min created a chance with an accurate penetrating pass, but Kane’s shot was blocked by the goalkeeper. In the 37th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min’s cutback was connected by Kane with a right-footed mid-range shot, but it flew high.
In the 35th minute of the first half, Tottenham Langley was injured and Davinson Sanchez came in. But three minutes later they equalized. Tottenham right wingback Pedro Poro lost the ball while dribbling too much. Vigna, who received Solanke’s penetrating pass from Bournemouth, made it 1-1 with a slight dip. In the first half of extra time, Son Heung-min’s shot went straight to the goalkeeper.
Tottenham conceded an extra goal in the 6th minute of the second half. Tottenham defender Sanchez erroneously kicked the ball towards the post while blocking Marcus Tavernier. Solanke rushed to the door and kicked it. Tottenham’s acting coach, Christian Stellini, took the sluggish Sanchez out again in the 13th minute of the second half, providing an excuse for a goal. He switched to a four-back and put Arnaud Danjuma in to get aggressive.
In the 32nd minute of the second half, midfielder Oliver Skip was removed and striker Hisharlisson was put in to launch an all-out offensive. Hischarlisson shook the net with a left-footed shot in the 41st minute of the second half, but it was canceled because Danzuma was in an offside position earlier. Danjuma from Bournemouth scored the equalizer in the 43rd minute of the second half. After the throw-in contested for the header, Danjuma shook the net with a left-footed non-stop shot from the front of the arc. With six minutes of added time given, Richarlisson’s header went wide of the post.
Tottenham launched an all-out offensive, but rather conceded. In the 5th minute of extra time in the second half, Watara, who received Solanke’s pass, folded it once and shook the net. In the end, Tottenham knelt down.
England’s Wolverhampton’s Hwang Hee-chan scored his second league goal (season’s third goal) against Brentford kicked off at Wolverhampton’s Molyneux Stadium at 11:00 pm on the 15th. Hwang Hee-chan, who came on as a substitute in the 19th minute of the second half with a 1-0 lead, scored an additional goal in the 5th minute. Matheus Nunes broke through the right flank and crossed. Hwang Hee-chan, who was in front of the goal, put his right foot to finish the ball that the opponent could not properly clear.
Hwang Hee-chan, who suffered an injury after scoring his first league goal against Newcastle last month, made a comeback against Chelsea on the 8th and resumed scoring after two games. Wolverhampton, who won 2-0, finished 13th with 9 wins, 7 draws and 15 losses (34 points).
