100 goals lost… Son Heung-min’s ‘black armband’ filled alone, the unfortunate circumstances

Money Today Reporter Kim Seong-hui | 2023.04.05 06:53

(Liverpool AFP=News1) Correspondent Dongmyeong Woo = Tottenham’s Son Heung-min fights for the ball with opponent Abdoulaye Ducoure during the EPL match against Everton at Goodison Park in Liverpool, England on the 3rd (local time). ⓒ AFP=News1 (C) News1. All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying and redistribution prohibited.

Son Heung-min started the game against Tottenham Hotspur on the 4th (Korean time), but was replaced without scoring a goal. Son Heung-min is scoring 99 goals in his personal career in the English Premier League (EPL), and his achievement of 100 goals has been delayed.

On this day, Tottenham played Everton at Goodison Park in Liverpool in the 29th round of the Premier League in the 2022/23 season and drew 1-1.

Tottenham, who had no goals in the first half, gained an advantage in numbers when Everton was sent off in the 13th minute of the second half. After 10 minutes, ‘Son Heung-min’s best friend’ Harry Kane succeeded in scoring a penalty kick to make it 1-0.

However, Lucas Moura, who was substituted for Son Heung-min in the 37th minute of the second half, was sent off for a deep tackle in the 43rd minute of the second half, just six minutes later. Both teams had 10 men each on the ground, and Everton scored an equalizer in the 45th minute of the second half to draw.

(Liverpool Archyde.com=News1) Correspondent Dongmyeong Woo = Tottenham’s Heung-Min Son pledges to fight with teammate Christian Romero before the EPL match against Everton at Goodison Park in Liverpool, England on the 3rd (local time). ⓒ Archyde.com = News1 (C) News1. All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying and redistribution prohibited.

Son Heung-min started as a left striker, but could not shoot until he was replaced by Moura. As his position in the team overlapped, there was also an analysis that he focused on defense. As a result, Son Heung-min will challenge the next record of 100 EPL goals.

Son Heung-min was the only player on both teams to wear a black armband. This seems to be due to the death of his maternal grandfather.

On the 1st, the news of Son Heung-min’s maternal grandfather passed away. Son Heung-min played for the national team against Uruguay on the 28th of last month and then departed through Incheon Airport on the 30th.

Meanwhile, Tottenham is equal to Newcastle and Manchester United with 50 points on the day. Nevertheless, according to the goal difference, they gave up 3rd place to Newcastle and became 4th place. Tottenham have played two more games than Manchester United, so it is observed that there is a high possibility that they will be pushed out of the fourth place in the future.

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