Son Heung-min (30, from Chuncheon, Tottenham) and his team Tottenham lowered their heads in front of Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick.
Tottenham Hotspur lost 2-3 in their away match against Manchester United (Man United) in the 29th round of the English Premier League (EPL) held at Old Trafford, Manchester, England on the 13th (Korea time). They struggled to equalize each turn, but eventually lowered their head in the performance of Ronaldo, who scored three goals alone. Ronaldo, who returned to Manchester United in August of last year after 12 years, recorded his first hat-trick since returning to the team that day. Ronaldo, who scored 12 goals in the regular season, jumped to tied for second in the scoring rankings at once. On the other hand, Son Heung-min, who tried to score a goal in three consecutive games, had several opportunities while playing full-time, but failed to hunt for attack points. Son Heung-min is tied for fifth place in the scoring table with 11 goals (5 assists) in the regular league this season. The opening goal came from Ronaldo’s feet in the 12th minute of the first half. After receiving a pass from Fred right in front of the penalty spot, Ronaldo put his right-footed long-range shot into the upper left corner of the goal. Tottenham equalized the game with Harry Kane’s penalty kick in the 35th minute. However, Ronaldo scored another goal in the 38th minute and United took the lead again. Tottenham Hotspur, who raised the level of offense, equalized again with an own goal from Manchester United defender Harry Maguire in the 27th minute of the second half, but Ronaldo failed to turn the game around as Ronaldo scored again in the 36th minute of the second half. Seunghwan Jeong