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Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min throws off his face shield and roars after scoring his fourth league goal against Crystal Palace in the Premier League at Selhurst Park in London, England on the 5th. London | Archyde.com Yonhap News
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Son Heung-min (31, Tottenham), who took off his mask and threw it, held a ‘click’ ceremony with a bright expression. Son Heung-min scored the key goal for the team in the 27th minute of the second half leading 3-0 in the 2022-2023 English Premier League (EPL) round 19 away match against Crystal Palace held at Selhurst Park in London, England on the 5th. In the 22nd minute of the second half, Son Heung-min, who missed a one-on-one chance with the goalkeeper who was caught by Harry Kane’s decisive through pass, finished his second opportunity without a mistake. Kane’s roving pass near the center line hit the opponent’s defender who was competing with Son Heung-min and fell. Son Heung-min shook the net with a left-footed shot.
Son Heung-min and Kane (2 goals) scored side by side, Tottenham won 4-0, won the league after 3 games and kept 5th place (33 points, 10 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses). They are 2 points behind 4th place Manchester United (35 points).
It took 9 games and 105 days for Son Heung-min to score his 4th league goal (2 assists, 6 goals and 2 assists in the official match) after his hat-trick against Leicester City on September 18 last year, which was the only league scoring game this season. Son Heung-min, who scored 23 goals last season and became the first EPL top scorer as an Asian player, suffered a great drop in his scoring ability in the changed team environment this season. After suffering a facial fracture in November of last year and participating in the World Cup in Qatar for a month, the aftereffects and sluggishness of the injury continued, raising concerns, but he showed his presence again with a goal that day.
Son Heung-min, who wore a mask to protect his face after surgery for an orbital fracture, took off the mask when the match against Aston Villa did not go his way. On this day, Son Heung-min, wearing a mask again and standing on the ground, cheered as he took off his mask and threw it away when the goal was scored. After the game, Son Heung-min said, “I was sorry for the team for receiving more expectations than I did. “I hope today is a turning point,” he said. “Scoring is very important in regaining confidence. I want to score more goals in the upcoming games.” Tottenham coach Antonio Conte was also the first to encourage Son Heung-min, who shook off his long-standing heartache immediately after the game.
Son Heung-min became an important link in each goal situation that day. In the 3rd minute of the second half when the score was 0-0, in the course of the attack that started with Son Heung-min, the ball quickly passed through Brian Hill to Ivan Perisic on the left. Perisic’s cross was accurately delivered to Kane, who rushed to the opposite post, and the header became the opening goal.
In the 23rd minute of the second half with a 2-0 lead, Son Heung-min, who received a pass in the penalty area, missed the shot timing while avoiding a tackle, and immediately passed it to Doherty, contributing to the team’s third goal. Son Heung-min’s pass was not recognized as a help as it was deflected and deflected.
The fact that Son Heung-min and Kane’s breathing came back to life on this day is positive for Tottenham, which has recently been in a frustrating attack flow. The joint goal on this day was his 43rd goal in his career (50 goals in the official game, 1st place).