Son Heung-min, running for 32 minutes has an impact… Tottenham, group 1, round of 16

Son Heung-min. (Photo = Yonhap News)-Even in a short time of 32 minutes, Son Heung-min (28, Tottenham Hotspur) had a strong impact.

Tottenham defeated Royal Antwerp (Belgium) 2-0.

With 4 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss, and 13 points, Tottenham beat Antwerp to advance to the round of 16 with first place in Group J.

The situation was confirmed early on to advance to the round of 16. Coach Jose Mourinho started the rotation considering the Premier League (Crystal Palace on the 13th, Liverpool on the 17th, and Leicester City on the 20th). Heung-min Son, Harry Kane, Stephen Berchbain, Tangwi Ndombele, Pierre-Emil Hoivier, Toby Alderweireld, etc. were seated on the bench.

Son Heung-min started playing on the bench after 4 matches after the 4th match between Ludogorets (Bulgaria) and Europa League on November 27th.

Coach Mourinho entrusted the attacks with Carlos Vinicius, Gareth Bale and Lucas Moura.

Sohn Heung-min (13 goals) and Kane (14 goals) who scored 27 goals (including the Europa League playoffs) this season were missing. Vinicius, Moura, and Bale’s shots hit the defenders one after another. In the 34th minute, Giovanni Ro Selso and Vinisius’s shot in the 43rd minute were saved by the goalkeeper.

At the start of the second half, Tottenham replaced Sergio Regilon with Berchbain and scored the long-awaited opening goal. In the 12th minute of the second half, Bale’s free-kick was blocked by the goalkeeper, but Vinicius ran in and pushed it with his left foot.

Coach Mourinho used the replacement card as scheduled even in the situation where it was 1-0.

As soon as the opening goal broke, in the 13th minute of the second half, Son Heung-min, Kane, and Ndombele were put in simultaneously. Instead, Bale, Harry Winks and Vinicius stepped back to the bench. It was a replacement to maintain the sense of the game.

Son Heung-min and Kane knocked on the Antwerp goal. In the 21st minute of the second half, Son Heung-min’s medium-range shot went straight to the goalkeeper. In the 22nd minute of the second half, Kane passed the defender and hit a left-footed shot, but the goalkeeper struck it. In the corner kick that followed, Kane’s header was slightly out of the goal.

An additional goal was scored in the 25th minute of the second half. With the pressure of Son Heung-min, Musa Shisoko intercepted the ball and launched a counterattack. After catching the ball, Kane passed to Law Selso on the right, and Law Selso calmly scored a second goal.

Son Heung-min also showed an accurate free kick in the 35th minute of the second half. Davinson delivered a free kick to Sanchez’s head, but the ball hit Sanchez’s head over the crossbar.

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