Son Heung-min, League 4 help… Keeping Tottenham Leading
[앵커]
Tottenham’s Son Heung-min of England’s professional football team contributed to the 4th League.
Tottenham drew against Crystal Palace, but retained the Premier League lead.
This is reporter Kim Jong-yeop.
[기자]
With Son Heung-min as the left striker, Tottenham pushed the opponent from the beginning.
And in the 23rd minute of the first half, Harry Kane received a pass from Son Heung-min and scored the lead with a medium-range shot.
It was Son Heung-min’s 4th aid in the league and the 7th aid of the season, and it was the 12th goal in the league jointly by Son Heung-min and Kane.
Tottenham, who continued to attack and failed to score additional goals, gave the lead to Crystal Palace in the second half, and eventually allowed an equalizer in the 36th minute.
Geoffrey Syrup rushed to finish after Eberichi Esze’s free kick hit the Joris goalkeeper.
Tottenham drew a 1-1 draw as Eric Dyer’s sharp free kick was blocked by the goalkeeper during the second half of the extra time, and continued undefeated in 11 games in the league.
“Looking back at the last 10 minutes, it’s a match we should have won, so it feels like we lost two points.”
Tottenham only added one point, but Liverpool, second place, held the lead with a draw against Fulham.
In the 25th minute of the first half, Cordova Reid’s cannonball shot, Liverpool scored 1 point in the 34th minute after Mohamed Salach scored a penalty.
Tottenham and Liverpool have the same score with 25 points, but Tottenham are five goals ahead of the goal.
The two teams will face off against this coming Thursday.
Yonhap News TV article inquiries and reports: katok/line jebo23
(End)
–
