Tottenham won 3-0 in the first round of the 2024-25 UEFA Europa League phase against Karabakh at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 27th (Korea time).

Son Heung-min, who played 71 minutes, helped Solanki score his third goal… Replacement of injury

Tottenham produced a 4-3-3 formation. With Guglielmo Vicario defending the goal, Archie Gray, Radu Dragusin, Mickey van der Ben Davies took charge of defense. Pape Sarr, Yves Bissouma, Lucas Beribal played in the midfield and Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanki and Son Heung-min played in the front.

Tottenham was on high alert from the beginning. They threw a heavy ball for five minutes from the start, but Dragusin gave the ball to the opponent team’s striker due to his poor ball processing and cut it off on purpose in the eighth minute of the first half. The referee declared the team’s exit. Tottenham had to fight with 10 players for the remaining 82 minutes.

Manager Angie Postecoglou then deployed Destiny Udogi instead of Beribal in the 12th minute of the first half to reorganize the defense. Davis has shifted to the central defense.

Nevertheless, Tottenham’s potential shone. They succeeded in pressing forward in the 12th minute of the first half, and scored the first goal with Johnson’s shot following Solanki’s pass. Tottenham struggled without leading the game. It mainly targeted the back space of defense. Son Heung-min and Johnson took these moves.

In the 39th minute of the first half, Karabakh thwarted a disappointing opportunity. Zuninho shot Elvin Yafarguliyev’s cross, but it was slightly off the goal. The first half ended with Tottenham’s 1-0 lead.

As soon as the second half started, Johnson was left out and Dejan Kulusevski went in. Son Heung-min attempted the first shot in the second half at the 2nd minute. He beat the defense from the left and was wrapped with his right foot, but was blocked by the defense. Tottenham succeeded in escaping a goal in the 8th minute of the second half. With a corner kick situation, Sarr’s shot cut the net.
Karabakh also had a chance to catch up. Yaparguliyev was awarded a penalty kick in the 11th minute of the second half when he was tripped by Bissouma, but Tural Bayramov’s shot as kicker hit the post.

Tottenham spent the second half with efficient game management. In the 14th minute of the second half, Son Heung-min passed to Solanki due to forward pressure, and Solanki’s last shot was blocked by the goalkeeper.

Karabakh, who was trailing by two goals, displayed formidable offensives. The problem was his ability to score a goal. He suffered from bad luck at the second goal when Juninho’s shot bounced off the post at 20 minutes in the second half.

Tottenham sealed the match at the 23rd minute of the second half. Son scored from Son’s foot. Son attempted a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty box, and Solanke finished the ball that was blocked by the goalkeeper. As UEFA recorded a shot blocked by the goalkeeper with assist, Son’s first assist in the Europa League this season was completed.메이저놀이터

However, after scoring a goal, Son fell to the ground. He felt pain in his right thigh, and medical staff went in, but he was eventually replaced. Timo Werner took Son’s place.

Karabakh scored 14 more shots than Tottenham, but failed to open Tottenham’s goal in the end. Tottenham, which had three more goals, deployed Mikey Moore instead of Solanki in the 39th minute of the second half to secure three points.

a significant increase in the number of assists over the goal

Son Heung-min was strongly criticized by the local media in the UK after the North London derby against Arsenal on the 15th. Compared to the past, the number of shots has decreased significantly, and the scoring ability has also decreased. Tottenham fans joined the effort.