Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League won the FA Cup 3rd round with Son Heung-min (30) injured in a sweaty win.
Tottenham Hotspur won the England Football Association (FA) Cup Round of 64 match 3-1 once morest Morecamby 3-1 on the 9th (Korean time) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England.
Tottenham manager Antonio Conte (53, Italy) excluded key strikers such as Harry Kane (29, England) and Lucas Moura (30, Brazil) from the starting lineup that day. While Heung-Min Son was withdrawn due to a leg muscle injury, the rotation system was activated and players who had few opportunities to participate in the past were selected as the starters.
| ^ Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League succeeded in advancing to the round of 32 by winning 3-1 in the FA Cup fourth round home match once morest Morecamby on the 9th (Korean time). Photo (London, UK)=AFPBBNEWS=NEWS1 |
But it wasn’t a good start. In the 33rd minute of the first half, he conceded a goal from a corner kick to Morecamby and ended the first half 0-1.
Tottenham Hotspur launched a wave of attack followingward, but the attack was hardly released. He had a hard time scoring as he struggled once morest the 3rd division team at home.
In the middle of the second half, coach Conte threw in Kane and Moura as substitutes to score a tie. He showed his strong will not to lose at home to the 3rd division team.
The long-awaited goal came in the 29th minute of the second half. Harry Winks (26, England) equalized the game with a picturesque right-footed free kick from a set-piece situation to balance the game 1-1.
Tottenham turned the game around 40 minutes into the second half. After Lucas Moura stole the ball from the opposing defense near the half line, he dribbled into Morecamby’s box with a flashy dribble, beat the goalkeeper and shook the net.
Tottenham took the lead in the 43rd minute of the second half. Kane opened the scoring with a calm right-footed shot from inside the box, making the score 3-1, and following a lot of hard work, he landed on the FA Cup round of 32 stage.
Tottenham are in a situation where they can’t just laugh at the win. While they had to march on, such as the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final once morest Chelsea on the 13th and the EPL round 21 once morest Arsenal on the 17th, they were unable to give the key strikers a break due to a sluggish match once morest Morecamvision.
As Son Heung-min is known to be difficult to return to this month, he is faced with the task of enduring a series of battles with strong teams.
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