Son Heung-min (31) from Chuncheon played for 84 minutes and contributed to Tottenham’s second consecutive league win.
Tottenham scored Harry Kane’s winning goal in the 15th minute of the first half against Manchester City (Man City) in the 22nd round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2022-2023 season held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England at 1:30 am (hereinafter Korean time) on the 6th. Thanks to that, we won 1-0. Tottenham, who won two league victories in a row, recorded 39 points and chased Newcastle United (40 points) in fourth place in the league.
Son Heung-min, who started as a left-sided striker on this day, continued his momentum in the FA Cup. On the 29th of last month, he showed his best performance this season by scoring multiple goals in the 4th round of the FA Cup against Preston North End (second division).
Heung-Min Son, who showed light movements with a solo dribble of 60m less than a minute after the start of the game, consistently aimed for space behind Man City and put pressure on him. Heung-Min Son, who had not been able to show off his speed, which was his greatest strength throughout the season, showed off a menacing look that day, showing off a good ball touch and speed that overwhelms the opponent’s defense. In the 31st minute of the second half, after possessing the ball well in a counterattack situation, he also fired a left-footed mid-range shot, but was blocked by goalkeeper Ederson.
Son Heung-min was replaced by Eve Bisuma in the 39th minute of the second half and finished the game. Local media ‘Football London’ gave Son Heung-min a rating of 8 and said, “He seemed to have confidence. Son Heung-min, who ran across his left flank and center, posed a constant threat to Man City.”
Meanwhile, Harry Kane scored the 267th goal in Tottenham’s career and the 200th goal in EPL’s career that day. He surpassed Jimmy Greaves (266 goals) to become Tottenham’s top scorer, and became the third player in history to reach 200 EPL goals after Alan Shearer (260 goals) and Wayne Rooney (208 goals).