A dream came true! ··Tottenham won 1-0 over Manchester United, won an official tournament for the first time in 17 years, and 'replacement input' SON also won its first professional title
A dream came true! ··Tottenham won 1-0 over Manchester United, won an official tournament for the first time in 17 years, and 'replacement input' SON also won its first professional title
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Tottenham's long history of nothingness has finally come to an end. Son Heung-min's dream of winning his first professional debut, which Korean soccer fans wanted so much, has finally come true.
Tottenham was thrilled to win the official tournament for the first time in 17 years.
Tottenham beat Brennan Johnson 1-0 in the 2024-2025 UEFA Europa League (UEL) final against Manchester United (hereinafter referred to as Manchester United) at San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Spain on the 22nd by keeping Brennan Johnson's first goal in the 42nd minute.
It has been 17 years since they won the league cup in the 2007-2008 season. Having been frustrated at the threshold of winning the 2016-2017 English Premier League, the 2018-2019 Champions League, and the 2020-2021 Carabao Cup, Tottenham finally settled their "burnt thirst" for victory. They also secured tickets for the next season's UEFA Champions League.
It is an impressive win for Son. Since his professional debut in Hamburg in 2010, Son has played for Leverkusen (Germany) and joined Tottenham in 2015, and has never won a professional title. Son Heung-min's only winning career was winning a gold medal at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games as a national team member.
The key to the day was whether Son Heung-min could start. In the U.K., opinions on Son Heung-min's expected starting were divided into half and half, but coach Anji Postecoglou excluded Son from the starting lineup on the day.
Tottenham produced a 4-3-3 formation. Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson, and Hisharlisong built a three-top, while Pape Sarr, Yves Bissouma, and Rodrigo Bentancur defended the midfield. Pedro Porro, Christian Romero, Mickey van der Pen, and Destiny Udogi built the four-back. Guglielmo Vicario wore goalie gloves.
United put up a 3-4-3 formation. Rasmus Hoylun, Mason Mount, and Ahmad Diallo stood in the three-top, while Patric Dorgu, Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro and Nussair Mazraoui stood in the midfield. Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire and Lenny Yoro were at the three-back, while Andre Onana kept the goal.
In the early part of the first half, Manchester United strongly beat Tottenham's goal. Tottenham, which was intimidated by Manchester United's offensive, succeeded in turning the tables with a sharp attack in the 11th minute of the first half. Johnson intercepted the ball from the right side, broke through toward the gate, and shot without an angle. This shot was blocked by Onana, but it was enough for Tottenham to bring the atmosphere.
Manchester United did not stay put. Diallo, who caught a flowing ball at a corner kick in the 16th minute of the first half, beat Tottenham's defense beautifully and fired a shot. However, the shot was unfortunately missed.
Since then, the two teams have engaged in a battle, but the lack of sharpness has not led to a decisive opportunity. Then, in the 42nd minute of the first half, the balance was finally broken. A cross from Pape Sarr on the left side hit Johnson's body rushing into the gate, which hit the show and was sucked into the goal. After that, Tottenham defended Fernand's strong shot with a hand-to-hand defense in the 45th minute of the first half, securing a 1-0 lead and finishing the first half.
In the second half, Tottenham lowered the line and Manchester United's offensive continued, but Tottenham did not provide a decisive chance to Manchester United and defended it well. Then, in the 22nd minute of the second half, Son Heung-min was put in place of the injured Hisharlisson and finally stepped on the ground.
Shortly after that, Tottenham faced a critical crisis. Vikario, who attempted to catch a cross coming up to the gate, rushed forward, but failed to catch the ball due to clumsy handling, and Hoylun attempted a conciliatory header towards the empty goal. However, Van der Pen got out of the crisis with all his might. 메이저사이트
Manchester United's wave of attacks continued afterwards. In the 27th minute of the second half, Fernandes connected an early cross from the right with a diving header in a no-mark situation, but missed the post. In the 29th minute of the second half, Alejandro Garnacho fired a goal from the left side of the net, but was blocked by Vicario's defense.
As Manchester United's offensive became stronger than expected, Tottenham manager Anji Postecoglou also took the lead. In the 33rd minute of the second half, the team excluded Johnson, the main player of the first goal, and put in Kevin Danso to lock it early. Tottenham, which had been blocking Manchester United's wave offensive well since then, had Son Heung-min's sharp cross to the door in the 40th minute of the second half, but it fell short of Danso rushing to the door.
Tottenham, who arranged their physical strength by replacing the players, faced a "happy ending" by blocking Manchester United's wave offensive to the end and winning an emotional victory even in the extra time given seven minutes.