'Son Heung-min 45 minutes' Tottenham defeated Elpsbori and went straight to the UEL round of 16
'Son Heung-min 45 minutes' Tottenham defeated Elpsbori and went straight to the UEL round of 16
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Tottenham Hotspur defeated IF Elpsborg (Sweden) to win a ticket to the UEFA Europa League (UEL) round of 16.
Tottenham beat Elpsborg 3-0 in the eighth round of the 2024-25 UEL League phase at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 31st (Korea time).
Tottenham (17 points), which had five wins, two draws and one loss along with two consecutive wins at the tournament, secured fourth place. It also secured a ticket to directly advance to the round of 16 teams, which will give the team up to eighth place.
The expanded and reorganized UEL will have 36 teams play eight matches each in the league phase, which will be expanded from this season. Depending on their performance, the teams ranking first to eighth will advance to the round of 16, while the teams ranking ninth to 24th will play through the playoffs.
It was Son who led Tottenham's attack in the first half. Playing as a left-handed striker, Son dominated the match.
Three minutes into the match, he completely peeled off the opponent's defender with his unique turn motion and warmed up. In the 22nd minute of the first half, he beat three opposing defenders in a row and even crossed, but Pedro Porro's header was in front of the goalkeeper. In the 32nd minute of the first half, he completely broke down the left side and sent a pass to the gate, but Pape Sarr's shot was blocked by the defense wall.
Tottenham dominated the first half with 83%-17% possession, 12 shots-1 and 4 shots-0, but finished without a goal. Tottenham, which goes straight to the round of 16 even if it wins a draw, brought key players such as Son Heung-min, Mickey van der Pen and Rodrigo Bentancur to rest at the start of the second half.
Tottenham broke the 0 balance midway through the second half. In the 25th minute of the second half, Dane Scalit, who was rushing through Dejan Kulusevski's ball from the right side, hit it with his head. Tottenham, riding the current, successively opened the net for Elpsborg. In the 39th minute of the second half, Damola Ajayi penetrated the center from the right side. He then scored an additional goal with his left foot shot after passing Scalit and Lee Dae-il. 메이저놀이터
Tottenham tasted a cool victory for the first time in a long time as Mikey Moore, who overcame the competition near the center line in the second half, advanced and scored a wedge goal.