[강원도민일보 한귀섭 기자]’Son Sational’ Son Heung-min (29, from Chuncheon) set a record of 100 goals in Tottenham’s career in the first match of the new year in 2021.
Son Heung-min scored a goal in the 43rd minute in the 17th round of the English Professional Football Premier League (EPL) in the 2020-2021 season against Leeds United held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 2nd (Korean time). He won with 4 games and ended the sluggishness of 2 draws (2 draws, 2 losses).
Son Heung-min, who transferred to Tottenham in August 2015, scored the 100th goal in 253 games in the official game after joining. On this day, Son Heung-min received the ground ball cross handed over by Harry Kane and connected it with a shot to sway the opponent’s goal net. With this joint play, Kane and Kane scored 13 goals in the EPL this season, and together with 33 goals in total, they chase after the Lampard-Drogba (Chelsea) combination with the highest EPL record (36 goals) by three goals. He set a tie record (13 goals) with Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton for’most goals in a single season’.
On this day, Tottenham attacked Leeds with strong pressure. Tottenham lead with Harry Kane’s opening goal in the 29th minute of the first half, and Son Heung-min scored an additional goal in the 43rd minute of the first half. Son Heung-min raised a corner kick in the 5th minute of the second half toby R. He even helped Derveyrelt’s header goal, and Tottenham ended 3-0 without a goal after Matt Doherty was sent off in the second half over time.
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In an interview after the game, Son Heung-min said, “It is a tremendous job to score 100 goals in one team. We started the best New Year. I couldn’t achieve it alone. I needed a lot of help from my colleagues.”
Meanwhile, congratulatory messages are pouring out when Son Heung-min scored his 100th goal in Tottenham’s career. Head coach Mourinho said, “I am very happy that Son Heung-min has set a record. He will be among the top three scorers in the EPL. The Asian Football Federation posted an article and a photo, “Congratulations on Son Heung-min’s Tottenham 100 goal. It’s an outstanding performance!” through its official Twitter account. I uploaded an image of wearing a uniform with the name’Doo’ and the uniform number ‘100’. Han Gwi-seop
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