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Son Heung-min, selected as the 9th ‘King of the Match’ of the season… ronaldo aside

Son Heung-min is the ‘highest rating’ in the team

Son Heung-min selected for ‘King of the Match’

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jang Bo-in = Son Heung-min (30, Tottenham), who scored the first multi-goal of the season, was honored as the best player in the game.

Heung-Min Son is selected by fan vote on the league’s official website after the 2021-2022 English Premier League (EPL) 30th round home match against West Ham United held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 21st (Korean time). Selected for ‘King of the Match’.

In a total of 19,611 votes, Son Heung-min received more than half of the support of 54.6%, beating Harry Kane (39.9%), who recorded ‘multi-help’ that day, and took the first place.

This season, Son Heung-min has been named in the ‘King of the Match’ for the ninth time, and the second in the league after Mohammed Salah (Liverpool, 12).

In addition, Son Heung-min climbed to the ‘King of the Match’ one more time than Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, 8), whom he considers a ‘role model’.

Heung-Min Son goal ceremony
Heung-Min Son goal ceremony

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Son Heung-min scored two goals that day, leading Tottenham to a 3-1 victory.

The team took Kane’s pass in the 24th minute of the first half leading 1-0, and started the scoring, and in the 43rd minute of the second half leading the team 2-1, Kane received a header pass and rushed in and took responsibility for the wedge with a right footed shot.

West Ham’s Kurt Zuma’s own goal in the ninth minute also came in the process of trying to block Heung-Min Son’s shot.

Son Heung-min, who scored his first multi-goal this season, scored his 12th and 13th goals in a row, moving up to tied for second place in EPL scoring with Diogu Jota (Liverpool).

Tottenham Hotspur, with Son Heung-min’s performance at the forefront, added three points at home and jumped to fifth place (51 points, 16 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses).

Son Heung-min also received the highest rating in the team.

After the match, WhoScore.com gave him a score of 8.7, the highest of both teams. Kane followed with 8.3 points.

Football London scored 9 points and the BBC scored 8.57 points, giving Son Heung-min the highest score.

boin@yna.co.kr

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