Son Heung-min’s Heroic Act Takes a Painful Toll: Injury Strikes After Selfless Assist

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Son of Tottenham, Heung-min contributed to the team’s victory in the Europa League with a lucky assist.

However, he was replaced due to thigh pain, raising injury concerns.

This is reporter Son Jang-hoon.

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An unexpected situation happened 7 minutes into the game.

Tottenham defender Dragusin committed an unreasonable foul after losing the ball and was immediately sent off.

Tottenham, who had to fight with only 10 players from the start, quickly turned the situation around.

Five minutes later, Johnson scored the first goal with a right-footed shot from Solanke’s pass.

And in the 12th minute of the second half, Sarr scored an additional goal from a corner kick.

Son Heung-min, who focused on connecting play, contributed to the third goal that ended the game in the 23rd minute of the second half.

Hoesim’s shot was blocked by the goalkeeper, but coincidentally, the ball flowed in front of Solanke, easily leading to a goal.

Son Heung-min’s assist was recognized in accordance with the regulations of the European Football Federation, which recognizes not only a pass just before a goal but also a shot as an assist.

However, Son Heung-min fell to the ground instead of celebrating and was eventually replaced and headed to the locker room.

He was previously caught touching his left thigh during the game, raising concerns that he may have been injured, but Coach Postekoglou remained silent for now.

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“He said he was a bit tired.

Tottenham have just three days to go before going out to face Manchester United.

This is Son Jang-hoon from MBC News.

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