"It's not a corner kick!" SON said, "Explosion of anger" at the decision against Arsenal..."The 6th goal of the season + 2nd place in North London Derby" faded due to the 1-2 upset loss
"It's not a corner kick!" SON said, "Explosion of anger" at the decision against Arsenal..."The 6th goal of the season + 2nd place in North London Derby" faded due to the 1-2 upset loss
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Tottenham's squad and fans vented at a scene in Derby, North London.
Tottenham and Arsenal played the 21st round of the English Premier League (EPL) during the 2024-2025 season at the Emirates Stadium in London on the 16th (Korea time). It was the second EPL's best rival match of the North London derby this season. Tottenham manager Engie Postecoglou formed a three-top with Son Heung-min, Dominic Solanke, and Dejan Kulusevski, while Lucas Beribal, Yves Bissouma, and Pape Sarr formed midfielders. Pedro Porro, Radu Dragusin, Archie Gray, and Jed Spence were the four-backs, while Antonin Kinski defended the goal.
Tottenham captain Son Heung-min, who played as a left striker, broke the 0 balance with a valuable first goal in the 25th minute of the first half. The right cross hit the opponent's head in front of the gate and came out of the penalty box. Son Heung-min, who was waiting outside the box, wasted no time swinging his right foot, and the ball that left Son's foot was deflected off the opponent's foot and inserted exactly into the bottom right corner of the goal.
Son scored his sixth goal of this season exactly one month after a match against Southampton (5-0) on Dec. 16 last year. It was also a celebratory New Year's Day victory. With the goal, Son scored a total of eight goals for the North London derby, tying for second place with Emmanuel Adebayor. Adebayor has played for both Arsenal and Tottenham. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) has scored 14 goals overall for the North London derby.
Tottenham dedicated the equalizer 15 minutes after scoring the first goal. Gabriel Magalyangis' header from a corner kick in the 40th minute was deflected off Tottenham striker Dominic Solanke and scored. It was Solanke's own goal.
The scene before the corner kick was controversial. Arsenal midfielder Leandro Trossar was competing with Pedro Porro near the end line of Tottenham's camp for the ball. The slow video should have finally hit Trossar's leg and given a Tottenham goal kick across the line, but the referee mistook it for Porro's touch and ordered a corner kick.
The British daily The Sun said it was a scene where a corner kick should never be given. Tottenham fans also expressed their anger on social media, saying, "The goal was stolen," "Is the referee right to open his eyes properly?" and "Why doesn't VAR work only in this case?" Arsenal legend Martin Kearn's remarks, "The referee said it was a corner kick, so it was like adding fuel to the fire. 메이저사이트
Son Heung-min also approached the referee at the end of the half-time to protest, but the water had already spilled. Arsenal is known to be the team that best utilizes set-piece attacks in the EPL. The referee's wrong order for a corner kick was tantamount to a death penalty for the opposing team. Tottenham has conceded four goals from Arsenal since the 2023-2024 season. Tottenham lost the momentum and collapsed when they dedicated an upset goal to Trossar, the "corner kicker" in the 44th minute of the first half.