Son Heung-min (31, Tottenham) was punched and stomped on with a soccer shoe, but there was no sending off.
Tottenham failed to protect Brennan Johnson’s opener and suffered a 1-2 reverse to Wolverhampton in the 12th round of the 2023-24 Premier League at Molineux Stadium in the West Midlands, England, on Nov. 11 at 9:30 p.m. ET.
Tottenham (W8 D2 L2, 26 points) remained in second place, behind Manchester City (27 points), who have played one game less.
Much of the attention was focused on the first matchup of the season between the Korean strikers, Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan.
Both players are in peak goal-scoring form.
With eight goals, Son is tied for second in the league with Mohamed Salah behind Elling Holland (11).
Hwang “The Korean Guy” Hee-chan is tied for sixth with six goals.
Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan started side-by-side, raising expectations.
But it was Hwang who stood out.
Hwang wasted a crucial scoring chance.
In the 10th minute of the second half, from a corner kick, João Gomes’ mid-range shot deflected off the Tottenham defense and landed in front of Hwang Hee-chan. 카지노사이트가이드
Hwang unleashed a decisive right-footed shot that went wide of the post.
It was Hwang’s first shot of the match.
In the second 20 minutes, Hwang Hee-chan made a good run into the box but couldn’t receive the pass properly. Hwang continued to find the back of the net.
Tottenham, on the other hand, were unable to utilize Son Heung-min due to their many injuries.
With James Maddison out with an ankle injury, Tottenham were one-dimensional in the midfield battle.
Son Heung-min dropped down to the midfield to play the role of a linker, but the offense struggled to get going.
In the end, Heung-min recorded zero shots on goal.
Heung-min selflessly set up his teammates’ chances, but he couldn’t get a shot off himself.
There was a dangerous moment.
In the 50th minute of stoppage time, Son picked up the ball on the sideline.
Wolverhampton central defender Crack Dawson punched him in the neck, knocking him to the ground.
What happened next was baffling.
Dawson deliberately got up and stepped on Son’s groin area with his soccer shoe. Son cried out in pain.
Referee Tim Robinson’s decision was even more ridiculous.
He only gave Dawson a yellow card when he could have sent him off.
He got up from his seat and returned to the game without protest.
If Dawson had been sent off, Wolverhampton would have been down to 10 men.
Lemina’s 52nd-minute winner would have been difficult to come by.
The foul on Son Heung-min was not properly recognized by the referee.
It was a home game for Wolverhampton, so Dawson’s indiscretion wasn’t a big deal.
