Tottenham Hotspur mengalahkan Huddersfield Town 2-0 dalam laga lanjutan Liga Inggris di Stadion Wembley, Sabtu (3/3/2018) malam waktu Indonesia. Pemain asal Korea Selatan, Son Heung-min tampil apik dan memborong dua gol kemenangan The Lilywhites. Tampil di hadapan pendukungnya yang memadati stadion, Tottenham baru dapat mendulang pertama di menit ke-12. Umpan Christian Eriksen dituntaskan Eric Dier dengan tendangan kaki kanan dari luar kotak penalti, namun hasilnya bola menyamping dari gawang. Tekanan Spurs berlanjut lima menit berselang. Kali ini giliran striker haus gol Harry Kane yang mengancam. Umpan silang Son Heung-min dimanfaatkan Kane dengan sepakan kaki kanan dari sektor kiri kotak penalti, namun bola yang mengarah ke sasaran dapat ditangkap kiper. Upaya tuan rumah memimpin lantas menemui hasil pada menit ke-27. Berawal dari skema serangan balik cepat, Dele Alli mengirimkan umpan terobosan yang mengarah pada Son Heung-min. Mendapat momentum, Son lantas melepaskan tendangan kaki kiri dari dalam kotak penalti. Bola mengarah ke sudut kanan bawah dan menggetarkan gawang tim tamu. Skor 1-0. Spurs hampir menggandakan keunggulan pada menit ke-38. Beruntung bagi tim tamu karena bola hasil sepakan kaki kanan Harry Kane dari sektor kanan kotak penalti mengarah ke tangkapan penjaga gawang. Hingga turun minum skor tetap 1-0. Pada babak kedua, dominasi tuan rumah terus berlanjut. Tiga menit paruh kedua berlangsung umpan silang Eric Dier diteruskan Harry Kane dengan tendangan kaki kiri, namun laju bola dapat diblok. Huddersfield sempat merespons pada menit ke-53. Umpan terobosan Zanka mengarah kepada Tom Ince. Mendapat ruang tembak, Ince lantas melepaskan tendangan kaki kiri, namun bola dapat diselamatkan kiper Hugo Lloris. Alih-alih mengejar, Huddersfield justru kebobolan lagi pada menit ke-54. Gol lagi-lagi dicetak Son Heung-min. Kali ini pemain asal Korea Selatan itu melepaskan sundulan yang berawal dari umpan silang kiriman Harry Kane. Bola hasil sundulan Son mengarah ke sudut kanan bawah gawang dan menjadikan skor 2-0. Di sisa waktu pertandingan, peluang terus tercipta, namun tak ada gol. Skor 2-0 pun bertahan hingga wasit meniup peluit panjang tanda berakhirnya laga.
Two-goal Son Heung-Min tightened Tottenham’s grip on a top-four place and served notice to Juventus that they are not facing the Harry Kane team.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side are at home to the the Italian giants in the second leg of their Champions League tie on Wednesday.
They warmed up for the showdown by dominating Huddersfield from start to finish. Son and Kane had chances to score before the deadlock was broken while Christian Eriksen hit the post from a free-kick.
So netted after racing onto a defence-splitting pass from Dele Alli in the 27th minute. The South Korean rounded keeper Jonas Lossl before scuffing his effort into the bottom corner.
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Son doubled Tottenham’s advantage nine minutes into the second half, picking his spot with a header from a peach of a cross from Kane.
The victory means Spurs have still only been beaten just once in the league and twice all season at Wembley - despite suggestions early in the campaign that a failure to adjust could cost them their top-four place.
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The defeat for Huddersfield ended their bid for a hat-trick of league wins after their victories against Bournemouth and West Brom. They now sit 13th in the table, four points off 18th-placed Crystal Palace.
They now host Swansea next weekend while Spurs go to Bournemouth.
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Tottenham host Huddersfield and Wembley looking to cement their position in the top four of the Premier League.
Elsewhere, Swansea host West Ham and Leicester take on Bournemouth, while Southampton play Stoke at St Mary's.
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