Tottenham lost 1-2 to Bayern Munich in two 2024 Coupang Play Series games at Seoul World Cup Stadium at 8 p.m. on the 3rd.
Tottenham couldn't avoid defeat in front of Korean fans, which they met again in two years. Tottenham also visited Korea with Son Heung-min in 2022 and hosted friendly matches with Team K League 6-3 win and Sevilla 1-1 draw. They won 4-3 against Team K League again this time, but knelt down 1-2 against Munich.
Munich won the first match in the club's history in Korea. Munich stepped on the Korean soil for the first time in its 124-year history since its foundation in 1900, and smiled as it caught Tottenham in front of Korean fans.
Tottenham produced a 4-2-3-1 formation. Dejan Kulusevski, Son Heung-min, James Maddison, Brennan Johnson, Archie Gray-Pape Sarr, Jed Spence-Ben Davies-Radou Dragucin-Pedro, and Guglielmo Vicario GK started the game.
Munich also played a 4-2-3-1 formation. Gabriel Vidovic, Matisse Tel-Thomas Müller-Serge Gnabry, Aleksandar Pavlovic-Jozua Kimmich, Rafael Geheiro, Kim Min-jae, Josip Stanisic and Shasha Boy, and Manuel Neuer GK were the first to join the team.
The match was also a showdown between Son Heung-min and Kim Min-jae. The two started side by side and engaged in an offense and defense match. In the second half, Kim Min-jae wore the captain's armband instead of Neuer, creating a strange scene where Korean players took charge of the "captain" side by side.
The pride battle in front of 63,496 people ended with Kim Min-jae's decision victory. Munich tormented Tottenham with strong forward pressure throughout the first half. The first goal also came from Tottenham's mistake. In the fourth minute of the first half, Tottenham's goalkeeper Guglielmo Vikario lost the ball in the defensive area, and Gabriel Vidovic, born in 2003, scored the first goal.
As the entire Tottenham team was tied up, it was difficult for Son Heung-min to cheer up. Rather, if it were not for Son Heung-min's dedicated defense participation in the 29th minute of the first half, he would have lost additional points. For Tottenham, it was fortunate that they only allowed one point in the first half. After the whistle at the end of the first half, Son Heung-min shouted something to his teammates and reprimanded them.
There was no significant turnaround in the second half. Leon Goretzka scored an additional goal in the 11th minute of the second half to run away. Tottenham also scored a goal in the 21st minute of the second half with Pedro Porro's cannonball shot, but that was it. Munich ended the match with a 2-1 victory.
Tottenham ended up losing a bit lethargic. However, Son's presence was certain even in that situation. He could have recorded perfect assistance in the 13th minute of the second half. It was thanks to Eric Dier, who had been with Tottenham for nearly nine years. 토토사이트 순위
Dyer faced Tottenham as an enemy as he was deployed instead of Kim Min-jae at the 10th minute of the second half. He made the fatal mistake just three minutes after he entered the stadium. While spraying the pass from the back, he passed in the direction of his old teammate Son Heung-min.
Son Heung-min did not miss it and cut the ball off and advanced quickly. Then, he did not get greedy and poked a pass into Sarr, who was in a better position. It was a perfect one-on-one opportunity, but Sarr's ball touch was a little long and the goalkeeper blocked his shot. Eventually, the winners of the Korean Derby in Seoul were Kim Min-jae and Munich.
Son played until the 30th minute of the second half, but failed to score an offensive point. He also looked full of regrets when he was replaced. Of course, Son and Kim returned to their close teammates when the whistle blew. The two embraced each other, shook hands, and smiled brightly.
