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| Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean striker Son Heung-min, right, celebrates with Tottenham Hotspur's English midfielder Harry Winks, left, and defender Danny Rose after scoring their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, northwest England, Saturday. / AFP-Yonhap |
By Baek Byung-yeul
Tottenham Hotspur's Korean forward Son Heung-min scored a crucial late goal in a 2-2 draw with the Manchester City during the English Premier League football match on Saturday (local time).
At the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, the 24-year-old netted an equalizer in the 77th minute when Harry Kane found Son with a brilliant one-touch pass in the penalty box and Son finished past goalkeeper Claudio Bravo to make the score 2-2.
It was Son's ninth goal in the season and seventh in the league. With the goal, Son became the highest-scoring Asian in the Premier League, surpassing the previous milestone of eight goals set by Ki Sung-yueng of the Swansea City in 2014-15 season and retired Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung in 2010-11 season.
With the 2-2 draw, the Hotspur shared a point with the City and the second-placed Hotspur (46 points) remains closed within six points of league leader Chelsea while the City remains in fifth place with 43 points.
