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UEL 2024-25: Son Heung-min leads Tottenham Hotspur to victory against Hoffenheim

UEL 2024-25: Son Heung-min leads Tottenham Hotspur to victory against Hoffenheim

Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min scored in each half to earn his side a 3-2 victory at Hoffenheim in the Europa League on Thursday.

The win strengthened Tottenham’s chances of finishing in the top eight of the league, as it sits fourth with 14 points, ahead of the final round of matches.

Spurs midfielder James Maddison opened the scoring in the third minute with a deft finish from a long pass and Son doubled the lead after 22 minutes.

Hoffenheim gradually worked its way back into the match, with Andrej Kramaric going close when his header struck the top of the crossbar.

The German side were awarded a penalty just after the hour mark when Spurs keeper Brandon Austin received a yellow card for colliding with a Hoffenheim player. The referee checked VAR, however, and rescinded both the card and the penalty.

The host’s efforts paid off in the 68th minute when Anton Stach connected with a cross from a counter-attack and slid the ball home.

Son restored Spurs’ two-goal lead with a low shot from an acute angle in the 77th minute before Hoffenheim’s David Mokwa headed in a cross from Andrej Kramaric four minutes from time to give his side hope.

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