FA Cup: Son Heung-min Returns as Tottenham Draw 1-1 with Middlesbrough, Replay Scheduled

Tottenham drew 1-1 with Middlesbrough in the FA Cup Round of 64 / Photo by Tottenham Official Twitter Capture

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Sung-yeol] Tottenham, missing Kane but with Son Heung-min returning, faced Middlesbrough in an FA Cup replay.

On the 5th (Korean time), Tottenham played an away match against Middlesbrough in the 2019-20 English Football Association (FA) Cup 3rd round round of 64 at the Riverside Stadium in the UK, ending in a 1-1 draw.

As a result, Tottenham and Middlesbrough are scheduled to play a replay at Tottenham's home, Hotspur Stadium.

Tottenham chose a strategy to cover the absence of Kane due to injury by freely switching the three-forward system of Son Heung-min, Alli, and Moura. Son Heung-min, returning after three matches, led Tottenham's attack by using the field widely from the center.

However, Tottenham's attack line without Kane lacked finishing power.

Despite high ball possession in the first half, Tottenham failed to score, and rather had to breathe a sigh of relief after facing a threatening attack from Middlesbrough in the 22nd minute of the first half.

Eventually, the first goal of the second half was scored by Middlesbrough. In the 4th minute of the second half, Fletcher received the ball cleared by Saville from the center of the pitch and scored lightly between the legs of Gazzaniga without being caught offside.

In response, Coach Mourinho substituted Winks and Sessegnon for Lo Celso and Lamela to strengthen the attack, and 10 minutes later, Tottenham scored an equalizer.

In the 15th minute of the second half, Moura connected a header goal from a cross by Aurier on the right flank.

Riding the momentum, Tottenham continuously pressed Middlesbrough's goal, but the rest of the match ended in a 1-1 draw with no further gains for either team.

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