Will Rankshire went from heaven to hell within a game.
Tottenham Hotspur lost 2-3 to Galatasaray in Game 4 of the 2024-25 UEFA Europa League (UEL) League phase at 2:45 a.m. on the 8th (Korea time) at Neff Stadium in Istanbul, Turkiye. Son Heung-min started but was replaced after the first half without scoring a goal.
Tottenham showed off inconsistent performances in the league, but continued its good trend in the UEL. After winning 3-0 in its first match against Karabakh, Tottenham won three consecutive games by defeating Ferencvaros and AZ Alkmaar in succession.
The next opponent was Galatasaray. Tottenham could have been ahead in terms of performance objectively, but they should not let their guard down. The away match in Turkiye was difficult for any team, and there were many players who played in big leagues such as Galatasarayen Victor Osimhen, Mauro Icardi, Dries Mertens, Lucas Torreira, and Davinson Sanchez.
In fact, Galatasaray was the leader of the match. Tottenham ended up losing ground in possession, number of passes, and success rate of passes and made only five attempts in 90 minutes. Galatasaray, on the other hand, made 28 shots in 90 minutes and threatened Tottenham with 10 of them on goal.
The rough-and-ready match was broken. The first goal came from Galatasaray’s side. Yunus Akkyun scored the first goal in the sixth minute of the first half to take the lead. Then Tottenham scored an equalizer from Rankshire in the 18th minute of the first half to balance it. However, Osimhen scored consecutive goals in the 31st and 39th minutes of the first half, completely losing control of the team. Fortunately, Dominic Solanke scored a comeback goal in the 24th minute of the second half, but no additional goals were scored afterwards, and Galatasaray ended the match with a 3-2 victory. 메이저놀이터
There is a player who went to hell with heaven. The hero is Tottenham’s “promising star” Rankshire. Having equalized in the 18th minute of the first half, he has made history to succeed Harry Kane. “Rankshire (201 days in 2019) became the youngest player to score a goal in a match against Europe after Kane (18 years and 140 days),” said Optazo, a soccer statistics media. However, his performance was good until then. Rankshire was given a warning due to foul play at 15 minutes in the second half and was sent off due to accumulated number of warnings. While losing 1-3, Tottenham continued its struggle by scoring a comeback goal, but failed to change its result.