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His future in the English Premier League was all in his hands. If Son won the finals of the Asian Games, he would be exempted from national service, and would continue to play for Tottenham this season. Fortunately for him, South Korea managed to overcome Japan in the match held in Indonesia.
The South Koreans were eliminated from the World Cup after failing to advance from the group stage. In that period, they faced Germany, Sweden, and Mexico. The Asians stunned 2014 World Cup champions in a 2-0 victory, their only victory in Russia.
Since the new football campaign started, Son played only one game for Tottenham. After the opening matchday, he linked up with his national team as they participated in the Asian Games.
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The Reds overcame Uzbekistan with a scoreline of 4-3 after extra time. Then they secured a convincing victory against Vietnam to reach the finals, where they met Japan. The game meant everything to Son and Tottenham fans.
His side started brightly and showed great eagerness to get ahead as soon as possible. The forward was often the player spearheading his nation's counterattack chances, spinning his way into the box and shaking off the defenders.
Despite dominating the first 45 minutes, neither side was able to break the deadlock. The Blue Samurai grew in strength after the break and started to threaten their opponents more frequently.
As the atmosphere became tenser, the Koreans started to panic and misplaced multiple passes. That caused the team to miss numerous chances to score within the 90 minutes. With no goals scored in the 90 minutes, the gold medal match proceeded to extra time to determine the winner.
Nearly three minutes into extra time, Lee Seung Woo, the substitute, scored for his country. The goal proved to be the turning point. Hwang Hee Chan doubled the lead soon after and Son was the player who laid the assist for him.
Japan pulled one back in the 115th minute of the match. However, it was too late, as South Korea held on to the victory.
The two goals helped secure not only the gold medal for South Korea but also exempted everyone on the team from the mandatory national service. Tottenham fans were definitely elated to hear the news that Son will be joining the club back in England as soon as possible. Here was how Twitter reacted to the news that the Son got his exemption from national service.
