{"id":288524,"date":"2023-09-13T00:35:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T00:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=288524"},"modified":"2023-09-13T00:35:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T00:35:16","slug":"son-heung-min-shows-his-disbelief-after-being-denied-a-blatant-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/son-heung-min-shows-his-disbelief-after-being-denied-a-blatant-penalty\/","title":{"rendered":"Son Heung-min shows his disbelief after being denied a BLATANT penalty"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Son Heung-min shows his disbelief after being denied a BLATANT penalty in South Korea&#8217;s friendly win over Saudi Arabia in a near-empty St James&#8217; Park<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Son Heung-min was denied a clear penalty against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Tottenham captain appeared to be fouled in the St James&#8217; Park friendly<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Son couldn&#8217;t believe that he wasn&#8217;t awarded a penalty by Andy Madley\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tottenham captain Son Heung-min was left fuming after being denied a blatant penalty in South Korea&#8217;s friendly clash against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Son hasn&#8217;t been involved in competitive fixtures during the international break but featured in two friendlies for South Korea against Wales and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&#8217;s encounter saw Son remain in England as he travelled with his national team colleagues to Newcastle&#8217;s St James&#8217; Park for the friendly fixture.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea eventually ran out 1-0 winners with\u00a0Cho Gue-sung&#8217;s first-half strike proving to be the difference, but Son felt aggrieved after being denied a penalty.<\/p>\n<p>The Spurs talisman was about to fire a shot goal-bound before being cleaned out by an opposition defender inside the box.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/23\/75356863-12511053-image-a-1_1694559352199.jpg\" height=\"403\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>South Korea star Son Heung-min (right) was denied a penalty in Tuesday&#8217;s win over Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/23\/75356867-12511053-image-a-2_1694559356169.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Tottenham captain was in disbelief after being denied what looked like a clear penalty<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Centre-back\u00a0Hassan Altambakti stuck out a leg during a clumsy slide tackle and clattered into Son who in-turn hit the deck.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old was clearly wiped out and turned round expecting to see the referee point to the penalty spot before realising no decision was forthcoming.<\/p>\n<p>Premier League referee Andy Madley was overseeing the match but waved play on much to Son&#8217;s disbelief as the South Korean was prevented what looked like a certain penalty.<\/p>\n<p>A virtually-empty St James&#8217; Park offered little protest to the decision during the first-half while South Korea players cut stunned figures.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia staged the encounter in the iconic north-east stadium due to Newcastle&#8217;s ties to the Middle Eastern nation.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia\u2019s Public Investment Fund is the controlling owner in Newcastle and the club has seen an increasing presence from the country.<\/p>\n<p>There were only around 6,000 supporters in attendance at Tuesday&#8217;s friendly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/23\/75356895-12511053-image-m-4_1694559418239.jpg\" height=\"528\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Andy Madley was overseeing the match taking place at Newcastle&#8217;s St James&#8217; Park<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12511053\/Son-Heung-min-shows-disbelief-denied-BLATANT-penalty-South-Koreas-friendly-win-Saudi-Arabia-near-St-James-Park.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Son Heung-min shows his disbelief after being denied a BLATANT penalty in South Korea&#8217;s friendly win over Saudi Arabia in a near-empty St James&#8217; 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