For Tottenham Hotspur fans watching, there were some nervy moments in the Spurs' English League Cup, also known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, clash against Manchester Unitedgoplay in London early Friday (December 20goplay, 2024) morning India time. (More Football News)

There were many moments in the game that got the heart rate racing but none other than Son Heung-min's Olympic goal in the 88th minute of the fixture.

Spurs eventually went onto win the game 4-3 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and also progressed to the semi-final stage of the competition.

There have been goals through the years that have been scored directly from a corner, and yes, despite it being rare, it does have a name, olympico. 

To explain further, a corner kick is a set piece taken from the corner of the football pitch after the ball exits the play following a touch of the defender via the goal line. 

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The India-Pakistan hockey rivalry has lost its sheen in recent times. Hockey in Pakistan has been in a freefall for the last decade or so while Indians have made a tremendous comeback in the same time period. The two countries used to rule world hockey at one point and the seeds for it were sown during the British rule in India.

The team led by Ammad Butt, finally secured their first victory with a 2-1 win over Japan and then delivered a decisive 5-1 win against China, to enter the semi-finals. Their final pool match ended in a narrow 2-1 loss to India.

In 1924, Argentina’s Cesareo Onzari scored against reigning Olympic champions Uruguay from a direct corner kick, and ever since, the goal was called Gol Olimpico.

Talking about the game, Tottenham were on the front foot, right from the get-go as Dominic Solanke opened the scoring in the 15th minute. 

Dejan Kulusevski doubled Spurs’ lead early on in the second half, while Solanke tripled it in the 54th minute. 

United, however, fought and drew back two goals, thanks to Joshua Zirkzee and Amad Diallo, but Son ended their hopes in the 88th minute by scoring the olympico.