Footage has emerged of Wolves striker Hwang Hee-chan playing a decisive role in stopping his international teammate Son Heung-min during Sunday's 2-2 draw against Tottenham.
Hwang and Son have 200 caps between them and have come together to produce some big moments for South Korea over the years.
But this weekend they were on opposite sides of the team, and it worked against Son just before half-time when he took a penalty for Spurs.
Brennan Johnson had been brought down in the penalty area and Son had the chance to put Tottenham 2-1 after Rodrigo Bentancur had canceled out Hwang's opener earlier.
But as the Spurs captain waited to take his penalty, Hwang was seen frantically waving his arms to get Jose Sa's attention and telling him to dive to his right.
Radu Dragusin tried to stop Hwang but to no avail as the Wolves star managed to get his message across. Sure enough, when Son stepped up, he went the way Hwang had predicted, but so did Sa, parrying the attempt to get to safety.
It was a huge moment in the match and dampened the mood at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium even further as the home fans grew restless amid their team's struggles in the first half of the season.
Spurs still managed to go into half-time in front when Johnson scored deep into extra time, but Sa's save kept Wolves within reach.
They refused to give in throughout the second half and finally got their reward with three minutes remaining when Jorgen Strand Larsen fired in the equalizer.
His late goal extended Wolves' unbeaten start under new manager Vitor Pereira to three games, and moved the Midlands club two points clear of the bottom three.
And thanks to Hwang's intervention, it was all possible to deny his compatriot Son.
Meanwhile, Tottenham were left to rue Son's miss and will now enter 2025 in the bottom half of the table.
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