Tottenham Hotspur have done excellent business in the Conference League’s second group stage match. The team of trainer Nuno Espírito Santo was 5-1 too strong for NS Mura at home. Substitute Harry Kane was the big man with a hat trick. Dele Alli and Giovani Lo Celco accounted for the other London goals; Ziga Kous provided the honorary goal in a beautiful way. Due to the victory, Tottenham occupies first place in Group G, which also includes Vitesse, with four points from two matches.
Tottenham did everything they could to wash away the hangover after last Sunday’s lost city derby against Arsenal (3-1). Nuno mainly sent youngsters into the field against the reigning champion of Slovenia. For example, 17-year-old Dane Scarlett was given a chance in the base as a replacement for Kane. The score was opened after three minutes by the Spurs. With the necessary luck, the ball fell at the feet of Alli, who was then floored by the wild goalkeeper Matko Obradovic. Referee Yigal Frid pointed decisively to the penalty spot, after which the Tottenham midfielder himself opened the score from eleven meters: 1-0.
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Within ten minutes the English managed to double the margin. A neat ball from Harry Winks was picked up by Lo Celso, who shot in from a difficult angle with a diagonal shot: 2-0. The home team determined the game in the first half, but failed to expand the score after the strong opening phase. Tottenham started weak in the second half and was immediately presented with the bill. A deflected corner came at the feet of Kous, who did not hesitate and shot the ball on the shoe behind goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini: 2-1.
?? After a quick lead from Tottenham Hotspur, NS Mura is back in the game with this wonderful volley! Will NS surprise Mura in London? #UECL#?? #TOTMUR pic.twitter.com/yCbkN8aaLd
— ESPN NL (@ESPNnl) September 30, 2021
The tension seemed to return to the match due to Mura’s connection goal. For Nuno, however, the 2-1 was the signal to bring Kane, Heung Min-Son and Lucas Moura inside the lines after an hour of play. The triple substitution had an immediate effect, as the Brazilian attacker served Kane with a tailor-made cross. The captain then shot in flawlessly: 3-1. Fifteen minutes before the end, the margin was further increased. Son kept the overview and served Kane, after which the star player of Tottenham could simply slide in: 4-1. The final chord was again for Kane. On a pass from Lo Celso, Kane’s hat-trick was a fact: 5-1.
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