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Tottenham Hotspur have one foot in the automatic last 16 of the Europa League after Thursday night’s matchday seven victory over Hoffenheim in Germany.
Spurs went ahead within the first few minutes, Pedro Porro controlling and finishing for a dream start by sending a long pass over the top into the path of James Maddison.
The second half of the night had an element of luck, created by Son Heung-min. Maddison’s deflected pass put the Spurs captain through on goal and Hoss looped a deflected shot past Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann.
Ahead of Hoffenheim’s onslaught after the break, Brandon Austin made an excellent save to keep the score-line at 2-0 in the first half. The hosts hit the bar through former Leicester City striker Andrej Krameric, before VAR intervened to overturn a penalty awarded against Austin.
Hoffenheim then pulled one back through Anton Stach, but Son restored breathing space for Spurs with just over ten minutes to play with a stepover and a low shot on goal from the left. And it proved decisive when substitute David Mokwa reduced the deficit again in the closing stages.
|
Player |
rating |
|---|---|
|
GK: Oliver Baumann (c) |
6/1/10 |
|
RB: Pavel Kadrabek |
6.3/10 |
|
CB: Kevin Akpoguma |
5.2/10 |
|
CB: Stanley please |
6.8/10 |
|
LB: David Jurasek |
6.5/10 |
|
RM: Adam Hlozek |
6.3/10 |
|
Chief Minister: Anton Stach |
8.0/10 |
|
Chief Minister: Finn Baker |
7.3/10 |
|
LM: Tom Bishop |
6.9/10 |
|
ST: Andrzej Krameric |
7.3/10 |
|
ST: Max Moerstedt |
6.4/10 |
|
Sub: David Mokwa (78′ for Stache) |
7.2/10 |
|
Sub: Arthur Chaves (80′ for Biscoff) |
6.5/10 |
|
Sub: Florian Micheler (81′ for Halozek) |
N/A |
Subs not used: Luka Filip (GK), Tim Filip (GK), Luka Erlein, Robin Hranak, Valentin Gendre, Hannes Behrens, Luka Juric, Simon Kalambayi.
|
Player |
rating |
|---|---|
|
GK: Brandon Austin |
7.7/10 |
|
RB: Pedro Porro |
7.4/10 |
|
CB: Radu Dragusin |
6.8/10 |
|
CB: Ben Davies |
7.4/10 |
|
LB: Archie Gray |
6.9/10 |
|
Chief Minister: Lucas Bergvall |
7.4/10 |
|
Chief Minister: Rodrigo Bentanker |
8.1/10 |
|
Prime Minister: James Madison |
8.7/10 |
|
RW: Dejan Kulusevski |
6.8/10 |
|
ST: Richarlison |
6.6/10 |
|
LW: Son Hang-min (c) |
8.9/10 |
|
Sub: Mickey Moore (56′ for Richarlison) |
6.7/10 |
|
Sub: Will Lancshear (for Son 79′) |
6.2/10 |
|
Sub: Callum Olusi (89′ for Maddison) |
N/A |
Subs not used: Fraser Forster (GK), Alfie Whiteman (GK), Dante Casanova, Malachi Hardy, Damola Ajayi.
