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Match Report

Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Tottenham Hotspur play Airdrieonians in this first of two leg MWF Europa Cup game. A crowd of 18,941 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Tottenham Hotspur and Airdrieonians are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
Tottenham Hotspur kick off and get the first half underway!
4.03
Dumitru Leonte deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephan Amoah. Stephan Amoah knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.20
Talal Fertout chips the ball to his team mate, David White. David White knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Malte Eberle who gathers it comfortably.
8.36
Jimmy Vicari knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry makes a probing pass to Stephan Amoah. Stephan Amoah knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tómas Björgvinsson who gathers it comfortably.
10.19
Jan Jordan makes a probing pass to Talal Fertout. Talal Fertout controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Hansen. Thomas Hansen kicks a strong pass forward to David White but the referee indicates it's offside!
15.56
Dumitru Leonte chips the ball to his team mate, Jannes Paauwe. Jannes Paauwe knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carlos Moya.
18.58
Ronnie Beckerman knocks the ball forward to Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephan Amoah. Stephan Amoah shoots from long range but Tómas Björgvinsson is on top of it.
21.39
Dumitru Leonte flicks the ball to his team mate, Andriy Kolesnichenko. Andriy Kolesnichenko whips in a cross ball towards Jannes Paauwe. Jannes Paauwe flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Tómas Björgvinsson!
22.43
Billy Johnstone passes the ball forward to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith goes all the way! Don Naysmith takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Malte Eberle!
24.13
Mark Lassiter deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry passes the ball forward to Jannes Paauwe. Jannes Paauwe knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Serafim Cuza.
28.52
Dumitru Leonte barges into Gary Strachan. The referee calls over Dumitru Leonte and warns him to calm down! Gary Strachan carries on, but is struggling a bit.
33.51
Serafim Cuza barges into Stephan Amoah. Serafim Cuza is shown the yellow card! Stephan Amoah grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
36.26
Jimmy Vicari makes a simple pass to Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry threads the ball through to Jannes Paauwe. Jannes Paauwe tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Tómas Björgvinsson manages to gather it comfortably.
40.56
Ronnie Beckerman kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry threads the ball through to Jannes Paauwe. Jannes Paauwe knocks in a cross ball towards Stephan Amoah. Stephan Amoah directs the ball goalwards with his head. Tómas Björgvinsson easily picks it out of the air!
42.54
Carlos Moya knocks the ball forward to Talal Fertout. Talal Fertout deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David White. David White goes all the way! David White shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
Billy Johnstone knocks the ball to his team mate, David White. David White tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Malte Eberle manages to keep it out.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Airdrieonians kick off and get the second half underway!
48.37
Neil Shaw barges into Gary McNeill. The referee calls over Neil Shaw and warns him to calm down! Gary McNeill runs off the knock.
51.43
Gavin Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andriy Kolesnichenko. Andriy Kolesnichenko finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.48
Billy Johnstone makes a probing pass to David White. David White whips in a cross ball towards Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith powers a header at goal. Malte Eberle manages to gather it comfortably.
54.27
Ronnie Beckerman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill kicks a strong pass forward to Jannes Paauwe. Jannes Paauwe shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Tómas Björgvinsson easily smothers it!
59.55
Gavin Hendry knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephan Amoah. Stephan Amoah controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.04
Serafim Cuza hacks Jannes Paauwe from behind! Serafim Cuza is given a warning by the referee! Jannes Paauwe stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.52
Carlos Moya controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Shaw. Neil Shaw makes a simple pass to David White. David White plays a perfect one-two with Thomas Hansen and rushes in on goal... David White rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Malte Eberle easily smothers it!
65.03
Serafim Cuza chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Shaw. Neil Shaw threads the ball through to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
66.54
Gary McNeill knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephan Amoah. Stephan Amoah goes all the way! Stephan Amoah cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.07
Dumitru Leonte kicks a strong pass forward to Jannes Paauwe. Jannes Paauwe knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tómas Björgvinsson who gathers it comfortably.
71.09
Jimmy Vicari barges into Don Naysmith. The referee calls over Jimmy Vicari and warns him to calm down! Don Naysmith stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.45
Ronnie Beckerman sees space and advances. Ronnie Beckerman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jannes Paauwe. Jannes Paauwe whips in a cross ball towards Stephan Amoah. Stephan Amoah heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.19
Dumitru Leonte makes a probing pass to Jannes Paauwe. Jannes Paauwe knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Serafim Cuza.
83.24
Carlos Moya knocks the ball forward to Neil Shaw. Neil Shaw knocks the ball to his team mate, Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith goes all the way! Don Naysmith makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
87.01
Neil Shaw knocks the ball forward to Thomas Hansen. Thomas Hansen goes all the way! Thomas Hansen shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
89.08
Mark Lassiter controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dumitru Leonte. Dumitru Leonte surges forward with the ball. Dumitru Leonte knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tómas Björgvinsson who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Mark Lassiter makes a simple pass to Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephan Amoah. Stephan Amoah whips in a cross ball towards Jannes Paauwe. Jannes Paauwe directs the ball goalwards with his head. Tómas Björgvinsson is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Stephan Amoah of Tottenham Hotspur

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 3 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 8 vs 7
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 1
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 3
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 55.6701030927835 vs 44.3298969072165
Play Area
Home team third: 26.80%, Midfield: 43.30%, Away team third: 29.90%