After the vibrant Champions League days, it was the turn of the UEFA Europa League. On this occasion, Tottenham, who shone in the group stage, visited Austria’s modest Wolfsberg in the first leg in the 16th finals.
The first clear game was for the visiting team, at five minutes. Son moved to the right, cut in and released a powerful shot with his left leg that passed close to the rival target.
Later (13 ‘) Doherty got a long ball on the right wing, filtered for Bale who crossed with his less skilled leg and Son arrived to score first with a header. Golazo in an impressive team game.
It was a solo from the London painting. Alli advanced with the ball dominated by the right, threw a tunnel to his marker and tried to define between the goalkeeper’s legs (double spout), but the ball went just wide.
After 28 minutes, Doherty advanced to the right with a great play, filtering out Bale who hooked him on reaching the baseline, let his marker go long and then shot the goalkeeper. Impressive goal from ex-Real Madrid.
Half an hour into the game, two minutes after receiving the second goal. the local team finally replied. Crossbar that Vizinger headed right, but between Lloris and the bar they avoided the discount.
But Tottenham, effective like few others, convicted at 34 ‘everything. Moura advanced with the ball dominated in three-quarters of the lane, dodging four rivals with pure dribbling and defining goalkeeper Kofler’s front post.
The second part started with an extreme stir. Tottenham made a very good collective action on the edge of the area, Bale finished with a left foot in the corner, but the goalkeeper saved just enough.
The visit responded even better after 53 minutes. Sissoko controlled poorly in the area, Wernitznig anticipated him and was knocked down by the Frenchman’s foul. Double fault. Liendl took over the collection and threw it away.
Little by little, there was equality between both teams. With the changes, the violations, and so on, the intensity decreased.
And then it seemed that everything would become 1-3, the ‘Spurs’ struck for the last time. They brought a center to the area from the right, Lamela went as best he could and Carlos Vinicius led it to the small area. Fourth goal, goodbye draw.
It would ultimately be a comfortable 1-4 win for Tottenham on Austrian soil and they will have to rehabilitate everything in London.