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Ferencvaros 1-2 Tottenham: Brennan Johnson scores AGAIN as younger Spurs aspect battle to second Europa League victory of the season

Ferencvaros 1-2 Tottenham: Brennan Johnson scores AGAIN as younger Spurs aspect battle to second Europa League victory of the season


Brennan Johnson got here off the bench to attain for the fifth sport in succession as Ange Postecoglou supplied Tottenham a glimpse of the long run.

The Spurs boss threw 4 youngsters into the Europa League in opposition to Ferencvaros and was rewarded with a second win within the competitors.

Pape Matar Sarr gave Postecoglou’s staff the lead earlier than Johnson got here on and scored the second within the closing levels.

Barnabas Varga pulled one again for the Hungarian champions however Tottenham, who hit the woodwork twice, had been definitely worth the victory.

Postecoglou’s teenagers had been Archie Grey, who spent the primary half in central defence earlier than switching to left again and was splendidly composed and unruffled in each roles, and Lucas Bergvall in midfield, each 18.

Brennan Johnson got here off the bench to attain for Tottenham for the fifth sport in succession

A young Spurs side started the game, with Archie Gray, 18, lining up in various defensive areas

A younger Spurs aspect began the sport, with Archie Grey, 18, lining up in varied defensive areas

Mikey Moore, 17, was making his first start for the club

Will Lankshear, meanwhile, was debuting for Spurs

Mikey Moore (left), 17, and Will Lankshear (proper), 18, made their first begins for the membership

Mikey Moore at 17 was making his first begin, initially broad on the fitting and afterward the left. Will Lankshear, 19, made his debut up entrance.

Lankshear, signed for £2million from Sheffield United in 2022, was prolific for Tottenham’s Beneath-21s final season however missed the goal with an early likelihood. Picked out by a cross from Timo Werner, he mistimed a header, and it skidded over.

Moore flickered with promise all through, inflicting issues for left-back Cristian Ramirez. He and Lankshear had been concerned within the opening objective though the crux of it was horrible defending by the house staff.

Moore drifted inside with the ball and flicked a move in direction of Lankshear who battled with the centre-halves because the ball bounced round in entrance of objective. Ferencvaros wasted their possibilities to tidy away the hazard and Sarr pounced, darting ahead to roll in his second objective of the Europa League marketing campaign.

Till then, Spurs had lived dangerously on a slippery floor, which was quickly chopping up underfoot after hours of relentless rain. Ferencvaros had opened with objective, fast on the turnover all the time looking to interrupt into the area behind Tottenham’s excessive defensive position.

They created early possibilities. Centre-forward Varga headed one over, Guglielmo Vicario saved from Adama Traore and there was a objective dominated out for offside when the sport was goalless.

Eldar Civic crossed from the left and Varga climbed on the again submit to go in, however the flag was up. The VAR took a protracted exhausting look. It was very tight and ultimately the choice was dominated to be appropriate as a result of knee was a centimetre or two offside.

Vicario made a wonderful save to foil Varga once more earlier than Spurs took the lead halfway via the primary half and took management.

In midfield was the highly-rated Lucas Bergvall, 18, started in midfield for the second European game in a row

In midfield was the highly-rated Lucas Bergvall, 18, began in midfield for the second European sport in a row

Pedro Porro virtually made it 2-0 earlier than the interval with a low roller together with his left foot which fizzed via a crowded penalty space and thumped into the foot of a submit.

With out the second, the sport remained within the stability. Vicario saved from Matheus Saldanha at one finish and Lankshear twice went shut on the different, first an effort which looped narrowly over from a Porro nook.

Then he was foiled by a last-ditch deal with by Stefan Gartenmann as he ready to complete on the break. Werner was once more responsible of losing a great opportunity. Picked out by Moore on the break, Werner opted to go across the keeper however carried the ball too broad to complete, hitting the side-netting from a decent angle.

Postecoglou despatched on James Maddison, Brennan Johnson and Dejan Kulusevski in an try and safe the sport. Johnson rattled the bar with one effort earlier than discovering the web off the submit together with his subsequent and it helped Spurs keep their profitable begin in Europe. 

Written by bourbiza mohamed

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