Tottenham Hotspur have one foot in the automatic round of 16 of the Europa League after their matchday seven victory over Hoffenheim in Germany on Thursday evening.
Spurs took the lead in the opening minutes, Pedro Porro sending a long pass across the goal line into the path of James Maddison to take control of the ball and ensure a dream start.
The second goal of the evening, scored by Son Heung-min, was a bit lucky. Maddison’s deflected pass put the Spurs captain in goal and his deflected shot flew over Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann.
Brandon Austin made an excellent save and made it 2-0 in the first half before Hoffenheim went on the attack after the break. The hosts hit the crossbar through former Leicester City striker Andrej Kramaric before VAR intervened and overturned a penalty awarded against Austin.
Hoffenheim then managed to equalize through Anton Stach, but Son gave Spurs some breathing space again just over ten minutes before the end of the game with an overtaking maneuver and a low shot over the goal from the left. And that proved crucial when substitute David Mokwa reduced the deficit again in the final stages.
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player | Evaluation |
|---|---|
Goalkeeper: Oliver Baumann (c) | 01.06.10 |
RB: Pavel Kaderabek | 6.3/10 |
CB: Kevin Akpoguma | 5.2/10 |
CB: Stanley N’Soki | 6.8/10 |
LB: David Jurasek | 6.5/10 |
RM: Adam Hlozek | 6.3/10 |
CM: Anton Stach | 8.0/10 |
CM: Finn Becker | 7.3/10 |
LM: Tom Bishop | 6.9/10 |
ST: Andrej Kramaric | 7.3/10 |
ST: Max Moerstedt | 6.4/10 |
Substitute: David Mokwa (78th for Stach) | 7.2/10 |
Substitute player: Arthur Chaves (80th minute for Bishop) | 6.5/10 |
Substitute: Florian Micheler (81st for Hlozek) | N/A |
Substitutes not used: Luca Philipp (TW), Tim Philipp (TW), Luca Erlein, Robin Hranac, Valentin Gendrey, Hennes Behrens, Luka Djuric, Simon Kalambayi.
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player | Evaluation |
|---|---|
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 |
CM: Lucas Bergvall | 7.4/10 |
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur | 8.1/10 |
CM: James Maddison | 8.7/10 |
RW: Dejan Kulusevski | 6.8/10 |
ST: Richarlison | 6.6/10 |
LW: Son Heung-min (c) | 8.9/10 |
Substitute: Mikey Moore (56′ for Richarlison) | 6.7/10 |
Substitute: Will Lankshear (79th minute for Son) | 6.2/10 |
Substitute: Callum Olusesi (89th minute for Maddison) | N/A |
Substitutions not used: Fraser Forster (TW), Alfie Whiteman (TW), Dante Cassanova, Malachi Hardy, Damola Ajayi.