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Is two goals away each printed Sebastian Bassong and Roman Pavlyuchenko to be fitting for Spurs breath. Although unable to save his team from defeat, but two goals away makes Harry Redknapp squad only needed 1-0 victory in the second leg at White Hart Lane and qualify for the Champions League.
Inaugural play-off match at home to Young Boys, Stade de Suisse, Spurs had to be depressed in the early matches. Just two minutes walk game, midfielder Senad Lulic Young Boys goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes directly threatened. Lucky, the efforts of Bosnia's original players still hit the bar.
But two minutes later, Lulic really make camp with the Spurs snapped goals quickly. Starting from a long range shot which hit the Henri Bienvenu Ammar Jemal, a ball that fell in the penalty box directly utilized to conquer Lulic Gomes and brought his team ahead 1-0.
Disadvantaged one goal in a short time, Spurs responded immediately. Two opportunities were successfully obtained via Giovanni Dos Santos and Roman Pavlyuchenko in the eighth minute. Unfortunately, the efforts both players are still not able to penetrate Young Boys goalkeeper who escorted the team captain, Marco Wolfii.
When cool pressing, again shocked with the Spurs second goal Young Boys created in the 13th minute. Starting from Michael Dawson's mistake in anticipating the ball, dribbling Bienvenu quickly broke into the penalty box and fired a shot that nestled into the corner of measurable left goalkeeper Gomes. Young Boys were getting away with a 2-0 advantage.
Have not been able to minimize the position, the Spurs once again been forced down by the Swiss representative of this club. Entering the 28th minute, Sebastian Bassong fatal mistake by letting the bait release Costanzo Xavier Hochstrasser breakthrough scalable to a direct fired hard and forcing Gomes for the third time in picking up the ball from the goalkeeper.
Disadvantaged 0-3, Spurs began to be haunted by failure to realize the dream of escape for the first time to the Champions League. However, Redknapp tried to calm his foster child who began playing in a hurry and asked them to play patiently. This was during the first round of fruitless three minutes left.
Starting from the corner bait executed Gareth Bale, Bassong pay his mistake with the ball past the guard Wolfii gore. Score was 1-3 to close the first half of matches.
Entering the second half, Spurs, who needed two goals to score an equalizer, immediately step on the gas. In minute 56, the Spurs got a golden opportunity to reduce the lag through the bait measurable Bale released from the flank. Unfortunately, both Defoe and Pavlyuchenko who stood in front of goal, failed to welcome these bait.
Solid game not nearly made the Spurs back line further and further behind. In the 68th minute, David Degen gives a sweet bait to Bienvenu in the penalty box. But unfortunately, the player's header from Cameroon was still above the crossbar Gomes.
Laga entering the 80th minute, Spurs are still left behind two goals continue to increase the intensity of attacks. Several opportunities were successfully obtained through a Tom Huddlestone, Pavlyuchenko and Bassong. However, none of which bear a goal.
After several experiments, the Spurs finally managed to minimize dropping through Pavlyuchenko. Utilizing breakthrough bait Robbie Keane, the Russian national team this bomber fired hard into the pole near powerless Wolfii dammed. 2-3 score lasted until the game was over.
The composition of Players:
BSC Young Boys: Wolfli, Sutter, Spycher, Affolter, Jemal, Lulic, Tape Doubai, Degen, Hochstrasser, Costanzo, Bienvenu.
Tottenham Hotspur: Gomes, Corluka, Dawson, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Giovani, Palacios, Modric, Bale, Pavlyuchenko, Defoe.
Complete results of the first leg Champions League Play-offs:
Zenit St. Petersburg 1-0 Auxerre
Dynamo Kyiv 1-1 Ajax Amsterdam
Rosenborg 2-1 FC Copenhagen
Sparta Prague 0-2 Zilina
Young Boys Bern 3-2 Tottenham H.
