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January 23, 2025, 19:46 | Tottenham Hotspur
Two goals from Heung-Min Son helped us take a huge step towards automatic qualification for the last 16 of the Europa League as we defeated Hoffenheim 3-2 in Germany on Thursday evening.
Our patron once hit halfway, its moment proved to be the winner, since we survived an attack due to the hosts, but we finished a vital victory in the Rhein-Leckar Aren Week reserve our position in the last 16 without the need for a play-off.
James Maddison put us ahead in the third minute and his son made it 2-0 before the break, but we allowed Hoffenheim to come back when Anton Stach returned home in the 68th minute. Our third was added nine minutes later, however, David Mokwa scored for the home side in the final minutes to ensure a tense finish, we held 3 issues to get through to the fourth of the league stage before the rest of the night. Parties.
Despite all 10 players lacking an injury and 4 others not eligible for competition, we were gifted to the best start with half the fly after just 3 minutes, Pedro Porro picked Maddison with a glorious pass and the midfielder controlled the ball before shooting past Oliver Baumann.
That settled us into the game and we were full of attacking threat in the early stages. Richarlison forced Baumann into a good save in the 12th minute and shortly after played in Porro but he slid his effort just wide of the post. Our skipper was next to have a good sight of goal, coming in off the left flank but blazed over the bar from just inside the area, however we added to our tally after 22 minutes, Maddison this time the creator as he found Son racing through and his left-footed shot flicked off Pavel Kaderabek, beat Baumann and bounced across the line.
Hoffenheim, 17 in the Bundesliga with only 4 victories of 18 games and only six numbers at the Europa League table after six games, have led a risk to move forward and we want two wise resumes by Brandon Austin in its European debut, and Only its appearance for the moment in general: to keep our blank sheet alive. The first minimum to avoid Max Moerstedt producers, while at the time a very good complete rhythm diving except for a strong hand over Tom Bischof’s career in the 33rd minute.
Almost 3-0 in the half time when Lucas Bergvall rose to the end of Maddison’s loose kick from the left, but Baumann was driving his head, even if we almost granted when the ball arrived here in Finn Ole Becker 12 yards. Shot blocked through Radu Dragusin and Austin accumulated the rebound.
The hosts went out to the fight in the era of starting from the time and we had trouble leaving our half, we have tried a series of crosses that entered the box. There was a danger moment, however, the former Leicester City attacker, Andrej Kramaric, opposed the cross bar in the 55th minute. There was some other fear just after the time when a cross entered the box and Austin went up To hit Moerstedt, the two players fell to the floor and Danish referee Morten Krogh pointing to the penalty spot, suggesting that our goalkeeper had hooked up with the striking Hoffenheimim. However, after a VAR exam, the resolution was canceled, however, it spent a long time before the local team stopped on the adjustment sheet, Stach received the maximum touches on David Jurasek’s crossing to divert it to the party posterior of the network.
We changed a little at this stage, but this purpose returned our lives and when Hoffenheim presented the property to Rodrigo Bentancur in the middle of the way, he discovered the replacement Mikey Moore, who moved the ball a glorious fishing on the left foot shot in the remote corner maximum.
That should have been it but the home side ensured a nervy finish when they added a second in the 88th minute, Mokwa unmarked at the far post to head home Kramaric’s cross. We brought on Callum Olusesi for his first-ever senior appearance, while five minutes of added time meant we had to stay resolute and vigilant for a bit longer, but we did just that for a vital victory.
Targets: Hoffenheim – Stach 68, Mokwa 88; Spurs – Maddison 3, son 22, 77.
Yellow card: Hoffenheim – Akpoguma.
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark).
Location: Rhein-Neckar Arena.
Weather: Gentle rain, comfortable breeze, 3 degrees.
Associate: 30,150.