UEFA Europa League

FK Qarabag vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2015-16 UEFA Europa League, 2015 First Round

· UEFA Europa League
FK Qarabag
    FT
    0 - 1
    Tottenham Hotspur
    • 78': Harry Kane

    Harry Kane helps Spurs beat Qarabag and advance in Europa League

    Harry Kane fired Tottenham into the knockout stages of the Europa League as they finally overcame stubborn Group J minnows Qarabag 1-0 in Baku.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Ryan Mason (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane.
    • 7': Ansi Agolli (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 8': Offside, FK Qarabag. Ibrahim Sehic tries a through ball, but Rydell Poepon is caught offside.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Ryan Mason (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
    • 12': Cavid Tagiyev (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 13': Cavid Tagiyev (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 15': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Badavi Huseynov.
    • 15': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Ryan Mason tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Maksim Medvedev (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cavid Tagiyev.
    • 19': Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Gara Garayev (FK Qarabag).
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
    • 27': Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 27': Richard Almeida (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Afran Ismayilov (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Quintana.
    • 29': Foul by Richard Almeida (FK Qarabag).
    • 29': Kieran Trippier (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Foul by Rydell Poepon (FK Qarabag).
    • 31': Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Gara Garayev.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eric Dier.
    • 39': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Christian Eriksen tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
    • 40': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Maksim Medvedev.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Davies.
    • 42': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Richard Almeida.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Dani Quintana (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Afran Ismayilov.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Ryan Mason (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Kane.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Davies.
    • 44': Richard Almeida (FK Qarabag) is shown the yellow card.
    • 44': Delay in match Rydell Poepon (FK Qarabag) because of an injury.
    • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, FK Qarabag 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
    • 0': Match ends, FK Qarabag 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins FK Qarabag 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
    • 49': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Badavi Huseynov.
    • 53': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Ben Davies.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Richard Almeida (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gara Garayev following a corner.
    • 54': Substitution, FK Qarabag. Samuel Armenteros replaces Rydell Poepon.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
    • 57': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 57': Samuel Armenteros (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eric Dier.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jan Vertonghen.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Dani Quintana (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Afran Ismayilov.
    • 60': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Ben Davies.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Kane.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dele Alli.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 64': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ibrahim Sehic.
    • 65': Substitution, FK Qarabag. Chumbinho replaces Cavid Tagiyev.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Davies.
    • 67': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ibrahim Sehic.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
    • 67': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Maksim Medvedev.
    • 68': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Samuel Armenteros.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Dani Quintana (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Armenteros.
    • 70': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Badavi Huseynov.
    • 73': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Rasad F. Sadiqov.
    • 73': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Tom Carroll replaces Ryan Mason.
    • 76': Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Toby Alderweireld with a cross.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
    • 77': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ibrahim Sehic.
    • 77': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Rasad F. Sadiqov.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
    • 78': Goal! FK Qarabag 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min following a corner.
    • 79': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Christian Eriksen tries a through ball, but Harry Kane is caught offside.
    • 80': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Clinton N'Jie replaces Son Heung-Min.
    • 80': Substitution, FK Qarabag. Elvin Mammadov replaces Afran Ismayilov.
    • 80': Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Elvin Mammadov (FK Qarabag).
    • 81': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
    • 82': Offside, FK Qarabag. Rasad F. Sadiqov tries a through ball, but Elvin Mammadov is caught offside.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dele Alli.
    • 86': Clinton N'Jie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Badavi Huseynov (FK Qarabag).
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 88': Hand ball by Tom Carroll (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 88': Gara Garayev (FK Qarabag) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Josh Onomah replaces Christian Eriksen.
    • 90'+2': Chumbinho (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Tom Carroll (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, FK Qarabag 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 5
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    13 Corner Kicks 3
    3 Saves 7
    65.5 Possession 34.5
    24 SHOTS 6
    8 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    597 Accurate Passes 285
    688 Passes 365
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    8 Accurate Crosses 1
    26 Crosses 7
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    59 Long Balls 59
    36 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
    8 Blocked Shots 1
    17 Effective Tackles 16
    25 Tackles 20
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    9 Effective Clearances 32
    11 Clearances 39

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
    Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
    Attendance: 28,000

    Line-Ups

    QAR FK Qarabag (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Ibrahim Sehic (GK)
    14 Rasad Sadiqov
    55 Badavi Hüseynov
    25 Ansi Agolli
    5 Maksim Medvedev
    10 Dani Quintana
    20 Richard Almeida Yellow Card
    2 Qara Qarayev Yellow Card
    29 Rydell Poepon
    77 Javid Tagiyev
    22 Afran Ismayilov
    FK Qarabag Substitutes:
    Ferhad Veliyev, Samuel Armenteros, Elvin Mammadov, Elvin Yunuszada, Míchel, Chumbinho, Ilqar Qurbanov.

    TOT Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
    5 Jan Vertonghen
    4 Toby Alderweireld
    33 Ben Davies
    16 Kieran Trippier
    20 Dele Alli
    8 Ryan Mason
    15 Eric Dier
    10 Harry Kane
    23 Christian Eriksen
    7 Son Heung-Min
    Tottenham Hotspur Substitutes:
    Josh Onomah, Clinton N'Jie, Kevin Wimmer, Thomas Carroll, Michel Vorm, Harry Winks, Andros Townsend.

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