Football Premier League England
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Spurs 3-1 Bournemouth
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
The game opened in the 2nd minute when the home side had a chance to counter attack. Papa Mater intercepted the ball before Brennan Johnson used his speed to rise to the right and punch the ball to the right. Before the restart for Son Heung-min, he had a clear shot but the ball went off the back post.
Then in the 9th minute, the home team pressed forward before intercepting the ball. Then the ball came to Papa Mater. Sarr used his speed to dribble and cut into the penalty area. Then shoot with your right hand. The ball hit the post and gave Spurs a 1-0 lead over Bournemouth.
The game lasted until the 25th minute. Son Heung-min got the ball loose on the left before the “Golden Spurs” continued to press forward. He then decided to shoot before using his speed to dribble the ball into the penalty area but the ball went straight to Neto's body. He used his legs to knock the ball out.
Neither team could score more after that. The first half of the game was over and Spurs were leading Bournemouth 1-0.
The second half started in the 50th minute. The visiting side were awarded a corner kick before Lewis Cook took charge of opening the ball before Dominic Solange fired his loan into the side. The ball hit the target before getting a clear header, but Gugelmo Vicario was able to parry the ball away.
After another 2 minutes the home team countered, Richarlison punching the ball through the hole to get the ball loose before firing clear. But the ball went off the back post.
Then, in the 72nd minute, Son Heung-min picked up a loose ball in the penalty area and gave Giovanni Lo Celso a chance to poke the ball through a hole from the middle of the field. He sent the ball inside the second post to give Spurs a 2-0 lead over Bournemouth before getting a clear shot.
The game reached the 80th minute when Brennan Johnson picked up a loose ball on the right. He then fired a clear shot past Richarlison before using his pace to help Spurs to a 3-0 lead over Bournemouth.
In the 84th minute Alex Scott crossed from the left and Marcus Tavernier crossed to the middle. He shot and headed the ball into the goal, helping Bournemouth to beat Spurs 1-3.
Both teams failed to score in the rest of the period. With time running out, Spurs beat Bournemouth 3-1, giving the “Golden Spurs” 39 points, 5th place, 3 points behind leaders Liverpool, while “The Cherries” lost their first match. In 8 games
Players on the field for both teams
Spurs (4-2-3-1) : Guillermo Vicario – Pedro Porro, Emerson Royal, Ben Davis, Destiny Udoghi – Rodrygo Bentancur (Pierre-Emi Hojbjerg 58), Pap Matar Sarr (Oliver Skipp 32) – Brennan Johnson, Giovani Lo Celso, Son Heung-min.
Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Neto – Adam Smith, Ilija Zabarni, Marcos Senesi, Tango Watara (Maximilian Aarons 46) – Ryan Christie, Lewis Cook – Luis Sinistera (Antonia Semenyo 61), Justin Kluivert (Philippe Billing 61), Marcus Tavernier –
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