Evening Standard
·25 October 2024
Evening Standard
·25 October 2024
Mikey Moore dazzles as Spurs successfully maintain their 100 per cent start to the competition
Tottenham vs AZ Alkmaar LIVE!
Spurs are celebrating making it a hat-trick of early wins in this season’s new-look Europa League. Ange Postecoglou’s side continued their 100 per start to the competition on Thursday night, seeing off AZ Alkmaar 1-0 in an entertaining contest in north London to follow previous victories over Ferencvaros and Qarabag.
Richarlison’s cool second-half penalty after an animated debate with stand-in captain James Maddison ultimately won the game for Tottenham, though it was the performance of Mikey Moore that will inevitably steal all the headlines. The 17-year-old academy graduate was utterly sensational after half-time, terrifying the AZ Alkmaar defence with a scintillating display that further underlined his enormous potential.
Spurs already appear to have one foot firmly planted in the knockout rounds with tougher games on the horizon against the likes of Galatasaray, Roma and Rangers before the end of the calendar year. Follow Tottenham vs AZ Alkmaar reaction live below!
Live updates
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Full-time
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93 mins: Close again to a late second goal for Spurs after some great play involving Udogie, Kulusevski and Odobert.
Owusu-Oduro caught Udogie high there as he tried to poke home with Johnson arriving at the back post.
There’s a long VAR check, but no penalty given.
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90 mins: Into three minutes of added time.
Kwakman fouls Johnson and picks up a booking, then makes another silly challenge.
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89 mins: Almost a quick goal off the bench for Odobert, but his shot is blocked.
Spurs are not merely looking to quietly see out this game against 10 men.
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87 mins: A standing ovation from the Spurs fans for the excellent Mikey Moore as he's replaced by the fit-again Wilson Odobert.
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85 mins: Red card!
A second sending off in as many games for Alkmaar’s Norwegian left-back David Moller Wolfe.
He picks up a second booking for bringing down Johnson.
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84 mins: AZ Alkmaar boss Maarten Martens makes two more changes in search of a late equaliser.
Kwakman and Meerdink replace Mijnans and Dekker.
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81 mins: Moore and Kulusevski have both cut in off the flanks and tried to test Owusu-Oduro, who was equal to both efforts.
Inside the final 10 minutes in north London and Spurs still need to put this game to bed.
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78 mins: Dekker - who gave away the penalty for that foul on Bergvall earlier - is now booked for a lunging challenge on Sarr.
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74 mins: A solid save that from Forster to deny Lahdo, who had been released by Parrott.
Tottenham have got to keep their concentration here.
Still plenty of time left and AZ Alkmaar have looked dangerous over the last 10 minutes.