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  • Tottenham 3-2 Stoke: Crouch double, Etherington, Jones superb-strike

    Match between Tottenham Hotspur contra Stoke City created five goals in the first half alone. Spurs came out a winner with a 3-2 advantage from Stoke.

    At White Hart Lane on Saturday (09/04/2011) , Peter Crouch's goal was to break down Stoke at minute 11. Luka Modric for Spurs then double the score at minute 18.

    Stoke did not give up so easily and successfully thins out through Matthew Etherington in the 27th minute before Crouch keep the Spurs again on 34 minutes.

    Four minutes before the break, Kenwyne Jones scored a goal to keep Stoke up hope in the pursuit of Spurs.

    Crouch's two goals scored in the victory over Stoke this Tub payment of "debts" after a few days before he was red-carded quickly when the Spurs defeated Real Madrid 0-4 in Champions League.

    With these results over Stoke, Spurs not only cemented the position of the fifth championship - Europa League zone - with the advantage of eight points from Liverpool that one position below, but also maintain the opportunity to qualify for the Champions League.

    Of the 31 games, the Spurs collect 53 digits or just three points away from Manchester City, who is ranked fourth or last position for the Champions League.



    The game

    Spurs immediately press in five minutes. Gareth Bale pushed forward and after receiving the ball from Luka Modric he fired a shot from a distance of 18 meters toward the goal. Goalkeeper Asmir Begovic dropped the body to hold the ball.

    Four minutes later, another attack carried the Spurs. This time, Bale is releasing bait towards Roman Pavlyuchenko but the skin round opponent can be driven to produce a corner kick.

    New Spurs really took the lead in minute 11. Having kept pressing, goals scored by Peter Crouch. From the corner kick is taken short, the ball rolled out Rafael Van der Vaart to Pavlyuchenko, who then sent a cross to Crouch headlong.

    Seven minutes later Spurs double the advantage. Pavlyuchenko turn and pass into the middle of a run. After pass Robert Huth, Modric rolling the ball past Begovic hadangan.

    Stoke success thins out in minute 27. Matthew Etherington ran on the left side without unstoppable Spurs defender. From the side of the goal he then kicked the ball which could not be stopped goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes.

    Spurs away again through Crouch's second goal on 34 minutes. From a team effort, between Van der Vaart, Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Huddlestone, the ball is then posted to be greeted Crouch's head. 3-1 to Spurs.

    Stoke have not given up. Four minutes ahead of halftime, Kenwynne Jones makes Gomes had picked up the ball from the goal after he had also passed Younes Kaboul. Chasing Stoke 2-3.

    Stoke almost evened the score at minute 53. Jones passed Assou-Ekotto and then send the ball to Jonathan Walters. The ball on his thigh and then hit the goalpost.

    Three minutes later Spurs threatened revenge. Bale ran combing edge of the field before sending a cross to the far post for Pavlyuchenko who has not been greeted header on target.

    Stoke goalkeeper on 67 minutes although the goal is not authorized vibrate because it is a violation of Younes Kaboul against goalkeeper Begovic.


    Team Line-up:


    Tottenham Hotspur: Gomes, Corluka, Dawson, Kaboul, Assou-Ekotto (Gallas '89), Van der Vaart, Huddlestone, Modric, Bale, Pavlyuchenko, Crouch

    Stoke City: Begovic, Whelan (Whitehead '76), Shawcross, Huth, Wilkinson, Pennant (Fuller '76), Wilson, Delap (Diao '76), Etherington, Walters, Jones

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