UEFA Europa League

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

· UEFA Europa League
Tottenham Hotspur
  • 28': Son Heung-Min
  • 30': Son Heung-Min
  • 86': Erik Lamela
FT
3 - 1
FK Qarabag
  • 7': Richard Almeida (P)

Son Heung-Min brace leads Spurs' Europa League win over Qarabag

Son Heung-Min scored a quick-fire brace on his home debut as Tottenham came from behind to beat Qarabag in their Europa League opener on Thursday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Reynaldo Silva (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Quintana.
  • 4': Offside, FK Qarabag. Qara Qarayev tries a through ball, but Cavid Tagiyev is caught offside.
  • 6': Penalty FK Qarabag. Ansi Agolli draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 6': Penalty conceded by Kieran Trippier (Tottenham Hotspur) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 7': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, FK Qarabag 1. Richard Almeida (FK Qarabag) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 8': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Qara Qarayev.
  • 9': Hand ball by Cavid Tagiyev (FK Qarabag).
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dele Alli.
  • 16': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Dani Quintana.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Andros Townsend (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Foul by Ansi Agolli (FK Qarabag).
  • 19': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Eric Dier.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Reynaldo Silva (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ansi Agolli.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Richard Almeida (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Quintana.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eric Dier.
  • 27': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Rasad F. Sadiqov.
  • 27': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Reynaldo Silva.
  • 28': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, FK Qarabag 1. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Afran Ismayilov (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Foul by Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 30': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, FK Qarabag 1. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dele Alli.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a through ball.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Dani Quintana (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Afran Ismayilov.
  • 36': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Cavid Tagiyev.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Afran Ismayilov (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 39': Foul by Reynaldo Silva (FK Qarabag).
  • 39': Kieran Trippier (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Dani Quintana (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Foul by Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 41': Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Dani Quintana (FK Qarabag).
  • 42': Attempt missed. Reynaldo Silva (FK Qarabag) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cavid Tagiyev with a cross.
  • 43': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Erik Lamela tries a through ball, but Danny Rose is caught offside.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Cavid Tagiyev (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Reynaldo Silva.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, FK Qarabag 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, FK Qarabag 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 2, FK Qarabag 1.
  • 47': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Andros Townsend tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
  • 47': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Reynaldo Silva (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Quintana.
  • 49': Hand ball by Afran Ismayilov (FK Qarabag).
  • 49': Attempt saved. Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
  • 51': Afran Ismayilov (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 52': Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 54': Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Maksim Medvedev (FK Qarabag).
  • 57': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Lamela.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Dani Quintana (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 59': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Kevin Wimmer.
  • 60': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Andros Townsend.
  • 65': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Kevin Wimmer.
  • 67': Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Foul by Maksim Medvedev (FK Qarabag).
  • 67': Substitution, FK Qarabag. Samuel Armenteros replaces Cavid Tagiyev.
  • 68': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane replaces Son Heung-Min.
  • 68': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Clinton N'Jie replaces Andros Townsend.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Dani Quintana (FK Qarabag) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ansi Agolli with a cross.
  • 71': Delay in match Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) because of an injury.
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Tom Carroll (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dele Alli.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 75': Foul by Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 75': Rasad F. Sadiqov (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Winks replaces Eric Dier because of an injury.
  • 76': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Tom Carroll tries a through ball, but Harry Kane is caught offside.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Ansi Agolli (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Richard Almeida.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Ansi Agolli (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 79': Substitution, FK Qarabag. Míchel replaces Dani Quintana.
  • 79': Substitution, FK Qarabag. Alharbi El Jadeyaoui replaces Afran Ismayilov.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Winks.
  • 81': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Tom Carroll tries a through ball, but Erik Lamela is caught offside.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Samuel Armenteros (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alharbi El Jadeyaoui with a through ball.
  • 83': Clinton N'Jie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Maksim Medvedev (FK Qarabag).
  • 83': Maksim Medvedev (FK Qarabag) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 85': Ibrahim Sehic (FK Qarabag) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, FK Qarabag 1. Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane.
  • 87': Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Rasad F. Sadiqov (FK Qarabag) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Reynaldo Silva (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Richard Almeida.
  • 88': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
  • 90': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
  • 90'+1': Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Míchel (FK Qarabag).
  • 90'+1': Míchel (FK Qarabag) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Qara Qarayev (FK Qarabag).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Míchel (FK Qarabag).
  • 90'+2': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, FK Qarabag 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 5
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
7 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 2
46 Possession 54
15 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
380 Accurate Passes 474
465 Passes 553
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 3
19 Crosses 21
0.3 Cross % 0.1
57 Long Balls 57
29 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
22 Effective Tackles 28
27 Tackles 38
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
11 Effective Clearances 12
16 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: White Hart Lane
Location: London, England
Attendance: 26,463

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
27 Kevin Wimmer
4 Toby Alderweireld
3 Danny Rose
16 Kieran Trippier
20 Dele Alli
15 Eric Dier
28 Thomas Carroll
7 Son Heung-Min
11 Erik Lamela
17 Andros Townsend
Tottenham Hotspur Substitutes:
Clinton N'Jie, Harry Kane, Federico Fazio, Harry Winks, Ben Davies, Michel Vorm, Josh Onomah.

QAR FK Qarabag (4-5-1)

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

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