Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
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Who won: Spurs 1-0
Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester City 1-0 on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at Etihad Stadium. Goals for Spurs: Peter Crouch (82').
Play by play
- 94'
The Spurs bench charge onto the field and their fans go bananas. Harry, very modestly, refrains from a wild celebration and shakes hands with Mancini before giving a thumbs up to the directors box. A remarkable achievement.
- 94'
It's all over! Spurs are in the Champions League!
- 93'
Spurs go into short corner mode. They are almost there.
- 92'
Superb move from Spurs as Pavlyuchenko finds Crouch, who returns the ball and lashes in a shot that Fulop does very well to save.
- 91'
De Jong flicks a ball over the top for Adebayor but he is offside. City's players know the game is up now and all the life has drained out of them.
- 90'
Four minutes added....
- 89'
Spurs are stroking it around now and City are chasing shadows. If they do fail to get fourth, which looks likely now, I wonder how many changes we'll see this summer.
- 88'
Palcios is coming on to shore things up and Modric goes off.
- 87'
Tevez tries to get to the byline and cross but Huddlestone watches him all the way and does brilliantly to win a goal kick.
- 86'
Vieira looks for Santa Cruz but they weren't on the same wavelength.
- 85'
That could have been two as Bale charges past Toure. Pavlyuchenko is waiting in the middle but the cross is scuffed and Kompany cuts it out.
- 84'
City have just over five minutes to rescue their Champions League dream and as it stands, you have to say Spurs have been the better team.
- 83'
There was a little flare up after the goal and Bennett has to restore order. Then Bellamy comes off and Santa Cruz is on.
- 82'
City shot themselves in the foot there, they gave the ball away, then Bellamy made it too easy for Kaboul to get round him, and as he crossed the ball flicked off a defender, Fulop parried and Crouch nodded into the net.
- 82'
GOAL! Crouch!
- 80'
Bentley launches in a free kick that misses everyone. Spurs change: Defoe off, Pavlyuchenko on.
- 79'
Tevez cuts inside and unleashes another effort but once again, King gets his bonce in the way. Great defending.
- 78'
Vieira goes long for Adebayor and though Dawson misses his header Gomes is out to claim.
- 77'
What a save! Fulop has done it again! Bale's cross finds Crouch eight yards out but Fulop's feet prevent Spurs grabbing a goal. He should have scored. He HAD to score.
- 76'
Bellamy's cross is blocked by Kaboul before De Jong throws himself at the ball to prevent Crouch getting to it.
- 75'
Spurs work the ball nicely down the field and then change flanks as Huddlestone lays-off to Modric who shoots, but high and wide.
- 74'
Wright-Phillips swings in a cross but King clears, then as the ball comes back in King turns it behind for a corner at the near post. He must be knackered by now - this is his second game in four days after all. Bet his knee is in bits.
- 73'
That incredible game at Motherwell has finished 6-6! Hibs were 6-2 up at one point as well!
- 72'
City have to push forward now and they were nearly gifted a goal by Gomes who missed a back pass before recovering the situation.
- 71'
That is Lennon's game over, Bentley replaces him. Johnson goes off and Wright-Phillips is on.
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