Tottenham Hotspur vs Blackburn Rovers
Match pulse
TOTAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Spurs 3-2
Tottenham Hotspur beat Blackburn Rovers 3-2 on Sunday, March 5, 2006 at White Hart Lane. Goals for Spurs: Robbie Keane (9', 42') and Ahmed Hossam Mido (70'). Goals for Blackburn: Florent Sinama-Pongolle (44') and Craig Bellamy (67').
Play by play
- 93'
FULL-TIME! Spurs take the points, but Rovers emerge with a lot of credit. Great game of football, played in a great spirit. I'm drained.
- 92'
...the ball is worked to Mido, but Freidel flies across his goal and saves.
- 92'
TWO-ON-ONE! Spurs break through Lennon, who has Mido in support and only Todd in front of him...
- 92'
Jenas eases the pressure as he hoofs clear; Blackburn have got everyone forward now.
- 90'
As much as Blackburn have impressed with their dynamism and drive, we must give some credit to Spurs for hanging on and taking a crucial three points.
- 89'
OFF THE BAR! Gray steals in at the back post, but his header from 10 yards or so flicks off the top of the crossbar and out for a goal-kick.
- 88'
Pongolle has the chance to flick a pass in to the run of Reid, but Dawson reads the danger and heads clear. Good defending from the youngster.
- 87'
Blackburn have shown tremendous energy levels this afternoon; they have pressed and harried Spurs when they've not had the ball, and powered forward when they have. It has been a great display, despite the result.
- 86'
Spurs are doing their best to close out this game by taking their time over set-pieces and trying to keep possession as best they can.
- 85'
Tottenham are preparing their final change, with Defoe warming up on the sidelines.
- 84'
...but instead of putting his foot through it and testing the keeper, he tries to chip the big American and only lifts the ball over the crossbar.
- 84'
CHANCE FOR A HAT-TRICK! Keane is left one-on-one with Freidel after a good through ball from the left...
- 83'
BLACKBURN SUB: Kuqi replaces Emerton; an attacking change from Hughes, with Kuqi giving Rovers a real physical presence up front.
- 82'
Lennon fends off the challenge of Neill as he collects Carrick's pass and cuts in from the left, but his shot is weak and dribbles wide of Freidel's post.
- 81'
Savage feeds a good pass in to the run of Bellamy, who tries to flick the ball inside to Pongolle; fortunately for Spurs, the ball deflects off the heels of King to safety.
- 80'
Sinama Pongolle is adjudged to have pushed Dawson as he tried to get on the end of Bellamy's flick over the top of the Spurs defence.
- 79'
WIDE! Jenas' free-kick flies through the Blackburn wall, but goes just the wrong side of the near post.
- 79'
Todd becomes the third booking in the space of a couple of minutes as he is shown the yellow for blocking off Keane.
- 78'
TOTTENHAM SUB: Murphy replaces Tiano; it will be difficult for the substitute to pick up the pace of this game; he only has ten minutes or so to impress.
- 78'
Reid is booked for a tit-for-tat foul on Lee as the South Korean tried to break past him on the flank.
- 77'
Emerton powers in to the penalty area but he can't pick out Pongolle with his pass.
- 76'
Blackburn are still pressing and pressing, as they have done for most of this half; they deserve a point at least.
- 75'
Lee is booked for bringing down Reid as the winger tried to pass him down the right.
- 74'
Keane is furious not to earn a penalty when his flick inside the penalty area strikes Nelsen on the arm.
- 73'
There have been some excellent individual performances this afternoon; Dawson, Keane, Reid, Bellamy - they have all been superb.
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