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Anorthosis Famagusta

  • Fabinho 53’

Tottenham Hotspur

  • Keane 77’
  1. Below-par Spurs draw in Cyprus

    Below-par Spurs draw in Cyprus

    Robbie Keane spared Tottenham's blushes after coming off the bench to score the equaliser as his team drew 1-1 away to Anorthosis Famagusta. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Anorthosis Famagusta
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • 90+3 It's over! A great result for Famagusta, a thoroughly damp squib for Spurs. Keane saved them the ignomony of defeat, but it was another unconvincing performance by Martin Jol's side. Stay rigth here for more of today's UEFA Cup action!
    • 90+1 Skopelitis goes down under Gardner's challenge in the box! The penalty appeals are waved away, almost laughed off!
    • 86' Keane knocks it to Taraabt, who tries to go one way and get the shot off, but is blocked so her turns quickly and curls a shot in with his right! Nagy cathces comfortably but it was nice build up by Taraabt.
    • 84' Darren Bent doesn't look satisfied with himself as he goes off to be replaced by Adel Taraabt.
    • 83 The impressive Vincent Laban comes off for Deyanov.
    • 80' Ndikumana bursts into the box brilliantly and cuts it back. The ball is only half-cleared and Ndikumana gets it back and squares it across for BOAVENTURA! ... The striker didn't even run for it at the far post! Famagusta could have scored again!
    • 77' GOAL!! Bale beats his man and gets to the byline to cut it back. Bent leaves it intelligently and Keane is on it to fire into the roof of the net! Great goal, the two subs combined well there!
    • 74' Boaventura nods a cross back out to LABAN!... The Frenchman fires low from distance and it's just wide of the post!
    • 74 Lee comes off for Robbie Keane. Bale shifts back to defence and the Irishman will slot in at left wing.
    • 73' Famagusta still look the most likely to score at the moment, Spurs are like a team of strangers!
    • 68' Boateng's debut is cut short as he is substituted for Gareth Bale. The Welsh teenager will go on the left hand side, and Malbranque will come over to the right.
    • 67' Huddlestone plays it out wide to Boateng, who feeds Defoe on the edge of the area witha good ball. Defoe beats a man, shapes up.. and again fires wide!
    • 65' A good run by Defoe that gets him into the box.. but he's surrounded by white shirts and is tackled by Nikolau.
    • 60' Fabinho pulls off four or five stepovers out on the wing in front of Stalteri! That's his last contribution, as he's subbed off for a familiar face, Marian Pahars!
    • 59' That goal has sparked the Spurs players into life, after a pretty lethargic display so far. They look like they are playing for something now.
    • 53' Paul Robinson, it's fair to say, is not. He's livid that the handball wasn't noticed, and his vehement protests are met with a yellow card!
    • 53' GOAL!! Fabinho scores for Famagusta! Boaventura handles it as he chests down and lays it off for Fabinho, who cracks an outswinger past Robinson inside the far post! A great strike, the Cypriot crowd are loving it!
    • 50' Defoe is clattered in a challenge, and is down injured. Which gives us time to ponder Famagusta manger Temur Ketsbaia. The former Newcastle player is wearing a team training top and a pair of Armani jeans. A manager in jeans? Have you ever seen such a thing?!
    • 48' Boaventura picks it up on the right wing, takes a touch inside and HAS A GO! It flew over Robinspn's near post! That's the closest Robinson has come to being tested, it was a decent effort.
    • 46' Famagusta make a change at half time, bringing off danger man Zlogar for Skopelitis, who played as a holding midfielder in the first leg.
    • 45' That's the last action of the half. Spurs have been the better side, but look like they're not too bothered. Motivating yourself when you are 6-1 up on aggregate must be tough. For their part Famagusta have given a better account of themselves than at White Hart Lane two weeks ago.
    • 44' Defoe hits the post! Malbranque slips it through and Defoe hits the woodwork from all of six yards out! Not the way to play yourself into the team!
    • 42' Stalteri is released on the right and chips a cross to the far post for MALBRANQUE! The Frenchman connects with an overhead kick, but it's way off target. Can't recall the last tiem there was one of those in a Tottenham shirt.
    • 40' Famagusta have a free kick in midfield. It goes out to Frousos who passes to Fabinho. The Brazilian uses Frousos' overlap as a diversion and beats Stalteri with style! He tries a one-two with Boaventura but his flick back is bungled. Nice football.
    • 37' Defoe picks the ball up from deep. He turns and tries to spray it out to Boateng but the ball is wayward.
    • 35' GREAT CHANCE DEFOE! Malbranque dinks it into Defoe in the box and he's onside! He chests, turns, and fires straight at the keeper from the penalty spot! What a let-off for the Cypriots!
    • 29' Huddlestone has a bad 30 seconds. He gives the ball away up one end, and then is beaten by Zlogar down the right on the break, so he fouls him! The free kick is headed out for a Famagusta corner. Eventually the danger is cleared.
    • 27' Some good play by Lee, Malbranque and Huddlestone on the left. Lee slides it through to Bent who is flagged oofside again! That's the second time he has been played on by Laban but been flagged up.
    • 22' Zokora intercepts in midfield and gives it to Defoe. He brings it onto his right foot and SHOOTS... It's well struck but over.
    • 20' Famagusta are having a go here and they break forward. Fabinho shoots! Gardner charges down the shot.
    • 18' Huddlestone breezes past his man and finds Bent on the left of the box. Bent twists and turns past before firing a low ball across the box... Cleared away by Nikolaou before it reaches Defoe!
    • 16' Boateng tries to play in Bent through the middle. Bent is marked tightly aand it's hacked away. Famagusta are allowing Spurs to come forward and rely on their man-marking to limit their opportunities.
    • 12' Huddlestone plays a good ball into Defoe's path, and Nagy slides in to take the ball right off his foot! Good keeping.
    • 8' Laban has a strike from the edge of the Spurs area... He drags his shot wide! Robinson was unsighted there and didn't react!
    • 7' Bent rolls the ball across to DEFOE! He skied over from the edge of the box under no pressure whatsoever!
    • 5' Kevin-Prince Boateng's first action as a Spurs player is a decent cross whipped in to Darren Bent. The £16.5 million man is well marked and it's headed away.
    • 1' Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of the UEFA Cup clash between Famagusta and Tottenham Hotspur! Paul Robinson stays in the Spurs goal in a bid to find some form before the Liverpool game on Saturday. German midfiedler Kevin-Prince Boateng makes his debut. The match is underway!

  • Summary

    • 80' Ndikumana bursts into the box brilliantly and cuts it back. The ball is only half-cleared and Ndikumana gets it back and squares it across for BOAVENTURA! ... The striker didn't even run for it at the far post! Famagusta could have scored again!
    • 77' GOAL!! Bale beats his man and gets to the byline to cut it back. Bent leaves it intelligently and Keane is on it to fire into the roof of the net! Great goal, the two subs combined well there!
    • 74' Boaventura nods a cross back out to LABAN!... The Frenchman fires low from distance and it's just wide of the post!
    • 53' GOAL!! Fabinho scores for Famagusta! Boaventura handles it as he chests down and lays it off for Fabinho, who cracks an outswinger past Robinson inside the far post! A great strike, the Cypriot crowd are loving it!
    • 48' Boaventura picks it up on the right wing, takes a touch inside and HAS A GO! It flew over Robinspn's near post! That's the closest Robinson has come to being tested, it was a decent effort.
    • 44' Defoe hits the post! Malbranque slips it through and Defoe hits the woodwork from all of six yards out! Not the way to play yourself into the team!
    • 35' GREAT CHANCE DEFOE! Malbranque dinks it into Defoe in the box and he's onside! He chests, turns, and fires straight at the keeper from the penalty spot! What a let-off for the Cypriots!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Anorthosis Famagusta

    Manager: Temur Ketsbaia

    Captain: Nikos Nikolaou

    On the Field

    • Nagy
    • Tripotseris
    • Konstantinou
    • Nikolaou
    • Laban
    • Zlogar
    • Ndikumana
    • Panagi
    • Frousos
    • Boaventura
    • Fabinho

    Subs

    • Pahars
    • Beqaj
    • Katsavakis
    • Sosin
    • Deyanov
    • Skopelitis
    • Belic

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Tottenham Hotspur

    Manager: Martin Jol

    Captain: Paul Robinson

    On the Field

    • Robinson
    • Stalteri
    • Gardner
    • Dawson
    • Young-Pyo
    • Zokora
    • Boateng
    • Huddlestone
    • Malbranque
    • Bent
    • Defoe

    Subs

    • Keane
    • Kaboul
    • Cerny
    • Taarabt
    • Bale
    • Dawkins
    • Mills

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None