Fixture…
Sunday 12th January, 12:30
Tamworth Vs Tottenham Hotspur
FA Cup – 3rd Round
Available On…
UK TV – ITV1
More Info…
Result: 0-3 (Tottenham Win)
N. Tshikuna (101′ ET og)
D. Kulusevski (107′ ET)
B. Johnson (118′ ET)
Match Report…
Tottenham’s visit to Tamworth in the FA Cup was enjoyed by a full attendance of 3,720 and they got their moneys worth as the match finished 3 nil to Spurs after extra time. Yes Spurs were unable to break down this team from the 5th level tier in normal time and were forced to bring on the big guns to get over the line in extra time.
If the score line doesn’t impress you much then the performance would have impressed you even less, with what was another subpar performance. In all honesty it was probably what most of us expected after the pleasing result against Liverpool prior, another inconsistent show.
Gray was given another good lesson in this game but at times showed his lack of experience allowing the forward to turn him on more than one occasion. Dragusin struggled to cope with the physical battle he was given and it was a relief to see him replaced by Spence in extra time.
Porro and Reguilon huffed and puffed down the wings and when chances were created for the likes of Werner, he scuffed his opportunities once again. It was another day Werner could easily have been on the score sheet, perhaps even a hat-trick.
Sarr was largely ineffective and missing for large parts of the game with the main creativity coming from Maddison. Unfortunately Maddisons finishing was average at best, something he really needs to work on if he is to progress to the next level.
Moore was back from his long term illness and it was good to see him get a run out but that’s about all we can say about it in truth. Johnson offered little for the most part of the game and was probably fortunate not to have been taken off. However Johnson was there to make the cross that led to the own goal for the opener that finally cracked this Tamworth resilience which had lasted 101 minutes!
With Tamworth legs now tiring and the big guns on the pitch, Son setup Kulu for the 2nd goal before Johnson wrapped it up with the 3rd. A job well done? We are through to the next round, lets put it that way!
Finally I will end this on one positive and a congratulations to Kinsky our new goalkeeper, who has not only looked confident in his opening two matches but actually achieved two consecutive clean sheets. Any Spurs goalie deserves a medal for that achievement, so well done Kinsky!
COYS!
