Quite a shock this morning as I'd checked to see if the Spurs/Watford game was gonna be televised live on Fox Soccer. The guide said "live", so I got on the internet to check the other EPL scores, and was surprised when the game tracker said Spurs 2 Watford 0 in the 73rd minute, and even more surprised when I saw that goalie Paul Robinson had scored a goal in the 62nd minute. Baffled because the game obviously wasn't gonna be live, and how in the world did Robbo get a goal in a close game in the middle of the second half? I mean, I know about the goal he got for Leeds vs. Swindon, but he was down on the other end of the pitch in a last minute effort for Leeds to score.
No, this was a howler of a mistake by the back line of the Watford defense and their goalie Ben Foster; one defender looked as if he was gonna head away Robinson's very long free kick, but he shied away at the last minute, and goalie Foster was in a bad spot to deal with the bounce of the ball as it landed in front of him.
The first thirty or so minutes were dull, with not much excitement on either the pitch or in the stands, but things started to turn around with a lovely header from Jermaine Jenas in the 41st minute. The crowd really responded after Robinson's goal in the second half, and it was kind of easy as Watford could not manage any sort of offensive attack for the majority of the game, until Darius Henderson scored just before full time, aided by some weak Spurs defending.
Fifth game in a row for Spurs with three goals, an excellent run of form and now they are back in the hunt for a UEFA cup spot next season.
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