Okay, not just Berbs, but a couple of Robbie Keane goals, the presence of Ledley King in the defense, and a couple of fantastic saves by Paul Robinson were enough to give Spurs a much needed away win at the Riverside today.
Berbatov did set up the first Tottenham goal with Keane at the 12th minute, the only goal of the first half. He then drilled the ball past Mark Schwarzer just a little bit into the start of the second, and with the fairly disorganized Boro attack (up until that point, at least), things looked secure. However, as we all know, Spurs never make anything easy, especially on the road.
Mark Viduka scored for Boro in the 65th minute, on a nice header, as the Boro offense began to click, and was denied the equalizer just a couple of minutes later on a brilliant instinctive save by Robinson that left the home crowd stunned, being sure of a goal at such a point blank range.
The third Spurs goal, by Keane, was set up by some excellent controlled passing in the 83rd minute, when the Boro crowd was getting a bit antsy because they couldn't contain those passes. Aaron Lennon then crossed the ball into the box to an open Keane, making it 3-1 for the visitors, but the danger was not yet passed.
Emanuel Pogatetz drew the home side within a goal in the 89th minute, and the crowd jumped back behind them, the ones who left after Keane's second notwithstanding. The announced 4 minutes of extra time gave the impression that Boro would indeed most likely net an equalizer, but thankfully it was not to be, as no real chances were to be found, leaving all of the Spurs (and their fans) savouring a hard fought victory on the road. COYS! Europe is still within your reach.
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