Robbie Keane's penalty kick on a Greg Halford handball just before half time was the only goal of the match as Spurs won at White Hart Lane today.
It was the usual, as of late anyway, start for Spurs, attacking from the start, missing on a couple of good chances in the first five minutes, with Steed Malbranque hitting the left post in the second minute the closest to being a goal.
Reading goalie Marcus Hahnemann made a couple of excellent, reflexive saves in the first halt to further stave off the Spurs attack, and his teammate Leroy Lita, in the 12th minute, came as close as Malbranque did for Spurs in getting the first goal, on a shot that Paul Robinson had no chance on; luckily, the woodwork got the save on that one.
Hahnemann left the goal at the half time, with Adam Federici replacing him, and Federici made even more great saves as Spurs continued to press on. The rest of the match was a run of missed shots and offside calls that disallowed goals for Spurs. The Spurs defense had their lapses of concentration in the first half, but did much better in the second (yes, Ledley King is still sorely missed).
Spurs won the shots battle, 19 to 7, having the ball 57% of the match, but were clearly undone by the 11 offsides call. Have to say that Reading really didn't have much going for it on the offensive side of the ball, their chances seemed to have come off careless Spurs passes, but a win is a win and is also three more vital points in their effort to secure another European cup slot. Honestly, this is a match I'll not replay in my mind probably ever again; now it is time for Sevilla. COYS!
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