Spurs let Man City off the hook from a 0-1 halftime deficit for the victory in Manchester.
Certainly wasn't the most free-flowing offensive game I've seen Spurs play, and while they had the edge in time of possession, they rarely created any true chances to put one in the net, especially in the first half.
The second half belonged to Man City, who certainly made the most of their time with a couple of goals. While their first, from Stephen Ireland in the 59th minute, was indeed offside, as City manager Sven-Goran Erickson noted afterward, his team had been on the other end of some questionable calls in matches with Spurs.
Not surprisingly, City got their second goal on a corner kick in the 72nd minute, on a header from Nedum Onuoha, a shot that really gave the home crowd a reason to celebrate. Prior to those goals, they'd been teased time and again at that point to have seen their scoring chances snuffed out by some good defending (most notably by Micheal Dawson and Pascal Chimbonda in the first half, some good goal tending by Paul Robinson, and by some poor shot decisions on the part of the Man City players.
About the only other thing I'll remember about this one is that Robbie Keane, who scored Spurs first half goal, was taken off in the 66th minute and none too happy about it either.
Well, let's hope Juande Ramos has the boys ready for Chelsea on Wednesday; on the other side of the equation, if Spurs lose this one, maybe Avram Grant will remain as the Chelsea caretaker. Win-win, as far as I'm concerned. Come On You Spurs!
There was some good news on the EPL front, for fans of the U.S. players over there; Brian McBride scored the only goal in the match to help Fulham in their relegation battle with a 1-0 VICTORY OVER EVERTON.
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