Keane Scored Two in Spur's Last-Minute Victory 
Tottenham went through a dramatic 3-2 win in Portugal over Braga who had been unbeaten at home since last October. After a nil-nil first half, two goals from Robbie Keane and Malbranque respectively gave the London side a comfortable lead in early second half but Braga levelled the game in five minutes turned the game into a thriller. 30 seconds before the final whistle, Keane brought the last laugh to Jol's boys scoring his second goal of the match. Outstanding Berbetov Highlighted the goalless First Half Braga started aggressively in the early 10 minutes yet soon were calmed down by Tottenham's fast counterattacks leading by Berbetov whose 33rd minute slicing pass sent Robbie Keane to the edge of the box with only the goalkeeper to beat. Keane's shot was just deflected over by the Portugese keeper Paulo Santos. Spur found another golden chance five minutes later when Keane leaked Lee's cross to Berbetov at the spot who hit the ball straightly to Santos and the latter made another save to Berbetov's shot outside the box ending an all-square first half. Spectacular Volley from Keane Broke the Deadlock Coming out from the changing room, Tottenham continued their pressure and they found the opener in the 57th minute when Lennon skipped two defenders and made a lovely chip ball to Robbie Keane. The Irish captain chested it down and fired a magnificent first-time volley to the back of the net. Lennon once again threatened the Portugese side in the 72nd minute. His shot came off Paulo Santos and Malbranque picked up the rebound and hammered it home. Braga Levelled up Bringing in three pairs of fresh legs, Jorge Costa saw his side came back in the game after taking the full advantage of two unnecessary fouls of Spur. In 75th minute, Brazillian substitute Diego was brought down in the box by Gardner giving the Portugese side a penalty. Robinson blocked Paulo Jorge's spot kick but the latter made no mistake in the follow-up pulling one goal back. Castanheira swang a free-kick into the box and Ze Carlos headed in their equalizer in the 81st minute. Tottenham Celebrated Their Final Victory When the first leg of the semi-quarter final of the UEFA CUP is about the end as a tie, Didier Zokora's lethal pass found Robbie Keane breaking the off-side trap on a one-on-one run and Keane scored the winning goal for Spur in the 92nd minute. The second leg is fixtured on 14th March at White Harte Lane Stadium, London. Reported by UNPROFESSIONAL reporter Hoien Dublin. This is my first UEFA Cup match report and it's been the first soccer mathc report since 2005. A mixed feeling overwelmed... |