UEFA Europa League Report: Qarabag 0-1 Tottenham 26 November 2015
UEFA Europa League Result: Qarabag 0-1 Tottenham Date: 26 November 2015 Venue: Tofiq Respublika stadionu Harry Kane netted the winning strike for Tottenham as they beat Qarabag 1-0 to advance to the knockout phase of the UEFA Europa League. Spurs had a great chance in the 17th minute when Trippier cut the ball back for Alli. However, the Englishman was unable to keep his shot down from 15 yards as the ball flew over the bar to the hosts' relief. The visitors struggled to create clear-cut chances for the majority of the opening half. Their next big chance fell on the hour mark. Eriksen sent a ball across the face of goal and saw it go narrowly wide of the far post. Shortly thereafter it was the hosts who broke away, but Dani sent his shot just wide. Tottenham came within inches of taking the lead in the 65th minute. Son rifled a shot from the edge of the box but saw his effort rattle the woodwork as Qarabag survived. The breakthrough finally arrived in the 78th minute. A corner kick for Spurs picked out Kane, who stooped to head home the winning goal and secure his side's progression into the knockout stages.
