UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, February 19, 2015
Fiorentina DDWWW 1
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Tottenham Hotspur LDWWL 1
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FIO101
TOT101
1st Leg · White Hart Lane

Match Report

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Roberto Soldado scores but Spurs settle for draw with Fiorentina

Roberto Soldado's best moment in a Tottenham shirt was quickly followed by one to forget as he unnecessarily gave away the free-kick which allowed Fiorentina to secure a draw and what could prove a decisive away goal in this Europa League tie.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
8
6
Saves
1
42.5
Possession
57.5
13
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
305
Accurate Passes
440
390
Passes
531
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
8
16
Crosses
28
0.3
Cross %
0.3
65
Long Balls
58
33
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
15
19
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
37
Effective Clearances
10
37
Clearances
10

Lineups

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  3. 21Federico FazioCD-R
  4. 33Ben DaviesLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 23Christian EriksenAM
  7. 42Nabil BentalebLM
  8. 8PaulinhoRM
  9. 9Roberto SoldadoF
  10. 22Nacer ChadliAM-L
  11. 17Andros TownsendAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 38Ryan MasonSUB
  2. 13Michel VormSUB
  3. 3Danny RoseSUB
  4. 18Harry KaneSUB
  5. 19Mousa DembéléSUB
  6. 15Eric DierSUB
  7. 11Erik LamelaSUB

FIO · 3-5-1-1

  1. 12Ciprian TatarusanuG
  2. 19José BasantaD
  3. 2Gonzalo RodríguezD
  4. 15Stefan SavicD
  5. 20Borja ValeroM
  6. 17JoaquínM
  7. 7David PizarroM
  8. 23Manuel PasqualM
  9. 14Matías FernándezM
  10. 33Mario GómezF
  11. 74Mohamed SalahF

Substitutes

  1. 10Alberto AquilaniSUB
  2. 5Milan BadeljSUB
  3. 28Marcos AlonsoSUB
  4. 4Micah RichardsSUB
  5. 1NetoSUB
  6. 30Khouma BabacarSUB
  7. 72Josip IlicicSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Gonzalo Rodríguez (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 6' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Fiorentina 0. Roberto Soldado (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paulinho with a cross following a corner.
  3. 35' Roberto Soldado (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 36' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Fiorentina 1. José Basanta (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stefan Savic following a set piece situation.
  5. 50' Stefan Savic (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 66' Substitution, Fiorentina. Marcos Alonso replaces Manuel Pasqual.
  7. 66' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane replaces Nacer Chadli.
  8. 73' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Erik Lamela replaces Andros Townsend.
  9. 78' Substitution, Fiorentina. Milan Badelj replaces Borja Valero.
  10. 84' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ryan Mason replaces Paulinho.
  11. 85' Substitution, Fiorentina. Josip Ilicic replaces Mario Gomez.

UEFA Europa League News

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News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.