Tottenham Hotspur Advances to the Premier League Cup Final

DBasia.news – Tottenham Hotspur won 2-0 against Brentford in the Premier League Cup semi-final at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Wednesday (6/1) am, WIB. With this result, Harry Kane and his team mates has advanced to the final.

Jose Mourinho played his best team to advance to the final. Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min became goal machines on the front lines. Meanwhile, Davinson Sanchez led the defense sector.

However, the match was not easy for The Lilywhites. Brentford put up a fierce resistance.

Tottenham opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Sergio Reguilon’s cross was struck by Moussa Sissoko with a header. The ball went into the top right corner of the goal.

Three minutes later, Tottenham almost doubled their lead to 2-0. However, Son’s shot to the lower right side was still able to be saved by the visitors’ goalkeeper.

Not to be outdone, Brentford also spreaded threats in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, Josh Dasilva’s effort through a volley kick was still able to be cut by Son.

Brentford goalkeeper, David Raya Martin, continued to become a stumbling block to Tottenham’s chances in the 40th minute. The goalkeeper saved the ball which hit his partne,r Ivan Toney.

Until halftime, the score lasted 1-0 for Tottenham.

Brentford kicked off at the start of the second half. In fact, they scored in the 63rd minute. Ivan Toney managed to outwit Hugo Lloris.

However, the goal was canceled by VAR. In replays, Toney’s knees were in front of Sissoko as Tottenham’s last player. Therefore, the goal was considered invalid as it was offside.

Tottenham was finally able to breathe more calmly after Son scored a goal in the 70th minute. The cooperation between Kane and Tanguy Ndombele was completed well by the South Korean striker.

Brentford’s efforts to rise was even more challenging after Dasilva received a red card in the 84th minute. The midfielder made a late tackle on Pierre-Emile Hojberg.

Finally, Tottenham managed to maintain a 2-0 lead until the long whistle. Jose Mourinho’s squad advanced to the final.

Prospective opponents of Tottenham in the top match are Manchester United or Manchester City. The two new teams will compete today.

The composition of players:

Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1): Hugo Lloris; Serge Aurier, Davinson Sanchez, Eric Dier, Sergio Reguilon (Ben Davies 71 ‘) Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Japhet Tanganga 86’), Moussa Sissoko; Lucas Moura (Harry Winks 71 ‘), Tanguy Ndombele, Son Heung-Min (Vinicius 89’); Harry Kane.

Coach: Jose Mourinho

Brentford (4-3-3): David Raya Martin; Henrik Dalsgaard, Mads Bech Sorensen, Ethan Pinnock, Rico Henry; Josh Dasilva, Vitaly Janelt (Emiliano Marcondes 74 ‘), Mathias Jensen; Bryan Mbeumo (Marcus Forss 81 ‘), Ivan Toney, Sergi Canos (Tariqe Fosu 74’).

Coach: Thomas Frank