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First league Tottenham Hotspur they needed extra time to beat plucky fifth-division side Tamworth, 96 places lower on the English football pyramid, on Sunday with a 3-0 victory in the third round of the FA Cup.
The game caused quite a stir from the first whistle as not only did Tamworth stay on top, but the team, made up of part-time players, tired and were unable to deliver one of the biggest shocks in the history of the competition.
“We should be proud, we took a top six team to extra time,” Tamworth goalkeeper Jas Singh, who works as a building surveyor, told ITV. – We also had our chances and that’s the most frustrating thing.
After a goalless 90 minutes, Nathan Tshikuna’s own goal in the 101st minute gave Spurs the lead. Brennan Johnson he fired a low shot into the penalty area.
To replace Dejan Kulusevski he doubled the lead when he converted the pass Heung Min’s son shoot to Singh and Johnson, adding a third goal late on.
Tamworth gave its fans at the lush Lamb Ground stadium plenty to cheer about when Beck-Ray Enoru – who works as a salesman – forced Spurs to play in goal Antonin Kinski to save the dive in the first minute.
Before kick-off, Enoru climbed onto a teammate’s shoulders to use a roll of tape to plug a gap in the net as Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou giggled and Tamworth’s Tom Tonks, known for his long throw-ins, sent one over. with a clatter from Spurs. long fast.
Tom McGlinchey and Jordan Cullinane-Liburd had excellent chances to score the hosts’ late winner and manager Andy Peaks, who quit his day job as a support worker to become full-time manager ahead of Sunday’s match, kept his head hanging in disbelief.
Singh, whose partner had given birth to a baby boy the night before, performed brilliantly in goal, deflecting several Spurs shots, including several from James Maddison.
