TOTTENHAM reached the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 5-0 thrashing of non-league side Marine.
Spurs striker Vinicius scored a first-half hat-trick, Lucas Moura bagged himself a free-kick and 16-year-old Alfie Devine notched on his debut to hand Jose Mourinho’s side a ball number for the next round.
- RESULT: Marine 0-5 Tottenham
- TV/Live stream: BBC One
- Marine XI: Passant, Solomon-Davies, Joyce, Devine, Miley, Raven, Kengni, Hmami, Cummins, Hughes, Barrigan
- Tottenham XI: Hart, Doherty, Alderweireld, Roden, Davies, Sissoko, White, Gedson, Dele, Lucas, Vinicius
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THAT’S ALL FOR TONIGHT
Tottenham are into the fourth round of the FA Cup, and Marine’s fairytale comes to an end.
The football community coming together to support Marine IS and SHOULD be the story, it’s always nice to see some humanity!
Goodnight!
VINI VIDI VICI
Plenty of us have imagined that if a Jose Mourinho team was playing in our back garden, we would draw the curtains.
Not so the back-garden army who watched from treetops, ladders, shed roofs and verandas as Tottenham ran riot at Marine’s Rossett Park.
There was even a cardboard cut-out of Jurgen Klopp peering over the fence of one of the houses which back on to the Merseyside home of the Northern Premier League Division One North West club.
But if the setting had been perfect for the quintessential FA Cup upset, then Mourinho’s men were in no mood to be the bumbling anti-heroes of some romantic comedy.
Read more: Marine 0-5 Tottenham match report
MOURINHO SPEAKS
Speaking after his team brushed aside non-league side Marine in the FA Cup, Mourinho praised 16-year-old Alfie Devine after the youngster scored on his debut.
Mourinho said: “Alfie is a good young player with good potential that came to the club only this summer.
“He was lucky enough to have pre-season with us which gave him a close contact with the first team. He’s not a stranger to us.
“Plays for various youth teams and sometimes comes to us to train. International youth players as well.
“So good progress. A player with instinctive runs into the finishing areas. We like him”
And on the topic of Dele Alli, he said: “I liked [Dele] very much. He and Gedson were responsible for our dynamic from the first minutes.
“Creating for us and causing problems for them and goals for us. Of course our creative players were a bit worried about the pitch.”
HAT-TRICK HERO
If you know, you know!
TIER 3 SETTINGS
Casually leaning out your window to watch Champions League winner Gareth Bale!
STARS IN TOWN
Once in a lifetime!
CLASS
At the final whistle, Joe Hart went straight over to Marine keeper Bayleigh Passant. A lot of respect on display.
YOUNG SPEAKS
Marine boss Neil Young spoke to the BBC after the game: “I’m very proud of the players. It was always gonna be tough – you only have to look at the Spurs side.
“You have to give great credit to Jose Mourinho for the side he picked. He showed us great respect.
“At the end we were laughing about [which superstar] would be coming off the bench next.
“It would have been nice to get a goal. Neil hit the bar and James Joyce had a shot blocked, but once they went ahead they showed their class.
“I’m very proud of the cup run. We’ve had an eventful week, with lot of press and attention.
“The football community, and in particular the Tottenham Hotspur supporters, have been incredible.
“To sell over 20,000 [virtual] tickets in what is a very tough time for our football club … it’s really nice.”
FULL-TIME STATS
Spurs dominated the game from minute one, but Marine in their own right made it incredibly difficult.
Marine changed shape in the second half bringing on an attacker for a defender and it changed their approach in the final third.
Spurs continued to stretch the game down both wide channels, and had a lot of joy in behind the wing-backs.
Marine defended valiantly but narrowly, and Spurs had a lot of joy in the wide areas as a result.
FT: MARINE 0-5 TOTTENHAM
A very professional and respectful performance from Spurs.
And Marine in their own right were outstanding, they tried to make it difficult for Spurs.
Life-long memories have been made tonight for Marine’s players, staff and supporters.
16-year-old Alfie Devine made history in his own right, scoring on his debut becoming Spurs’ youngest ever goalscorer.
PEEEEEEP!
THE FULL-TIME WHISTLE GOES AT ROSSETT PARK!
MARINE 0-5 TOTTENHAM
90+1. WHAT. A. MISS!
Lovely bit of play from Spurs as Devine is released down the right-hand side.
He squares the ball to Vinicius who spins and sends his effort wide of the post!
The Brazilian has to hit the target from there!
MARINE 0-5 TOTTENHAM
90. Two additional minutes at the end of the second half!
MARINE 0-5 TOTTENHAM
88. Vinicius takes the long route round and he manages to get to the by-line before placing his cross right into the arms of Passant.
The Brazilian has to do better.
MARINE 0-5 TOTTENHAM
87. Reguilon tries to get away from Davies, but the Marine right-back comes out on top and wins his side a goal-kick.
MARINE 0-5 TOTTENHAM
85. Clarke combines well with Reguilon down the left-hand side.
Clarke cuts inside onto his right foot and clips the ball towards the far post but Marine clear the danger.
MARINE 0-5 TOTTENHAM
82. Fernandes leads the counter attack for Spurs, he has Clarke to his left and Bale to his right.
The midfielder opts for Bale, but the ball is intercepted allowing Marine to get numbers back.
MARINE 0-5 TOTTENHAM
81. Reguilon gets to the by-line and floats the ball towards the far post, picking out Devine.
The ball is worked across the box and Clarke is slipped in behind the Marine backline, but the the ball goes out of play for a goal-kick.
MARINE 0-5 TOTTENHAM
80. Danny Shaw is on for Raven.
Cardboard Jurgen Klopp and his friend give Raven a round of applause as he leaves the pitch!
MARINE 0-5 TOTTENHAM
78. Just over ten minutes to go at the end of the second half and Spurs are cruising.
Despite the result, Marine should be proud of themselves. They’ve shown a lot of grit and determination.
MARINE 0-5 TOTTENHAM
77. Joyce is the first man in the book for a challenge on Gedson.
MARINE 0-5 TOTTENHAM
75. Spurs have extended their dominance on the ball, seeing 74 per cent compared to 72 per cent at the end of the first half.
MARINE 0-5 TOTTENHAM
74. Double change for Marine as Devine and Cummins make way for Strickland and Wignall.
MARINE 0-5 TOTTENHAM
72. Spurs win the ball back and it’s played into the path of Bale who is operating in a more central position behind the striker.
MARINE 0-5 TOTTENHAM
71. Marine are enjoying a good spell of possession, they’re keeping it simple.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
