Academy graduates Dane Scarlett, Damola Ajayi and Mikey Moore scored their first Spurs objectives to secure the place in the Europa League Last 16 with a 3-0 victory over Elfsborg in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Match -Events
Scarlett replaced a wounded Radu Dragusin, which was introduced during the break, to hold on to an intersection Dejan Kulusevski Cross and the breakthrough home (70).
Ajayi, who was introduced in the 81st minute, took a little more than three minutes to mark his debut with a goal, while Moore found the back of the net in injury time to a perfect evening for the Spurs Academy Cap in Cap.
The victory secured fourth place, which means that Tottenham avoids the play-offs and will look forward to a round-of-16 draw against one of Union Saint-Gilloise, AZ Alkmaar, Real Sociedad or Olympiakos.
Traces were frustrated during the early exchanges by an eleven dorgers who are stimulated by a lively traveling support. Their Swedish opponents had only played two competitive matches since 12 December.
Tottenham's early search for a opener was thwarted by the goalkeeper Isak Pettersson of Elfsborg, who quickly held Pape Sarr and Moore with a few point-blank stops.
The half-time interval made changes for Spurs with Micky van de Ven, who made his return to the side, was replaced by Dragusin, while Heung-Min Son and Rodrigo Bentancur also made way.
While the increasing injuries will concern Ange Postecoglou, the young people of Tottenham have delivered to finish an important series of competitions. They travel to Brentford on Sunday to put an end to a series of four consecutive Premier League losses for a trip to Liverpool in the second stage of their semi-final of Carabao Cup, with both matches live on Sky Sports.
Last Europa League table
This is how the Europa League ended after eight rounds of competitions:
Spurs -Young people are central
Ange: 'Tottenham Lads' scoring is great for the club
Spurs -Baas Ange Postecoglou:
“I keep saying that it has been a pretty tough period, especially in terms of our competition form. But there has still been a real growth, I believe. It will all come to fruition at some point. I'm just so sure there And bullish over.
“The young players, the growth in our entire group will be huge. It will bear fruit, I have no doubt about that.
“But at the moment it is about tackling the problems that we have at hand. Those three boys and others who played for us were probably on the terraces in one go, so that our fans can deal with it.
“We are in a difficult place in the competition, but I think that would be enormously pleasant for everyone, just the fact that three young boys, Tottenham boys, have scored on a European evening. I think it's just great for the club. “
Last Europa League table
This is how the Europa League ended after eight rounds of competitions:
When is the Europa League knockout phase?
Knock-out Play-Offs: February 13 and February 20, 2025 Round from 16: March 6 and March 13, 2025 Quarter-finales: April 10 and April 17, 2025 Semi-finals: May 1 and May 8, 2025 Final: 21 May 2025
Line-ups
Tottenham Xi: Son, Ben Davies, Bentancur, Richarlison, Austin, Porro, Pape Sarr, Van de Ven, Gray, Bergvall, Moore
Subs: Fraser Forster, Whiteman, Bissouma, Kulusevski, Dragusin, Dane Scarlett, Dante Cassanova, Lankshear, Rio Kyerematen, Callum Olusesi, Damola Ajayi, Malachi Hardy
Elfsborg XI: Niklas Hult, Sebastian Holmén, Simon Hedlund, Jens Thomasen, Isak Pettersson, Gustav Henrikson, Besfort Zeneli, Ahmed Qasem, Terry Yegbe, Gottfrid Rapp, Jalal Abdulai
Subs: Johan Larsson, Arbër Zeneli, by Frick, Emil Holten, Rami Kaib, Marcus Bundgaard Sörensen, Eggert Aron Gudmundson, Ibrahim Buhari, Melker Uppenberg, Ludvig Bijstnér, Leo Östman, Frodee Aronson
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