Tottenham won a 3-0 vital victory over Elfsborg to ensure fourth place in his Europa League group, guaranteeing an automatic position in the last 16.
What initially had been a frustrating night for Ange Postecoglou team became a cheerful occasion when three academy graduates, Dane Scarlett, Damola Ajayi and Mikey Moore, scored their first goals for the club in an exciting end of 20 minutes .
The spurs dominated possession from the beginning, but the clear opportunities were a premium in the first half.
Heung-min son, making his 50th European appearance for the club, provided the brightest moments, establishing Pape Matar Sar and Moore for the best early efforts of the Spurs.
Despite its control, with 81%possession, Tottenham entered into goals without goals, with Elfsborg offering little threat in return.
Posttecoglou presented Kulusevski in part time, and its impact was revealing. The advance came in the 70th minute when Kulusevski hit an excellent cross for Scarlett, who boosted a header for home for his first goal from the Spurs.
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Only 14 minutes later, the debutante Ajayi doubled the advantage, exchanging passes with Scarlett before being located in the corner. The night was deeply limited in the detention time when Moore stole possession, led to the goal and ended coldly on the network.
And Postecoglou was full of praise for his young cohort after the game.
He said: “Really satisfied. The goal was to try to win today and ensure our place in the top eight. I thought the boys were fine, controlled the game and we were never really threatened. We had to wait for our time while they sat deeply, but they left him at the end to pursue the game and the goals came.
“(The victory was) made in Tottenham tonight. I am very happy with young children, and we should not lose sight of the fact that we also had a couple more teenagers. I am sure that those three boys will not sleep tonight. We needed something tonight and the young people took a step forward.
“We have another great week to come, so the changes in part time were on administering the load. We still receive injuries with Radu (Dragusin), which is not great, but the three boys in part time are good.
“(In Dragusin’s injury) it is too early to say what it is, we will have to investigate Futher. But it was his knee that is not good.
“We have another game on Sunday. The club will be working hard behind the scene to see if we can do something. “
