Tottenham Hotspur 1 : 1 Besiktas JK - Ba punishes Chiriches blunder - 7M sport

Tottenham Hotspur 1 : 1 Besiktas JK - Ba punishes Chiriches blunder



Posted Friday, October 03, 2014 by PA

A calamitous display from Vlad Chiriches eventually undid all of goalkeeper Hugo Lloris' good work as a last-gasp penalty earned Besiktas a hard-fought Europa League draw at Tottenham.

Spurs came into the match buoyed by Saturday's draw at bitter rivals Arsenal - a team Slaven Bilic's side pushed close in this season's Champions League play-offs.

Defeat to the Gunners saw the Turkish outfit drop into the Europa League, where they looked set to suffer more north London frustration until Demba Ba's last-gasp penalty cancelled out Harry Kane's 20-yard strike to secure a 1-1 draw.

Chiriches was guilty of giving away the spot-kick with a foolish handball when trying to make amends for an initial air kick, allowing the former Chelsea striker to finally beat Lloris.

The only survivor from the north London derby team, the France keeper was involved from the outset and produced a wonderful fingertip save to push an early Ba effort on to the woodwork.

It allowed Spurs to take the lead against the run of play when Kane scored with the host's first shot of the night in the 27th minute, with Lloris denying Olcay Sahan a quick leveller with an outstretched leg.

The keeper continued to shine in the second half, producing exquisite stops to again thwart Sahan and Ba.

Kane came close to a goal at the other end, but Besiktas continued to press and got a deserved equaliser when Ba slotted home after Chiriches capped a woeful display with a handball.



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