Tottenham Hotspur vs Twente Enschede Highlights

Posted on September 29, 2010
Filed Under Tottenham Hotspur, UEFA Champions League

Tottenham’s first home match in the European Cup proper for 48 years was a rollercoaster ride which rattled on as a Jekyll-and-Hyde performance from both Rafael van der Vaart and the match officials saw them beat FC Twente convincngly with a 4-1 victory.

On a night of torrential rain and high drama at White Hart Lane, Van der Vaart missed a dubious penalty, broke the deadlock and then picked up a careless red card as Spurs looked to blow a 2-0 lead for the second successive Group A game.

But referee Terje Hauge’s assistants came to the rescue of spurs with a mixture of correct and contentious spot-kick decisions, helping Harry Redknapp’s men join European champions Inter Milan on four points at the top of the table.

Van der Vaart’s 47th-minute opener was quickly followed by the second penalty of the night, perfectly executed by Roman Pavyluchenko.

Nacer Chadli then pulled a goal back for the visitors before Van der Vaart saw red but another highly controversial Pavyluchenko penalty and Gareth Bale’s late fourth got the 10 men Tottenham out of trouble.

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