Speaker 1: Tottenham Hotspur produced a stunning display of grit and composure
in Australia as substitute Rituallyzen scored a ninety second minute
winner to secure a two to one victory over London
rivals Chelsea. Despite playing almost the entire second half with
ten men in front of over eighty thousand passionate fans
at Sydney's Acor Stadium, the preseason fixture carried all the
ferocity and tactical intensity of a competitive Premier League derby.
Tottenham struck first in the seventeenth minute when one hundred
million pounds summer signing Sandro Tonnali opened his account for
the club, firing a low shot from the edge of
the penalty box that took a deflection past Chelsea goalkeeper
Teddy Sharmanlow. Chelsea responded almost immediately as teenage winger Esteveo
william leveled the scores four minutes later, heading home on
the rebound after Spurs keeper Anton and Kinski tipped his
initial effort onto the post. The flow of the match
was completely transformed. Just four minutes into the second half,
Tottenham defender Kevin Danzo, who had entered the pitch as
a halftime substitute miscontrolled a routine back pass and brought
down Chelsea forward Joel Pedro as he broke free on goal,
resulting in a straight red card from the referee. With
Sabie Alonzo's Chelsea pushing forward to take advantage of the
numerical upper hand, Kinski delivered a series of world class
saves to keep Tottenham afloat, turning rocket strikes from Esteveo
and Coal Palmer onto the woodwork. Despite being pinned back
for extended periods, Roberto Deserbey's side remained lethal on the
counter attack. As the match appeared destined for a penalty shootout,
Jamie Donnelly unpicked the Blues defense in stoppage time and
unleashed a curling shot that crashed off the far post.
Rituallysen reacted faster than anyone inside the penalty area, pouncing
on the loose ball to slot home into an empty
net with virtually the final kick of the contest. The
dramatic triumph extends Tottenham's perfect preseason record to four wins
out of four, while handing Alonzo his first defeat since
taking charge of Chelsea.