Tottenham 7 Maccabi Haifa 2: Harry Kane bags hat-trick and Dele Alli nets as Spurs clinch Europa League group stage spot
HARRY KANE scored a superb hat-trick and impressive sub Dele Alli bagged a stoppage-time penalty as Tottenham romped into the Europa League group stages.
Jose Mourinho’s men marched into the tournament proper with a sharp, slick demolition of their Israeli visitors in North London.
Dele Alli revived is chances of a regular Spurs place by capping a fine 45 minutes as sub with a stoppage-time penalty to make it 7-2[/caption] Harry Kane nicks in for his third and Spurs’ sixth goal in a 7-2 mauling[/caption] Tottenham booked their spot in the Europa League proper with a thumping win over Maccabi Haifa[/caption]
Kane’s treble, including a second-minute opener, put Tottenham well on the way, with Giovani Lo Celso scoring twice and Lucas Moura also netting in the 6-2 drubbing.
Dele Alli played the whole second-half after impressing Mourinho in training, suggesting he may still have a future at Spurs.
And he brilliantly won a spot-kick that he himself converted a minute into injury time.
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Giovani Lo Celso scored twice in three minutes to boost Spurs score until 4-1[/caption] Harry Kane gave Spurs the perfect start after scoring in the second minute[/caption] Maccabi Haifa gave Spurs a scare after equalising early in the game[/caption] Tjarron Chery netted a screamer as the Israeli side drew level[/caption] Lucas Moura scored to give Spurs the lead for a second time[/caption] Dele Alli replaced Lo Celso at half-time as he got some much-needed game-time[/caption] Harry Kane was as reliable as ever from the spot as he scored a hat-trick[/caption]