Galatasaray 3-2 Tottenham: Victor Osimhen punishes sloppy 10-man Spurs as Turkish giants triumph in UEFA Europa League – Eurosport

Tottenham Hotspur missed the prospect to prime the UEFA Europa League desk as they fell to a 3-2 defeat to Galatasaray at RAMS Park.

Ange Postecoglou’s facet have been so typically masters of their very own downfall as Victor Osimhen, the on-loan Napoli striker, bagged a brace so as to add to Yunus Akgun’s gorgeous opener.

Teenager Will Lankshear notched his first senior purpose however was then despatched off for a second bookable offence, and Dominic Solanke made an instantaneous affect off the substitutes’ bench with a fragile backheeled end from Pedro Porro to halve the deficit and hold Spurs in touching distance.

Nevertheless, the guests stored crumbling beneath the extreme stress from the raucous house help, who whistled furiously in an try and tease out errors.

Okan Buruk’s hosts have been forward inside simply six minutes when former Leicester Metropolis loanee Akgun half-volleyed a magnificence into the highest nook after Archie Grey had nodded away a free-kick, and it appeared as if Spurs’ younger starlets would falter beneath the intimidation and deafening noise across the stadium.

They responded brilliantly, nevertheless, with their first foray forwards leading to an equaliser – scored by {the teenager} Lankshear – after nice persistence from Son Heung-min down the left, earlier than Grey picked up the items on the underlap.

The deputising left-back bought his head as much as discover Brennan Johnson peeling away on the far publish, and the Wales worldwide had the attention to select Lankshear with a ball throughout the face of purpose, which the junior striker prodded into the again of the web.

Again-up goalkeeper Fraser Forster was in high-quality kind to halt Osimhen on 25 minutes when he was slotted by way of by the rampaging Gabriel Sara, and the Nigerian thought he had the Turkish facet’s second when he nodded previous the English shot-stopper, solely to be denied by the flag.

Osimhen, nevertheless, would get on the scoresheet simply two minutes later, with extra sloppiness from the guests taking part in out, and Dries Mertens latched onto the free ball, sliding within the loanee to poke it previous the onrushing Forster to re-establish Gala’s lead.

Forster was readily available to thwart Osimhen as soon as extra as Radu Dragusin was once more caught dawdling on the ball, and only one minute later, Osmihen doubed his tally for the night, with Spurs’ focus waning because the assault reached its second section. Mertens picked the ball up down the fitting, bending in an inviting ball that Osimhen buried.

Postecoglou was pressured into motion at half-time, hauling off Son and Johnson for Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur, however the adjustments had no affect on the sport’s momentum because the pendulum swung even additional in Gala’s favour, the hosts piling on the stress.

Mauro Icardi latched onto one other free ball in Spurs’ ultimate third however lashed over, earlier than a penalty-box melee ensued as Mertens fired a shot at Bentancur. From the ensuing nook, Akgun stung the palms of Forster with a vicious effort from vary, earlier than Osimhen missed a golden alternative for his hat-trick as he directed a header excessive and vast from a scrumptious Mertens supply.

The Turkish facet may have been made to rue their profligacy as Solanke emerged off the bench to grab what would develop into only a comfort for Tottenham, who have been right down to 10 after Lankshear was despatched off for 2 yellows: first elbowing Kaan Ayhan, after which mistiming a problem on Gabriel Sara tight to the touchline.

Icardi had the ball within the visiting internet on 76 minutes after he linked up properly with substitute Hakim Ziyech to slice by way of the wide-open Spurs defence, however the former Inter Milan ahead, who was stretchered off later within the encounter, was flagged for offside.

The north London outfit slip right down to fifth within the league desk with the defeat, they usually might want to mud themselves down shortly with difficult exams in opposition to Roma and Rangers coming thick and quick.

Galatasaray, in the meantime, prime the tree on 10 factors – a minimum of quickly – they usually journey to AZ Alkmaar subsequent.

Postecoglou was pressured into wholesale adjustments for this one after accidents to 2 of his first-choice gamers.

Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, his go-to centre-back pairing, have been left at house on the remedy desk, whereas it appeared as if these defensive issues could worsen when Pedro Porro felt his hamstring within the dying embers right here.

This was an audition for a few of Spurs’ second string to impress, however it will likely be a case of likelihood missed in Postecoglou’s eyes, with the Australian pressured to show to these he had deliberate to relaxation in a determined try and salvage one thing.

Two targets, and a superb efficiency. The Nigerian ran the Spurs defence ragged, terrorising them along with his physicality and his tempo in behind.

He confirmed his lethal goalscoring knack within the penalty space with two extraordinarily well-taken finishes. He was very unfortunate to not stroll away with the match ball.

Galatasaray: Muslera 6, Ayhan 6, Sanchez 6, Bardakci 6, Yilmaz 7, Torreira 7, Sara 7, Akgun 7, Mertens 8, Osimhen 9, Icardi 7. Subs: Ziyech 6, Jelert 6, Demirbay 6, Batshuayi 6, Kutlu 6.

Spurs: Forster 7, Porro 6, Dragusin 4, Davies 5, Grey 5, Bergvall 5, Bissouma 5, Maddison 5, Johnson 6, Lankshear 6, Son 6. Subs: Kulusevski 6, Bentancur 6, Solanke 6, Sarr 6.

6′: GOAL! GALATASARAY 1-0 TOTTENHAM (AKGUN): Gala are in entrance, and it is Yunus Akgun with a stunner! Archie Grey nods away the Sara supply, however it comes out to the left wing-back who strikes from vary on the half-volley, and it nestles within the prime nook off his left peg! What a purpose!

19′: GOAL! GALATASARAY 1-1 TOTTENHAM (LANKSHEAR): Spurs are stage, and it is {the teenager} Will Lankshear who’s bought it! They’ve silenced the house crowd, and it is implausible play throughout. Son persists nicely down the left, and Grey picks up the items when he will get felled. The left-back picks out Johnson on the far publish, and the Welshman has the imaginative and prescient to knock it again throughout the field for Lankshear, who prods into the roof of the web for his first senior purpose!

32′: GOAL! GALATASARAY 2-1 TOTTENHAM (OSIMHEN): This one will rely, nevertheless! Spurs are behind as soon as extra, and Osimhen does have his purpose! Postecoglou’s facet lose possession as soon as extra within the defensive third, and Gala are onto them in a flash. Dragusin is bought brief with a go and clatters Icardi, and Mertens is onto it in a flash, sliding in Osimhen, who pokes it into the nook past Forster.

41′: GOAL! GALATASARAY 3-1 TOTTENHAM (OSIMHEN): Spurs are the masters of their very own downfall, and Forster cannot save them this time! It is a beautiful cross from Mertens within the second section after Spurs give the ball away cheaply as soon as extra, and it is floated superbly into the trail of Osimhen, who notches quantity three!

60′: RED CARD! Will Lankshear is dismissed, for a second yellow! The striker was booked earlier for an elbow, and he is now been proven a second warning as he mistimes a problem on Gabriel Sara.

69′: GOAL! GALATASARAY 3-2 TOTTENHAM (SOLANKE): It is there, and Spurs are again inside one! Dominic Solanke with an instantaneous affect off the bench, as Porro makes an overlapping run down the fitting and he isn’t picked up. He picks out Solanke within the center, and the England striker improvises with an professional backheeled end! 3-2!