Bent Earns His Spurs

Hercules CF 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur - Alicante, Spain

Darren Bent may not have started too many games last season, but in Spain tonight he rose above everyone to loop a header into the opposition net and earn
Spurs a draw.

In this 9.30pm k.o local time, 8.30pm GMT, Spurs had their first serious test of the pre-season programme, in a game noticeable more for the absentees on the Spurs side. Robbie Keane was not in the starting 11 nor on the bench for the game and rumours are bound to spread as to his whereabouts. A flight to merseyside perhaps? Missing was also Bale and Hutton both apparently nursing injuries already!

Hurcules took the lead in the 5th minute when a cross from the right was met at close range by Addison who fluked one into the Spurs net. Spurs plugged away though, Dos Santos impressing most for the lillywhites with some good runs and shooting practice, and in the 35th minute they got their reward. Woody and Bent went up at the same time to head home a Lennon cross and it looks as though Darren Bent got the final touch to level the scores.

Finally, was great to see John Bostock and Andros Townsend get a run out for the final 10 minutes here. The former looked sharp and could even have won the game for Spurs in added time when he thumped his shot wide.

The Teams

(Hercules CF) Unai Alba, Dani Carril, Sergio, Camara, Javi Gonzalez, Sendoa, Abraham Paz, Exposito, Moran, Adisson, Calero. Subs: Calatuyud, Ruz, Rodri, Farinos, Cesar, Dani Bautista, Sergio Diaz, Santacruz, Raul, Luisao, Sergio Serrano, Efren, Kiko, Celso.

(Spurs) Gomes, Gunter, Assou-Ekotto, Dawson, Woodgate, Lennon, Jenas, Huddlestone, dos Santos, Bent, Berbatov. Subs: Jansson, Zokora, Archibald-Henville, Bostock, O'Hara, Townsend, Taarabt, Pekhart.

Cartoon courtesy of Mac!

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