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Sluggish Tottenham slump to deserving defeat as Vitesse claim Europa Conference League win

A sluggish Tottenham fell to a 1-0 Europa Conference League defeat at the hands of Vitesse Arnhem, whose winner came through a sweet volley.
The first 45 minutes featured little to talk about, but Vitesse were on top.
In the second half, Spurs reacted by hitting the bar, but the hosts got their dominance back and claimed a deserving winner to leave their opponents third in Group G with three games to go.
The first half proved a lively affair, but there were few chances of note. Still, Joe Rodon’s sloppy pass in the first minute put Vitesse on the front foot and that trend continued.
Nikolai Frederiksen had a low shot saved by Pierluigi Gollini, before Steven Bergwijn and Dane Scarlett just failed to link up with a pass.
Bryan Gil almost gave a penalty away after 12 minutes and despite Matus Baro then getting a yellow card, the hosts were on the front foot.
Indeed, Jacob Rasmussen’s glanced header at the near post from a corner flashed and bounced dangerously across the face of goal but no one could touch it in.
Gil eventually got Spurs‘ first shot away after 37 minutes, but the first half ended with Vitesse largely on top.

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Spurs improved in the second half and Gil hit the bar with a curling shot from outside the box.
However, Vitesse – spurred on by their crowd – were still a threat and Lois Openda had two quickfire chances scuppered.
Tottenham thwarted by deserving Vitesse
Elazar Dasa then found space and unleashed two powerful shots. One went wide before Gollini gobbled up the other.
Up the other end, Scarlett remained quiet and his last action saw him get a yellow for a tackle on Vitesse goalkeeper Markus Schubert. However, he was replaced by fellow youngster Dilan Markanday.
Indeed, Spurs boss Nuno Espirito Santo only had youngsters on the bench and Vitesse eventually got their reward for their dominance.
The ball came in from the right-hand side and Maximilian Wittek’s sweet, low volley from the edge of the area beat Gollini.
Giovani Lo Celso’s floated cross was Spurs’ last real chance, but it did not cause the hosts any problems.
Spurs return to action on Sunday when facing West Ham in a London derby. They face Vitesse again in north London before the next international break.
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