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Tottenham star Gareth Bale led his team to victory over Brighton Albion with two goals in the match that brought them together in the seventh round of the English Premier League.
Tottenham moved up to second place in the Premier League table with 14 points, two points behind leader Liverpool, after being in ninth place before the match. They also took advantage of Everton’s loss to Newcastle.
While Brighton was left with 5 points in 16th place.
Description of the match
Tottenham took the lead in the 13th minute, with a penalty kick that was awarded to Harry Kane.
Brighton tied in the 54th minute through Tariq Lamptey after several attempts to equalize.
Tottenham returned and José Mourinho’s team tried to score the second goal, and Argentine Eric Lamela was about to score with a powerful shot from outside the area that bounced off the post.
Entering Gareth Bale
Mourinho pushed Welshman Gareth Bale in the 70th minute instead of Lamela.
Bale rewarded his coach Mourinho and scored Tottenham’s winning goal, after entering the field with just 3 minutes with a great header from a Regilion cross.
In the remaining minutes, Brighton tried to score the tie, but their players’ attempts were not completed and the match ended with Tottenham’s victory and the team’s promotion to second place in the Premier League table.
