Gareth Bale scored a decisive victory over Southampton 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur, the Premier League match at White Hart Lane on Saturday (04/05/2013). With that result, the Spurs moved up to fourth with a value of 65, or one point ahead of Arsenal who slipped to fifth.
Bale's goal came in the 86th minute. Having mastered the bait Kyle Walker, Bale dribble and end the movement by firing a left-footed shot that makes the ball into the bottom right corner of goalkeeper Artur Boruc.
In the first 15 minutes, the match was open, creating opportunities through Tottenham Jermain Defoe and Clint Dempsey in the fifth minute and 15th, while Soton create opportunities through Nathaniel Clyne in the 11th minute.
Afterwards, Soton attack stream through the wing was able to complicate Tottenham. Almost without danger, Soton also creates opportunities through Jay Rodriguez in the 25th minute, taking advantage of Adam Lallana's cross, that misses to the right side of the goal.
Tottenham have not replied, when Soton created two successive chances through Rickie Lambert and Steven Davis in the 36th minute, all of which can be anticipated Hugo Lloris.
After the 40th minute, Tottenham then get out of the pressure and in the 45th minute, creating a threat through Gareth Bale, who missed to the left side of the goal.
In the second half, Tottenham took the initiative to attack. However, Soton cut and then circulate counter-attack, which led to a shot from Adam Lallana, who read and can be secured by Hugo Lloris.
Tottenham have not replied, when Lallana back test Lloris in the 58th minute. However, this time his shot blocked by Michael Dawson.
Ten minutes later, Tottenham then create a reply by Emmanuel Adebayor. However, Adebayor effort yielded only a goal kick.
Spurs maintain pressure, but did not get a chance to Gareth Bale to change the numbers on the scoreboard to 1-0.
Afterwards, Soton increase aggressiveness. Although able to hit your opponent that barely threatened, they did not get a goal until the long whistle sounded.
Tottenham: 25-Hugo Lloris; 5-Jan Vertonghen, 20-Michael Dawson, 28-Kyle Walker, 32-Benoit Assou-Ekotto; 2-Clint Dempsey (22-Gylfi Sigurdsson 72), 6-Tom Huddlestone, 7-Aaron Lennon (10-Emmanuel Adebayor 60), 11-Gareth Bale, 19-Mousa Dembele (23-Lewis Holtby 36); 18-Jermain Defoe
Soton: 31-Artur Boruc; 2-Nathaniel Clyne, 5-Jos Hooiveld, 6-Jose Fonte, 23-Luke Shaw; 8-Steven Davis, 9-Jay Rodriguez, 18-Jack Cork, 20-Adam Lallana (42-Jason Puncheon 80), 21-Guilherme Do Prado; 7-Rickie Lambert
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
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