After several exceedances of both the budget and the schedule got Tottenham on Wednesday night finally took its new stadium in use.
And the audience at the impressive arena could go the satisfied home after having watched their heroes win 2-0 over Crystal Palace, with Christian Eriksen as one of the målskytterne.
fittingly marked the premiere of the Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium the end of a sluggish period for the home team, who had only picked up a point in the previous five league matches.
Sydkoreaneren Son Heung-min wrote out ten minutes after the break and into the history books as the first målskytte on the tradition-rich club’s new home ground.
After a page break from Eriksen driblede he across the field and had luck with them, when his completion was fixed by the of an opponent and cheated on Crystal Palace keeper Vicente Guaita.
the Goal sparked wild cheers. Not only in the newly built grandstands, but also among hjemmeholdets players, who thirsted after a succesoplevelse.
Christian Eriksen celebrates his scoring along with Parts Alli and Son Heung-min. The latter scored the first goal at the new stadium. Photo: Dylan Martinez/Ritzau Scanpix
Tottenham had been uniformly superior in the first half, but the players never really in the bottom with things and missing persons, the determination they showed earlier in the season.
After the Sons åbningsmål getting there is however more calm game. And nine minutes before time settled the team’s Danish playmaker real fight.
Harry Kane was slowed down in a push in the penalty area and the ball ended up a bit random at the tililende Eriksen, who kicked it into the net from a few meters distance.
Wednesday’s other matches were also the expected wins for the top teams.
Manchester City brought themselves back in first place with a home win of 2-0 over nedrykningstruede Cardiff.
Chelsea won 3-0 over Brighton in a game where Andreas Christensen was from start to finish.
The result means Chelsea move up to fifth place and pushing Manchester United down as number six.
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