TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR BEAT Sheriff Tiraspol 2 — 0 thanks to a couple of fine interventions by their defenders and a deflected Jermaine Defoe strike.
Jan Vertonghen towered above the Moldovan defence to score a header, from a Christian Eriksen cross, after 12 minutes of Spurs’ Europa League clash.
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The lead could have been short-lived had it not been for an excellent goalline clearance by Spurs central defender Vlad Chiriches.
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Andros Townsend should have doubled the Londoners' lead after 20 minutes but fired straight at Vjekoslav Tomic after he was sent through on goal. Sheriff had a disallowed goal on 30 minutes and were the better of the two sides for the remainder of the half.
Spurs started better after the break and Aaron Lennon saw a shot cannon off the post. The visitor's second-half endeavours were rewarded when Nacer Chadli squared for Defoe on 75 minutes. The England striker's shot took a sizeable deflection but he will, no doubt, claim it as his 22nd European goal for the club.
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