Aston Villa secured her place in the FA Cup Fifth Runde with a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in Villa Park.
Despite a late fear of the visitors, the UNAI Emery team delivered a dominant performance, which caused numerous opportunities and ultimately achieved a well -deserved victory.
The game had a sensational start for the hosts when Jacob Ramsey put the villa in the lead within the opening minute.
Morgan Roger’s’ concise game in midfield saw him past three Spurs players before finding a perfectly weighted passport in Ramsey’s path.
The midfielder’s shot took place in Tottenham goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky, but the young stopper could not deal with it and wrapped the ball into the net and wrestling the ball.
The villa continued to dominate the process in the first half and closed a number of opportunities.
Donyell Malen, Leon Bailey, Youri Tielemans and Rogers have all tested Kinsky, but Spurs somehow managed to avoid further punishment.
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Tottenham, on the other hand, struggled to create a lot of attack, with her best chance of having-min son, who forced a strong rescue by Emiliano Martinez in the middle half. During the break, despite the control of Villa, the score remained only 1-0.
Tottenham had more intentions in the second half, with Yves Bisssoouma, Dejan Kulusevski and son blocked all early efforts when they searched a way back into the game.
However, Villa kept her attack threat and was finally rewarded for her pressure shortly after the hour.
Malen played a quick second place with Bailey before driving a low ball over the goal of the gate. The desperate release of Pedro Porro fell directly to Rogers, which made no mistake up close.
Spurs, who now followed the game, pressed forward, but were wasteful in front of the goal. Mathys Tel, Danso and son all had the opportunity to withdraw you.
The replacement of Marcus Rashford had the chance of undoubtedly too late, but in his difficult touch the opportunity believed.
When the game came into the stop time, Tottenham finally found a breakthrough. Kulusevski whipped into an excellent cross from right, and Tel hit it with a skillful Valley outside the foot and led the ball into the back corner.
The gate gave Spurs a glimmer of hope, four minutes before playing, but the villa continued to secure the victory.
The victory means that Villa has been going to the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time since the 2014-15 campaign when they reached the final.
For Tottenham, however, it is another frustrating exit from a domestic cup competition, which contributes to her recent fights under Posetecoglou.
The inability of Spurs to take their risk and their defenders again turned out to be expensive and hoped for their hopes for silverware that hang on a thread this season.
