José Mourinho spent much of his night at Goodison Park open-mouthed and struggling to comprehend both Tottenham’s failure to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals or to defend. Everton’s spirit, defiance, industry and ruthless precision provided the answer. Carlo Ancelotti’s side march on following a classic cup tie that had everything except the frenzied crowd it deserved.
Two teams managed by men who pride themselves on defensive stability traded nine goals, a procession of chances and moments of sublime ingenuity in an extraordinary, memorable game. Gylfi Sigurdsson supplied several of the latter including the final, decisive touch in extra time; an exquisite chip into Bernard that enabled the Brazilian substitute to beat Hugo Lloris and seal Everton’s fourth successive victory against Spurs in the FA Cup.
Written by Andy Hunter at Goodison Park
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/feb/10/everton-tottenham-hotspur-fa-cup-fifth-round-match-report under the title “Bernard strike sinks Spurs in extra time as Everton edge FA Cup thriller”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
