With eight minutes of the game, it looked like a dream night for Tottenham fans. Sometimes it's hard to hear yourself thinking that the frustrating sporting emotions pour in as they lead Bodø/Glimt with a 3-0 lead.

Brennan Johnson's opening game set the tone with the grand Norwegian champion in just 38 seconds, somehow they reached this stage of the game for the first time. Further goals by James Maddison and Dominic Solanke appear to give them an impeccable advantage in their second round on the artificial surface of the Arctic Circle next week.

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But as Kjetil Knutsen's side was proven, time and time again in this excellent match, they never know when they were beaten. Captain Ulrik Saltnes' late strike caused the unfortunate Micky Van de Ven to change the complexion of the tie in a moment. Tottenham has never been known for doing things in a simple way, but for teams that have lost 19 Premier League games this season, at least they have two goals mats to protect.

There was a huge expectation among family supporters before the kickoff, and the huge Southern booth turned into a grand Tifo display of the Spurs' motto, just before the team appeared. Angel Postecoglou highlighted in advance the importance of establishing a leadership position before establishing a leadership mission nearly 10,000 kilometers north of Oslo next week, although he admitted that it would be without the impetus for the elimination of Lazio and the Olympic side in the past two rounds. However, with Captain Patrick Berg and main midfielder Håkon Evjen also missing the main defender, he must know that this is a huge opportunity for them. Nutzsen could only name five outfield players on the bench as their yellow clothes fans packed out behind Nikita Haikin's goal, hoping to limit losses.

So when Yves Bissouma (Postecoglou) joins surprisingly, it's hardly a worse start as Lucas Bergvall was left out after being injured in training Wednesday, as Lucas Bergvall was left out-discovered space on the right and picked Richarlison in the post. The Brazilian headers were all over the goal except Johnson, and he did not mistakenly guide the ball back to another corner.

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It's the fastest goal of the season, and most of this impressive stadium is delightful. Bodø's players were in trouble trying to reset themselves, and for the next half hour it seemed they were just going to deal with the Tottenham Hotspur threat. Destiny Udogie flashed a volley on the bar at one end of Knutsen, and when the Italian clashed with Isak Määttä inside the area, he was fined at the other end, but the referee did not.

When Madison ran behind the defense, Boro took away a long ball from Cristian Romero in the middle of the half, who ran behind the defense. The England midfielder didn't make the same mistake, but instead ran to Pedro Porro's pass and finished haikin's left foot with his left foot. Tottenham smelled blood and left the Russian goalkeeper without producing a great savings to deny the amazing volley of Rodrigo Bentancur, who then probably lost in half. When Bode finally summons their first sight target before the break, Ole Blomberg is unable to hit the target. Postecoglou celebrated both goals on the contact line, and he headed down the tunnel toward the tunnel, looking like the manager who controls his own destiny.

Richarlison did not show up in the second half and was replaced by Mathys Tel, and Bodø also changed their overworked defense. They tried to remove the sting from the Spurs by keeping the ball, but found that despite covering possessing the stats, it was hard to escape half of themselves. When they failed to clear the free kick, the disaster happened just before the hour mark, and Fredrik Sjøvold caught Romero first while trying to clean it up. The referee initially waved the game but reversed his decision to VAR's advice. Solanke sat down on Haikin and calmly sent the fine to the net.

He could have given the Spurs room to breathe when the Spurs tilted around the post. This is to prove expensive, as Salters ensures there are still many next week.