Spurs fell behind to a goal with only 10 minutes remaining, but battled back to gain a draw with a late goal.Spurs goalkeeper Lee Butcher kept Boro at bay with a couple of good saves, before Tottenham lost Ryan Mason in the 25th minute with a knee injury. His replacement Alex Olsen had a good game up front, but despite a lot of possession, the home side scored after 80 minutes. A Middlesbrough attack broke down, but resulted in a free-kick, which was cleared, but when the ball came back in, it resulted in a goal from a good finish.
The lead only lasted for five minutes, as Sol Asajile made ground on the right, before he exchanged passes with Yaser Kasim, leaving him space to find Jake Livermore, who produced a fine shot from 20 yards to level the scores. Tottenham almost won it with Olsen’s goal ruled out, but it was a good first result of the season for the travelling Spurs team.
