Friday, December 12, 2014

Europa league defeat for Spurs,Everton,Celtic

"Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino bemoaned two “laughable” stoppages due to floodlight failure as his side slipped to a decisivedefeat against Besiktas.
The 1-0 loss relegated Spurs to second place in their Europa League group and means they face a tougher draw in the next round.
Pochettino described the stoppages as “difficult to explain”, adding: “We had a chat with the referee and you need to accept the situation.
“It’s frustrating if that happens, it was laughable. It’s not good for reputation of the competition.”
Spurs dominated the first period, with Nacer Chadli having a goal ruled out and Roberto Soldado missing an excellent chance.
But the hosts improved in the second half and Cenk Tosun scored the decisive goal from Olcay Sahan’s low cross.
It was the second straight Europa League match in which Spurs have had to contend with temporary abandonments, after their game against Partizan was halted three times due to pitch invasions.
And Everton’s much-changed side fell to a Europa League defeat as Krasnodar’s Ricardo Laborde took advantage of a Joel Robles error to score the winner.
England Under-18 captain Ryan Ledson was one of four debutants as Roberto Martinez – whose side had already won Group H – gave his youngsters a chance.
Laborde ran on to a through ball and checked to score at the near post, with keeper Joel badly positioned.
Striker Arouna Kone played 90 minutesas he ended a 14-month injury absence.
Kone’s inclusion in the Everton line-up was one of 10 changes Martinez made to the side beaten 1-0 at Manchester City in the Premier League last Saturday, with only Gareth Barry retaining his place, as 17-year-old midfielder Ledson made a solid impression.
In Zagreb, poor defending cost Celtic away to Dinamo Zagreb as a Marko Pjaca hat-trick ensured they finished Europa League Group D with a defeat.
Kris Commons and Stefan Scepovic scored in-between two first-half Pjaca strikes, who netted again following Marcelo Brozovic’s curling shot.
Josip Pivaric’s late own goal gave Celtic hope of an equaliser.
But they fell short of a fourth but took away the consolation of having already qualified for the last 32.
With a place in the knock-out stages already secured, Ronny Deila picked a makeshiftteam with captain Scott Brown and Scotland team-mate James Forrest both rested, reports the BBC"

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