Moura helps Tottenham stun Ajax 3-2 and reach CL final

Updated: 2019-05-09 09:13
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Tottenham's Lucas Moura scores their third goal to complete his hat-trick. [Photo/Agencies]

That should have been it, especially given the fact that Ajax had never lost a Champions League game after scoring the first goal.

But even without injured star striker Harry Kane, Tottenham found a way back.

In a second half filled with chances at both ends, Moura started the comeback after a quick counterattack as Alli again laid the ball off for the streaking Brazilian to slot a low shot past goalkeeper Andre Onana.

The second came after Onana made a stunning close-range save to deny Fernando Llorente but the goalkeeper couldn't control the ball, and it fell to Moura in the following scramble. With his back to goal, the Brazilian swiveled and fired into the left corner of the net.

Suddenly the semifinal was hanging in the balance again, and both teams missed chances to score a third. Ziyech had the best opportunities for Ajax but he shot just wide when he was picked out by Tadic in the middle of the box in the 63rd and then hit the post with a similar effort in the 79th.

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