Heung-Min Son hit Spurs's very, very late winning goal
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Who said the FA Cup has lost
its magic? Try telling that to the players, officials and supporters of Wycombe Wanderers who went within an ace of pulling off one of the great shocks in FA Cup history in a pulsating cup tie.
Standing fifth in League Two, The Chairboys came within minutes of unseating Tottenham Hotspur, who are currently third in the Premier League, only to lose to a goal from Heung-Min Son in the sixth minute of stoppage time.
That goal, Son's second of the game, was the first time Tottenham had been ahead, having come from 2-0 down and then 3-2 behind, with Son, Dele Alli and a Vincent Janssen penalty pegging back Wycombe, for whom skipper Paul Hayes scored twice in the first half and Garry Thompson scored what he thought was a late winner.
Gareth Ainsworth and his men were applauded off at the final whistle by both sets of supporters, who had seen Wycombe go so close to repeating their great feats of 2001, when they beat Leicester City of the Premier League before being beaten by Liverpool in the semi-final.
its magic? Try telling that to the players, officials and supporters of Wycombe Wanderers who went within an ace of pulling off one of the great shocks in FA Cup history in a pulsating cup tie.
Standing fifth in League Two, The Chairboys came within minutes of unseating Tottenham Hotspur, who are currently third in the Premier League, only to lose to a goal from Heung-Min Son in the sixth minute of stoppage time.
That goal, Son's second of the game, was the first time Tottenham had been ahead, having come from 2-0 down and then 3-2 behind, with Son, Dele Alli and a Vincent Janssen penalty pegging back Wycombe, for whom skipper Paul Hayes scored twice in the first half and Garry Thompson scored what he thought was a late winner.
Gareth Ainsworth and his men were applauded off at the final whistle by both sets of supporters, who had seen Wycombe go so close to repeating their great feats of 2001, when they beat Leicester City of the Premier League before being beaten by Liverpool in the semi-final.
Wycombe showed their intent in the first minute when Hayes thumped a header against Tottenham's crossbar with Michel Vorm beaten, the visiting captain running on to a headed pass from Adebayo Akinfenwa.
Tottenham should have heeded that warning, but instead they let
Wycombe grow in confidence, and with their noisy band of fans urging
them on, went at Spurs. Akinfenwa had another chance with a header, Sam
Wood volleyed over and then was just wide with an ambitious lob over
Vorm from wide on the left
Wycombe had raced into a shock 2-0 lead
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Without Kane and Alli, Spurs looked lightweight in attack and even when chances presented themselves, they squandered them. Heung Min Son had a rare opening when Jamal Blackman fumbled an attempted punch clear, but with the goalkeeper stranded, Son shot wide of the far post.