Europa League - Lucas Bergivall's own goal as Tottenham Hotspur lost 0-1 to Alkmaar

Another focus match was staged in the first round of the UEFA Europa League round of 16 in the 2024/25 season. Tottenham Hotspur, who played away, suffered an own goal by Lucas Bergval and eventually lost to Alkmaar 0-1.

Three minutes into the game, Alkmaar organized an attack. Moller Wolf received a diagonal pass from his teammate and then passed the ball horizontally to the front of the goal. Troy Parrott then made a shovel shot but missed. In the sixth minute, Alkmaar midfielder Rado was injured when Lucas Bergival kicked him in the foot while fighting for the ball. He was replaced by Cassius after he could not hold on.

In the 10th minute, Alkmaar continued to attack. Ernest Poku stopped the ball and broke into the penalty area and shot, but the ball missed the post. In the 18th minute, Alkmaar got a corner kick opportunity. Troy Parrott volleyed the ball, and then Lucas Bergwal kicked the ball into his own goal when clearing the ball, allowing Alkmaar to take the lead 1-0.

In the 20th minute, Tottenham Hotspur tried to counterattack, but Son Heung-min was cleared by the opponent's player Mei Xiong Shengya when he was dribbling the ball. In the 31st minute, Troy Parrott received a through pass from his teammate and entered the penalty area with a low shot, but the ball was blocked by Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Vicario.

In the 43rd minute, Alkmaar attacked with a corner kick. Moller Wolf received a cross from Mei Xiong Shengya and shot but was blocked. Then Cassius made a follow-up shot but was saved by Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Vicario.

At the beginning of the second half, Tottenham Hotspur arranged for Wilson Odobel to replace Matisse Ter. In the 49th minute, Lucas Bergval dribbled into the penalty area and shot from the top, but the ball went wide. In the 52nd minute, Son Heung-min received a pass from his teammate and broke through to the middle and shot from a distance, but the ball was kicked high.

In the 62nd minute, Troy Parrott was brought down by Tottenham midfielder Bentancur during an attack, and the referee showed Bentancur a yellow card warning. In the 72nd minute, Tottenham arranged for Pedro Porro and Solanke to replace Udogi and Son Heung-min. In the 82nd minute, Alkmaar attacked with a cross, but Jed Spence resolved the shooting opportunity.

In the 90th minute, Solanke was injured and was replaced by Scarlett. Unfortunately, Tottenham Hotspur still could not score in the following time.

In the end, Tottenham Hotspur lost 0-1 to Alkmaar away from home and failed to gain the opportunity to advance.