Understrength Tottenham scrap hard for point in Greece

AN inexperienced Tottenham side came through a nail-biting finish to leave the cauldron of the Toumba Stadium with a hard-fought point in last night’s Europa League Group A clash against PAOK Salonika.

Carlo Cudicini was called upon to make three fine saves at the death and Vladimir Ivic rattled the Italian’s bar in stoppage time amid a white-hot atmosphere in Greece that Shamrock Rovers will face on October 20.

Lino missed a re-taken first-half penalty for the hosts while debutant Yago Falque twice went close for Tottenham and Harry Kane might have been awarded an earlier spot-kick after being brought down in the box.