Liverpool kids defeat Spurs on penalties

Tottenham 3 Liverpool 4 on penalties (1-1 after extra time)

Tottenham crashed out of the Carling Cup on penalties tonight to Liverpool, after the teams had finished deadlocked at 1-1 after 90 minutes.

Tottenham looked to have booked their place in the semis when they took the lead through England striker Jermain Defoe in extra-time.

The north London side had squandered a host of chances to put the tie beyond Liverpool’s reach in normal time but Defoe finally broke the deadlock in the 108th minute.

However, Tottenham striker Fredi Kanoute inexplicably gifted Liverpool the chance to equalise by handling the ball in the penalty area four minutes from time.

Florent Sinama-Pongolle sent Paul Robinson the wrong way from the spot-kick to ensure the tie went to a penalty shoot-out – and misses from Frederic Kanoute and Michael Brown proved costly.