Without Kane And Son, Tottenham Defeat To Pacos In Conference League Play-off First Leg

JAKARTA - Tottenham Hotspur lost 0-1 to host Pacos de Ferreira in the first leg of the Conference League play-off which was played at the Capital do Movel Stadium, Portugal, Thursday local time.

Launching Antara, Friday, the only goal scored by Lucas Silva was the difference between Pacos and Tottenham in that match.

Full-time in Portugal. pic.twitter.com/Netrm406LO

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 19, 2021

Nuno Espirito Santo's team actually dominated no less than 63 percent possession throughout the match, but the absence of Harry Kane who did not travel to Portugal and the decision to rest Son Heung-min made Tottenham's attack very dull.

Throughout the match Tottenham were only able to release three attempted shots and none of them met the target.

In the first half, new Tottenham goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini made his debut as he was forced to make two great saves with a shot from Denilson.

However, Gollini did not move right at the end of the first half in full control by the hosts as Silva caught up to Nuno Santos' pass to beat the on-loan Atalanta goalkeeper in a one-on-one situation and put Pacos in front.

Tottenham's form, which also saw the debuts of Bryan Gil and Cristian Romero, improved slightly in the second half, but they failed to register a single shot on target until the final whistle.

Nuno gives his verdict on tonight's result. pic.twitter.com/rKcEEtzJH9

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 19, 2021

Nuno Santo will of course have to take advantage of his hosting status for the second leg scheduled to take place in London on Thursday, August 26 next week, if he is to take part in the main draw of the inaugural Conference League season.