Egyptian midfielder Hossam Ghaly dished out an assist to help Tottenham grab a 1-0 home win over Slavia Prague and qualify to the UEFA Cup group stage.
Tottenham advanced with a 2-0 aggregate score after beating the Czech Republic side 1-0 in the first-leg.





Egyptian international Ghaly was introduced in the 71st minute for of Danny Murphy and soon made a positive impact for the Spurs.


Ten minutes from time, Ghaly chested Didier Zokora's long pass inside the area to Irish striker Robbie Keane who drilled a low shot past Slavia keeper Matus Kozacik


Hossam Ghaly grabbed the attention of White Hart Lane spectators once again in stoppage time when he sent an inch-perfect cross to Egyptian teammate Ahmed Hossam "Mido"', whose close-range header went just wide.





Keane had also a goal disallowed for offside after he ghosted behind the defenders and connected with Ghaly's cross at the near post to head the ball home.


Spurs manager Martin Jol said to the press after the game : "If you don't score you make it hard for yourself."


"Robbie Keane is a special player, he can score out of nothing."


"Mido lives off crosses and we don't have that for him at the moment."








Tottenham Hotspur: Robinson, Chimbonda, Dawson, Davenport, Young-Pyo Lee, Jenas, Murphy (Hossam Ghaly 71), Zokora, Ziegler (Tainio 63), Keane, Ahmed Hossam ("Mido") .

Subs Not Used: Cerny, Huddlestone, Ifil, Assou-Ekotto, Charlie Lee.


Booked: Tainio.


Goals: Keane 80.


Slavia Prague: Kozacik, Krajcik, Latka, Suchy, Hubacek, Janda (Vlcek 63), Jarolim, Hrdlicka (Kalivoda 74), Svec, Svento, Fort (Necid 78).
Subs Not Used: Divis, Dosoudil, Gaucho, Aracic.


Booked: Latka.


Attendance: 35,191.


Referee: Tommy Skjerven (Norway).



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