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Harry Kane completed his hat trick in 19 minutes 25 seconds
Tottenham won their first Europa Conference League victory with victory over NS Mura when Harry Kane was on the bench.
After a mixed start, Spurs won the first half against Slovenian after scoring two goals early.
After Sunday's defeat in the north London derby, Nuno Espirito Santato made nine changes. Only Sergio Reguilon and Dele Alli remained at their respective places.
After being fouled by Matko Obradovic, Alli scored the opening goal on just four minutes. He drilled his penalty into the bottom left corner.
Six minutes later Giovani lo Celso added another, collecting Harry Winks’ pass and driving the ball to the roof of the net.
Although the visitors only had 32% possession and zero shots on target in the opening half, they pulled a goal back just eight minutes later with a superb Ziga Kous volley.
Nuno had to leave the field as the visitors began to dominate the game, so he brought in Kane, Son Heung Min, and Lucas Moura for the final 60 minutes.
The substitutes made an immediate impact. Kane teamed up with Moura and Son for their first goals, while Son scored his second. Kane then side-footed past Obradovic for his 16th career goal.
Kane comes to our rescue
Harry Kane, the Spurs' first substitute player, has scored a hat trick in March 1995.
Nuno was expected to quickly rotate his squad before Sunday's Premier League match against Aston Villa.
The Portuguese had said that Mura would be a tough opponent before Thursday's match. In the second half, Spurs were beaten by the Slovenian champions who are fifth in the 10-team division.
Some of Spurs' fringe players missed the opportunity. Mura was on top after that break.
After conceding the brilliant Kous volley and looking shaky, Nuno was forced to call Kane, Son, and Moura to help Spurs regain their momentum.
Kane, England's striker, snatched a perfect cross from Moura less than 10 minutes after they were introduced. He then found the far corner.
Eight minutes later Kane scored his second goal. He fired home from close range with his first touch after a great run by Son to the left.
Three minutes later, he added another with a clever move in between Mura's defence. He then controlled Lo Celso’s through ball and side-footed past the keeper.
The 28-year old is the first to score a hat trick in the Champions League Europa League, Europa League, and Europa Conference League.
Victory puts Spurs at the top of Group G based on goal difference. They are level with French side Rennes, who came back to beat Vitesse.
Kane Harry Kane was the player of the match with an average score of 8.05 Tottenham Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur
NS Mura NS Mura NS Mura Tottenham Hotspur Avg Squad number 10 Player name Kane Average rating 8.05 Squad number 7 Player name Son Heung-Min Average rating 7.55 Squad number 18 Player name Lo Celso Average rating 7.04 Squad number 11 Player name Gil Average rating 7.01 Squad number 27 Player name Lucas Moura Average rating 6.98 Squad number 5 Player name Hjbjerg Average rating 6.71 Squad number 14 Player name Rodon Average rating 6.55 Squad number 29 Player name Skipp Average rating 6.50 Squad number 44 Player name Scarlett Average rating 6.46 Squad number 4 Player name Romero Average rating 6.43 Squad number 3 Player name Reguiln Average rating 6.37 Squad number 12 Player name Emerson Royal Average rating 6.37 Squad number 20 Player name Alli Average rating 6.34 Squad number 22 Player name Gollini Average rating 6.22 Squad number 8 Player name Winks Average rating 6.00 Squad number 2 Player name Doherty Average rating 5.68 NS Mura Avg Squad number 11 Player name Kous Average rating 5.99 Squad number 69 Player name Obradovic Average rating 5.91 Squad number 17 Player name Marosa Average rating 5.86 Squad number 9 Player name Marusko Average rating 5.81 Squad number 10 Player name Horvat Average rating 5.76 Squad number 30 Player name Gorenc Average rating 5.76 Squad number 14 Player name Lorbek Average rating 5.74 Squad number 19 Player name Mulahusejnovic Average rating 5.67 Squad number 23 Player name Sturm Average rating 5.66 Squad number 7 Player name Kozar Average rating 5.64 Squad number 21 Player name Karnicnik Average rating 5.62 Squad number 27 Player name Skoflek Average rating 5.48 Squad number 77 Player name Mandic Average rating 5.01 Squad number 2 Player name Cipot Average rating 4.85 Squad number 32 Player name Ouro Average rating 4.84 Squad number 33 Player name Lotric Average rating 4.81
