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Tottenham Win 3–1 against Coventry

Two later goals decide the game.

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Read and understand · 1/2Why was Tottenham’s later lead “restored”?

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Coventry had equalised before Tottenham scored again. The lead returned after the equaliser.

Clue: Added time at the end of a half is not the same as a separate extra-time period. Davies’s late goal belongs to the former. The final score also hides a changing story: Coventry had briefly made the teams level before Tottenham led again.

Read and understand · 2/2What is the distinction explained about the late goal?

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Stoppage time is not a separate extra-time period. Added minutes belong to the half rather than a separate extra-time phase.

Clue: Added time at the end of a half is not the same as a separate extra-time period. Davies’s late goal belongs to the former. The final score also hides a changing story: Coventry had briefly made the teams level before Tottenham led again.

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Tottenham led, Coventry equalised, and Tottenham scored again. The later goal restored an advantage they had previously held.

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