Source: Team_Talk
Bale earns his Spurs against Benfica
Gareth Bale scored the only goal as Tottenham beat Benfica 1-0 at the Estadio da Luz, where Peter Crouch had a goal ruled out on Tuesday.[LNB] The north London side had a goal disallowed after 10 minutes when Bale crossed low into the middle where Crouch swept home only to be flagged offside.[LNB]Benfica almost went ahead shortly before the break when Franco Jara's shot whistled narrowly wide with Heurelho Gomes beaten.[LNB]Ten minutes into the second half and Spurs were 1-0 up when Jermain Defoe, a second-half substitute, centred for Giovani dos Santos who held it up on the edge of the box before playing a cheeky back-heel through to the on-rushing Bale who got there before the goalkeeper to finish well.
