Tottenham 2-2 Arsenal: New Spurs signing Ricardo Rocha is unveiled to the fans before the Carling Cup semi-final first leg
Kick-off is delayed by 15 minutes after Arsenal's team coach is held up during the short trip across north London
The game opens at a frenetic pace and Dimitar Berbatov heads the home side in front following a defensive mix-up
The Bulgarian striker injures his groin in the process of scoring though and is forced to come off - Robbie Keane replaces him
Arsenal's quarter-final hero Julio Baptista then turns a Tom Huddlestone free-kick into his own net to double Spurs' lead
Tottenham's Aaron Lennon is causing the Gunners all sorts of problems and Kolo Toure is booked after bringing him down
But Arsenal impose themselves after the break and Baptista deservedly makes amends for his own goal with a cool finish
And Baptista caps a bizarre evening for himself with his third goal - a tap-in from Justin Hoyte's centre to level the tie
Theo Walcott pulls a shot wide late on for the Gunners, but Arsenal have the advantage for leg two next Wednesday
|
~RS~a~RS~International~RS~q~RS~~RS~z~RS~28~RS~){kind=small}
E-mail this to a friend
