Brennan Johnson had to be consoled by Heung-min Son after being denied the chance to secure his hat-trick from the penalty spot.
Johnson had already scored twice in the Premier League clash with Southampton on Sunday and had the perfect chance to grab his first-ever hat-trick in the competition.
Brought down by Saints' star Wellington with the score at 2-1 in Spurs' favour, the forward grabbed the ball in the sixth minute of injury time to round off his achievement.
However Pedro Porro took the ball off him and passed it to captain Cristian Romero who then passed it on to Mathys Tel.
Tel, who joined on loan from Bayern Munich in January, had scored just once since joining Tottenham and was keen to open his Premier League account - something that he managed with well a well-taken kick into the top corner.
But while the game ended with a 3-1 win for Spurs, Johnson looked deflated as he came off the pitch and was consoled by Son for being denied his chance to complete his hat-trick.
Speaking to the club's official website after the game, Johnson explained: "It's only normal for me to want to take the penalty.
"There's only a certain amount of talking to do before it gets quite messy.
"I've been in the situation before when I've had people wanting to take the ball off me and it kind of unsettles you a little bit.
"I knew the game was pretty much done but still, I didn't want to unsettle anyone or start any disagreements.
"So, once the decision was made, I just had to get on with it.”
Reflecting on Johnson's performance, Ange Postecoglou said: "It’s tough but I think whenever Brennan plays that he's always a goal threat.
"He has been really good for us in terms of goals and, even though I don't rate them highly, even his assists have been important to us as today he won the penalty.
"He's really important for us in the way we play and I don't think he has been inconsistent this year.
"The disruptions we've had in the team and the ability to get some real cohesion in the group has disrupted everyone this season.
"Great for him today, I was really pleased for him, not just goals but his general play was really good.
"He's important for us as a wide player there aren't many around that are a constant goal threat like he is. I'm really pleased for him today."
Johnson arrived at Tottenham in the summer of 2023 in a £47.5million deal from Nottingham Forest.
Since then he has played 74 times, scoring 21 goals and providing 14 assists in the process.
Still just 23 years of age, the Welsh star will be hoping to become the main man in north London in the years to come.
Tottenham are next in action in the first leg of their crucial Europa League quarter-final clash with Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday night.
The second leg takes place a week late and is their last chance of securing European football for the 2025/26 campaign.