Tottenham Hotspur lead Liverpool 1-0 in the Carabao Cup semi-finals after Lucas Bergvall’s late goal gave Spurs a first-leg win on Wednesday night.
In the 86th minute of the game, Tottenham forward Dominic Solanke outmuscled Ibrahima Konate to set up Bergvall for an easy finish past Alisson Becker.
Solanke had the ball in the back of the net nine minutes earlier, but his goal was chalked off due to offside after a VAR check.
Plenty of Spurs players impressed on the night, including debutant Antonin Kinsky, who had only joined Tottenham a few days earlier.
Indeed, Tottenham ace Guglielmo Vicario seemed impressed by his fellow goalkeeper.
Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario congratulates Antonin Kinsky
The £12.5million signing from Slavia Prague had a debut to remember as he kept a clean sheet and made a superb late save to deny Darwin Nunez.
Tottenham fans raved about Kinsky during and after the game, while Solanke deemed his new Spurs teammate “phenomenal”.
Vicario, who is currently out injured, was also pleased with how Kinsky did on his bow for the Lilywhites, as per a video doing the rounds on social media.
Vicario was spotted putting his arm around Kinsky and congratulating him at the end of the match.
What Alasdair Gold said about Kinsky’s Tottenham debut display
Football.london’s Alasdair Gold gave Kinsky a solid 9 out of 10 rating and spoke highly of him in a lengthy post-match appraisal.
Gold wrote: ‘On his debut, his first test came with a difficult bouncing ball that Dragusin left for him and the young keeper knocked it up and over the onrushing attacker’s head before catching it in a calm bit of play
‘His distribution was excellent in the first half but he did fumble a shot just behind him which could have been disastrous had he been closer to goal.
‘Did make a big save with his arm to deny Nunez in the second half and again from his header. Overall a terrific debut and a clean sheet and the defence trusted him from the very first moments.’
Meanwhile, the Evening Standard gave Kinsky a rating of 8 out of 10 for his efforts on the night.
They wrote: ‘Very convincing debut from the Czech goalkeeper, whose distribution was an instant hit with the Tottenham fans and just what was needed.
‘Made a remarkable late save to deny Darwin Nunez.’