Kane bags hat-trick as Spurs thrash NS Mura in Europa Conference League

England striker Harry Kane came off the bench and scored a hat-trick for Tottenham Hotspur in their 5-1 victory over NS Mura on Thursday night.

After a mixed start to the season, Spurs put up a fine performance to dominat the first half, scoring two early goals against the Slovenian side.

Dele Alli opened the scoring on four minutes, drilling his penalty into the bottom-left corner after he was fouled by goalkeeper Matko Obradovic.

Giovani lo Celso added a second six minutes later, collecting Harry Winks’ pass before driving the ball into the roof of the net.

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As the visitors picked up in the second half, Harry Kane, Son Heung-Min and Lucas Moura were brought on in the 60th minute.

Kane then linked up with Moura for his first goal and Son for his second, before side-footing past Obradovic for his 16th career hat-trick.

Spurs had been held to a draw in their Group G opener against Stade Rennes a fortnight ago.

The win on Thursday takes them top of group G on tour points, above Rennes who also have four points after beating Vitesse 2-1 in the other game of the group in Netherlands.

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