Earthquakes, Tottenham Fool Around To Scoreless Tie

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini done six saves, together with two in the final 3 mins to assistance Tottenham Hotspur tie the San Jose Earthquakes 0-0 in an muster Saturday.

Cudicini, who longed for most of final deteriorate recuperating from wrist and pelvis injuries from a motorcycle accident, played completely in Tottenham's initial tune-up prior to the begin of the English Premier League on Aug. 14. He done 3 saves in the initial half.

San Jose's Javier Robles longed for a giveaway flog which sailed tall and over the net in the 87th notation whilst Arturo Alvarez was far-reaching right on his try two mins later. Tottenham recovered and had a possibility to measure late but Gareth Bale longed for tall from tighten operation in the final seconds.

Tottenham, which accomplished fourth in the Premier League final season, played but strikers Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe and Giovani Dos Santos, all of whom played in the World Cup. Hotspur looked rusty, handling usually one shot on idea in the initial half and 4 overall.

Joe Cannon done 3 saves for San Jose, all in the second half.

The game, played prior to a record-setting throng of 10,712 at Buck Shaw Stadium, capped a bustling week for Hotspur. After signing physical education instructor Harry Redknapp to a stipulate prolongation which will keep him with the group until 2013, the London bar didn't arrive in California until late Wednesday following a 10-hour flight.

The group additionally hold two open use sessions and were assimilated by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith and descent lineman Joe Staley for one of the workouts.

Tottenham and San Jose have been bar partners given 2008.

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