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Parrott helps AZ gain lead against former club Spurs

Troy Parrott was centrally involved as a comical first-half own-goal from Lucas Bergvall consigned a lacklustre Tottenham Hotspur to a 1-0 loss away to AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie.

The English team of Tottenham Hotspur thought that every match on Dutch soil would be a piece of cake after Arsenal's seven-goal win against PSV. But AZ proved to be a different story. In fact: there was no getting through the Alkmaar cookie. Maarten Martens' team booked a 1-0 victory with perspective in the first leg of the eighth finals of the Europa League.

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AZ Alkmaar striker Troy Parrott has admitted he was left frustrated despite their 1-0 win over his former side on Thursday. AZ Alerts cover comments from the striker today made to Ziggo Sport’s camera’s after their 1-0 win over Ange Postecoglou’s side in the Europa League. Parrott headed in the game hoping to make an

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Report and photo by Alessandro Schiavone in Alkmaar Goals: Bergvall own-goal 18' (AZ Alkmaar) A sluggish Tottenham Hotspur side lost by the narrowest of margins at AZ Alkmaar with Lucas Bergvall's own goal separating the sides in north Holland. The Swedish midfielder's failed clearance following a scramble in the box from a corner looped over Guglielmo Vicario and inside in the 18th minute. Worryingly Ange Postecoglou's rattled side, and in part…